

The report said the proportion of ethnic minority employees had stayed at 9.7%, missing its target of reaching 10% by the end of 2022. Royal spending rose by 5% to 107.5 million pounds, with staff costs rising significantly, while the Sovereign Grant - based on surplus revenue from the Crown Estate, a property portfolio belonging to the monarchy, remained at 86.3 million pounds and additional income fell slightly to 9.8 million.

"The funeral service itself was believed to have been viewed by the largest worldwide audience for any live event in television history," said Stevens, whose official title is Keeper of the Privy Purse. The British government said in May it had cost an estimated 162 million pounds overall, which includes the cost of policing and security. The report said 1.6 million pounds ($2 million) had been spent by the royals on the queen's funeral and related events. The last year has been one of the busiest for the royal family in generations, with celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's 70th year on the throne last June, followed by her death in September and the coronation of King Charles in May. "You will not need me to remind you that this reporting period relates to a year in which inflationary pressures saw the price of many goods and services increase significantly for all organisations, in particular with regards to the cost of fuel and energy," said Michael Stevens, the royal treasurer. The annual Sovereign Grant report, which details the royals' taxpayer-funded spending and income, detailed that the monarch said thermostats should be turned down to 19 degrees Celsius (66.2☏) to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in keeping with his long-term environmental campaigning. And that's not a good feeling.LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Soaring inflation has hit the finances of the British royals, pushing up expenditure, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, as it revealed King Charles had ordered the heating in royal homes to be turned down to cut emissions. It's a reminder that someone out there doesn't respect your work or your copyright. It's frustrating because it's a reminder that your work can be taken from you without your permission. The painting is just a copy of something they created, so it's not like they're losing any money or anything.īut at the same time, it's still frustrating. It's hard to feel too bad about stolen machine made art, because it's not like the artist is losing out on anything. But if you're an artist who's had your work stolen, that's really frustrating. If you never even knew the painting existed and it's stolen, that's not so bad. "If you love a painting and it's stolen, that's awful. above text was written by AI and it makes a lot more sense than the 'bot' above.Īnd I did ask it also - How should we feel about stolen machine made art? We must also strive to better ourselves and the world around us." The key to being a good human being is to treat others with respect, compassion, and understanding. We are also social creatures, which means that we need to interact with others in order to feel fulfilled. Being human entails having certain inherent qualities, such as the ability to reason, to communicate, to love, and to feel empathy. "In order to be human, one must first understand what it means to be human. You can no longer comment on this thread as it was closed due to no Thank you and let me pre-shout a giant FUCK YOU to the trolls when they show up. If you could, please donate to the effort for them to reach their goal.įor those who live in the US, you could also contact your legislators, congress people and senators, and raise this issue to their awareness.Īll the no ai banners aside (please continue to post em) this is so far the most direct way to fight back. However, I believe this is our best chance to have a fighting chance against rampant AI use, since the Us is the largest market on Earth and these AI companies must follow its law if they want a wide audience as they do now. I admit, i dont live in the US and i dont know how effective this would be. I’ve personally donated $50 to the effort. Please also check out his video on Youtube explaining the problem with AI and debunking a lot of AI advocates’ talking point. This was bought to my attention by Steven Zapata, one of the most powerful voices against the unethical use of AI. As of the time im posting now they are about near half way to the goal. The Concept Art Association has raised a gofundme to fund a lobbying attempt to regulate the use of AI art.
