Welcome Anthropic as a Corporate Patron sponsor of the Blender Foundation’s…

@Blender Well, I had been learning Blender.

Not anymore.

@Blender

I realize that this is just "accepting" money from Anthropic, with the implication (especially given your Funding Policy) that Anthropic won't get to dictate anything about Blender development.

It still looks EXTREMELY BAD to your userbase who, in a large number of cases (myself among them), are vehemently opposed to generative AI, and are specifically learning to do our own art as a 🖕 to Anthropic and their fellow purveyors of genAI technology.

Is their money really worth it?

@Blender

they are slaughtering you in the comments though...

@Blender 🤦‍♀️

@Blender sucks

But let me use this thread to remind everyone that Mastodon recently accepted funding from Jeff Atwood of Stackoverflow, who happily turned over all of Stackoverflow data to the AI overlords while their developer community fumed.

Its sad but we're all complaining on a platform that's already tainted with billionaire money.

I don't write any original content here. I'm sure it will go to the AI training data mill at some point.

@Blender Really glad to see you guys dedicated to what matters, though I am unsure about the color choice!
#fundedbyplagiarism

@Blender wtf

@Blender if I keep using 3.0 does that mean I can avoid all the AI bullshit or do I have to uninstall that version? Flogs

@Blender ffs

@Blender Developing a tool for creatives and then accepting money from a company that is not just evil but set out to systematically destroy the livelihood of creatives and creative thought in general is definitely A Choice.

@Blender say it ain't so!

@Blender Imagine telling your boss you got bullied on that "other" social media site, just for said boss to be part of the corporate hive mind. Apparently the masses don't seem to like this idea very much. Yet in the eyes of marketing, it's a drop in the bucket compared to the other "more positive" social media sites that suckle on the tits of their corporate mother. If I were to choose a 3D Rendering program to use, this won't be my first choice anymore. Sorry, not sorry. Go home, you're drunk.

@Blender Five seconds of thought might have suggested this wasn't the best move.

@Blender Disappointing to read, not only as someone that taught Blender in several countries, broadly promoting it as a cultural good way back when the project was still building its audience.

Please understand there are no companies as culturally parasitic and destructive as Anthropic. It would be less ethically bankrupt to take money from a gangster.

It is painfully foolish to pretend this is anything akin to sponsorship.

We hear your concerns around how Blender relates to AI topics.

Here is an update regarding upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies: https://www.blender.org/news/upcoming-blender-development-fund-and-ai-policies/

#b3d #DevFund