My response to question 2 “ To what extent can you be flexible in a case of plagiarism and/or AI content? Can the abusive user still be trusted?”
Flexibility in cases of art plagiarism or AI-generated content largely depends on the specific situation. If someone uses art or content without proper permission or credit, it's important to assess the severity and intent of the misuse.
In some cases, if the person made an honest mistake or was unaware of the rules, they might deserve a second chance after being educated on the proper guidelines. However, if the plagiarism was intentional or if the person repeatedly violates the rules, it becomes harder to trust them which is what a lot of business in my country do, they blindly take work created by artist and regenerate it with little or no acknowledgement to the artist.
Trust can be rebuilt if the person takes responsibility, apologizes, and shows a clear effort to follow the correct practices in the future. But if they continue to misuse content or disregard rules, it may not be wise to trust them again.
Ultimately, flexibility should balance fairness with the need to protect creators' rights and maintain integrity in the art and content community.
I agree with you that it's not always easy to know if plagiarism has been committed when using pictures but not when using text. If you take the time to search the Internet, translate an article into English, and then post it, this doesn't happen accidentally. By now, most who are here, especially students, should know how it works. If I did not, I would wonder and ask why those sources were mentioned everywhere.
Those who make what you call an honest mistake also act and respond differently from those who did it on purpose. If it is explained how it can be done, what is acceptable, and corrections are made, then there's no way I would distrust the posters.
The present situation is that those who claim to be honest and are against AI use(d) it themselves. I saw this happen the entire year of 2024. I can't label this trustworthy and the same counts for those who tried to make me do (or let go of) something with false promises.
To me, an apology means nothing if the same behaviour continues. The only reason an apology is made is with the belief the abused feels sorry and falls into the same trap again. A fact is that even if the proof is shown the denial and lies continue or questions are not answered. I don't understand why. The proof is there why not say: yes, I did that how can I solve it, instead of wasting everyone's time and lying?
A plus of social media is those you don't like you can delete out of your life. There's no need to be close with everyone and also no need to rust everyone.
BTW this is not about the Art community only but the entire platform.
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