Alexander Whillas

@swaymolina @andrewpprice ... But they are choosing... How does this apply or even make sense here...?

@andrewpprice I guess beggars can be choosers.

@kvickart @andrewpprice I'm pretty sure the ppl complaining are not donating

this is so ridiculous, people are always complaining that AI is taking away creative jobs. Well now the response has caused blender, one of the shining examples of open source creativity, to feel pressured into refusing significant donations towards developing its software. One of the most powerful tools for professional and hobbyist creatives is made worse by this ludicrous behavior

@mosconariz @andrewpprice Yo mumma, nobody guy

@andrewpprice f*ck U, donut guy

@hazierblue @andrewpprice *Yawn* do you always need your witty comments setup for you?

@andrewpprice Yes, you're a delusional tech bro.

@_pointindex @andrewpprice They make money selling token usage. The more use cases for using tokens ie their models as interfaces, the more money they make. It's pretty simple.

@andrewpprice It’s hard to believe a company like Anthropic is donating purely out of love for artists. More likely, there’s some strategic angle behind it. Regarding MCP, there’s also a real chance that whatever comes out of it ends up tied to Anthropic’s own ecosystem.

@szonszon @andrewpprice Probably at least $300/month in donations!

@andrewpprice 250k/year but at what cost?

@Rahll @andrewpprice So witty

@andrewpprice "Call me a delusional tech bro." You're a delusional tech bro.

@hassundotX @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not.

@andrewpprice Some people are so against genAI that they are actively cutting their nose every day just to spite their face. It's very sad! Instead of taking advantage of the "AI bubble" (low prices) they want the tools to just disappear (they won't)

@SupremeSage33 @andrewpprice Really, why? Because they refused to help the government create a surveillance state?

@andrewpprice Anthropic isn't exactly the pinnacle of moral values. So it's probably better to cut ties with the entirety of the company

@CharlesHorwood @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not.

@andrewpprice I think you will find the stance from Blender is "NO GenAI" meaning slop generators, not actual tools that help, you still don't get it and I gues sadly never will!

@3seguidas @andrewpprice Unless of course... You're wrong...

@andrewpprice Don’t worry, Andrew, we will always remember that you were wrong on AI as you were wrong on NFTs. You are always wrong, Andrew.

@Aero96193997 @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not.

@andrewpprice 3D assets will be created with AI directly. Blender will be needed for niche changes only, and animation creation (MAYBE) So overall it's dead.

@BIofGG @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not.

@andrewpprice I wish people stopped pretending generative is a 10x stuff when most pcg is clunky, slow and buggy enough to run down a lot of the gains. I can give you a 2x, a 3x if you are on a good day.

@uccgart @andrewpprice What made Blender as popular as it is use the fact that it is free and artists are tight. This makes it even better suited still staying just as free. Not taking the money is bananas.

@andrewpprice Wise move by the Blender Foundation. A ‘quarter of a million’ is worth nothing if they lose the support of the creators that made Blender as popular as it currently is. If what you say ends up being true about the future, the sentiment might change as well.

@emanvallejos @andrewpprice The two are not mutually exclusive. They can take donations from both. You might look at it as taking money away from an AI company. Besides, this is a UI tool, not a content generation tool. No need to feel insecure about it.

@andrewpprice What the heck are you selling to us? I thought we encourage Artists to donate in blender alone anonymously but you’re siding AI corpo to replace real Artists 🫤

@AIWarper @DerSpitzbub @itskaiwan @andrewpprice But that's just it, it's not a gen tool, it's a UI tool!

@DerSpitzbub @itskaiwan @andrewpprice The blender “users” here are actually probably a bot farm living in Russia or South East Asia. It’s baffling to me that these companies make decisions based on social media replies in the first place. It’s the worst litmus test on planet earth

@failurenotfinal @andrewpprice @Blender Yeah, but this is not content generation, it's just an alternative UI. The anti-AI hysteria didn't see the nuance.

@andrewpprice 1. AI is a real threat to artists. 2. But it is coming, and we won't realistically stop it. 3. Therefore you need to adapt if you want to survive. Yes, I'm scared about it all too. But I think @andrewpprice is right about all this and @Blender should accept the donations.

@ProlapsePete @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not. That benefits everyone.

@andrewpprice Keep malding about it. Seeing the developers of the program that made you into who you are cucking you in our favor is absolutely beautiful! You’re better off making another donut tutorial instead of digging yourself a deeper hole by spouting bullshit that won’t benefit anyone.

@AxoloteGaming @andrewpprice It's just all their competitors who will go with language interfaces. It's just an interface change not content generation. You don't have to feel insecure about it.

@andrewpprice Stay losing sloppers. A company being consistent and wanting feedback from their actual users and not people that want to write two lines and get results is a good thing actually. And thanfully blender arrived at the same conclussion.

@ix_lemon @andrewpprice It's not for generating content, it's fundamentally an interface alternative to the GUI. It does lower the bar for people getting into Blender as language is native to all humans whereas complex GUIs are not. LUIs are going to be everywhere and that is a net positive.

@andrewpprice So fundamentally useless tools that make up false problems to fill the promises an already growing sinkhole of money