So I deleted my possibly error ridden previous comment
There is a Theresa Robeson and a Teresa Robeson.
Teresa Robeson is a real human author and artist who has nothing to do with this
Theresa Robeson is a “digital creator” with a facebook page but it is hard to verify if there’s an actual human behind it all or not
Tron122344a on
“Support your Local Authors”
> AI Books
lem0n_limes on
The 10 candles just floating in mid air is so funny to me
Kidspud on
‘Nanny’s Day’ taking place at a hospital feels borderline disrespectful
FutureLost on
I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
In all seriousness, this person should be ashamed of themselves. Look at the *font*. That’s not AI, but they chose *COMIC SANS* and whatever generic font the middle one has, and the art is poor to boot.
I can almost let the AI art thing slide (almost, but not really), but put some *effort* in when you generate it. This lazy cashgrabber didn’t even bother selecting a decent font for the cover, much less check the art generated. The kid’s eyes are staring into space, the candles cast no shadows, and the 10 is *floating above the cake*. For pity’s sake, if you’re going to give up and use AI art, CLICK “GENERATE” MORE THAN ONCE. This lazy halfwit obviously chose the first image the machine pooped out, and he *certainly* didn’t write a word of what’s in there if he’s this lazy with the *covers* of the books.
Not an author, not an artist, just lazy and greedy. Buy your kids something worthwhile and crafted with care, not this slop.
VindictiveNostalgia on
Everything else mentioned aside, what’s the difference between the two versions of “Jake’s Cake” other than the color of the cover?
3Dartwork on
And whenever I show a store my books, offering them 100 fucking percent of the sale (they literally get ALL of whatever they sell it for, I give it to them for free), I still get “nup, we don’t do indie authors”
Well damn.
JaggedUmbrella on
Sad. And scary.
metal_maxine on
I love that they are upselling the blue version of Jake’s Cake by $3 because it’s “signed by the author”. Since when did colouring book artists do signed editions?
(Yes, I am aware of Johanna Batsford and Millie Marotta but there is a difference between absurdly detailed line art published for (mostly adult) audiences and something created as a low-quality consumable product)
BrandHeck on
Thought this said “Jake’s Cake Day” at first. Assumed that AI had pulled a story directly from Reddit.
sehctibrsdomtidder on
Mildly infuriating
its_justme on
I mean, so what? If the content is appropriate for a child it’s fine. Using a computer to draw pictures or write a story isn’t some evil act.
What’s wrong with utilizing a technology (which is clearly still in its infancy) to complete a task with less effort? People also were in an uproar during the Industrial Revolution too but we didn’t go back to horse drawn carriages or something.
kungfungus on
Jfc, all these “It’s AI”-detectives are annoying af.
GoodTato on
First thing I did was count them candles
You’re on thin ice, Cake…
mizinamo on
Even if we assume, charitably, that these authors wrote every word of the text themselves… how about “support your local **illustrator**”?
Chronicles_of_Gurgi on
What are the numbers on the clock face?
Charlie_Warlie on
Ask AI to make a book cover for you and it picked fucking comic sans?
creatyvechaos on
*infuriating
Fuck AI
RacistLizard69 on
i think you meant to post this to r/mildlyinfuriating instead
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How do you know they are AI?Â
So I deleted my possibly error ridden previous comment
There is a Theresa Robeson and a Teresa Robeson.
Teresa Robeson is a real human author and artist who has nothing to do with this
Theresa Robeson is a “digital creator” with a facebook page but it is hard to verify if there’s an actual human behind it all or not
“Support your Local Authors”
> AI Books
The 10 candles just floating in mid air is so funny to me
‘Nanny’s Day’ taking place at a hospital feels borderline disrespectful
I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
In all seriousness, this person should be ashamed of themselves. Look at the *font*. That’s not AI, but they chose *COMIC SANS* and whatever generic font the middle one has, and the art is poor to boot.
I can almost let the AI art thing slide (almost, but not really), but put some *effort* in when you generate it. This lazy cashgrabber didn’t even bother selecting a decent font for the cover, much less check the art generated. The kid’s eyes are staring into space, the candles cast no shadows, and the 10 is *floating above the cake*. For pity’s sake, if you’re going to give up and use AI art, CLICK “GENERATE” MORE THAN ONCE. This lazy halfwit obviously chose the first image the machine pooped out, and he *certainly* didn’t write a word of what’s in there if he’s this lazy with the *covers* of the books.
Not an author, not an artist, just lazy and greedy. Buy your kids something worthwhile and crafted with care, not this slop.
Everything else mentioned aside, what’s the difference between the two versions of “Jake’s Cake” other than the color of the cover?
And whenever I show a store my books, offering them 100 fucking percent of the sale (they literally get ALL of whatever they sell it for, I give it to them for free), I still get “nup, we don’t do indie authors”
Well damn.
Sad. And scary.
I love that they are upselling the blue version of Jake’s Cake by $3 because it’s “signed by the author”. Since when did colouring book artists do signed editions?
(Yes, I am aware of Johanna Batsford and Millie Marotta but there is a difference between absurdly detailed line art published for (mostly adult) audiences and something created as a low-quality consumable product)
Thought this said “Jake’s Cake Day” at first. Assumed that AI had pulled a story directly from Reddit.
Mildly infuriating
I mean, so what? If the content is appropriate for a child it’s fine. Using a computer to draw pictures or write a story isn’t some evil act.
What’s wrong with utilizing a technology (which is clearly still in its infancy) to complete a task with less effort? People also were in an uproar during the Industrial Revolution too but we didn’t go back to horse drawn carriages or something.
Jfc, all these “It’s AI”-detectives are annoying af.
First thing I did was count them candles
You’re on thin ice, Cake…
Even if we assume, charitably, that these authors wrote every word of the text themselves… how about “support your local **illustrator**”?
What are the numbers on the clock face?
Ask AI to make a book cover for you and it picked fucking comic sans?
*infuriating
Fuck AI
i think you meant to post this to r/mildlyinfuriating instead
How do we know they’re AI? Honestly curious.