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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

We have bad news, and off-topic news, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who for years people thought would finally die, has now died at the age of 100.

Now for the bad news, it took us so much coins, we had to use broken fragments of our piggy bank as currency. We also accidentally grabbed two of our own in the process. You can repay our debt by becoming a Supporter.

The-Grim-Reaper

I-BOT SPEAKS OUT AGAINST "AI ART".

Image credit: Not needed since AI art isn't copyrightable.

@I-Bot, the Art Portal bot, is currently being cancelled on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) after making remarks

These comments came after an unnamed NG moderator (presumably not one of the corrupt ones) spoke out against users who kept flagging I-Bot's 2009 classic Nice Fire as AI-generated.

I-Bot, who joined Newgrounds in 2007, created the first ever Art Portal submission on June 3rd 2009. He describes it as "Just some drawing in a notebook.". He has not uploaded any other art since.

I-Bot said on 𝕏: "I have no faith in anyone who 'makes' AI generated 'art'. Either they look super smeary or they steal from other artists. Even the best ones in my mind get something wrong."

This led to several "AI bros" piling on I-Bot's post, with some pointed out the hypocrisy in I-Bot's statement..

"You're literally a robot. You dare speak out against your own fucking future?"

Forgettable Guy 1

"Newgrounds says AI-generated art is not allowed, which can only mean one thing. You ain't a real bot, just some sweaty old meatbag who can't get laid."

Forgettable Guy 2

"Newgrounds doesn't even allow AI art, so clearly they're not worth our time."

In other news, various members of the NG community have been criticizing "Pixar" style animations from a recently-released AI text to video platform for making bland and/or incorrect expressions, yet were more than happy to endorse several pieces of human art that were just as inferior.

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Title: Duality (screenshotted by @BeepBoxClock)

HIGHLIGHT: A100 AND CLUBNG

Today's double-highlight will completely distract you from any and all personal duties.

Episode 9 of A100 sees @Aalasteir interview @Stamper, who for years hasn't done anything NG related since

@DannyGoodShirt comes on the latest installment of @ClubNG. He's best associated with collaborative projects than anything.

Episode 3 was supposed to release today, but ChatGPT was frying up and the file got corrupted.

Tankman Triweekly was intentionally left blank