I think there needs to be proof given when you accuse people of ai slop, this is not to say it’s not a slop mime of course it is: it’s I think people tend to forget why AI slop is not so great: the average person it trained on is not that great.
Now sure if you find a Loading artist with the frames the same we know what it was lifted from vs it just being a mimic of style, sure AI or not we could say it’s a bit too close in style to be a independent derivative.
But let’s be real you were not going to ever be paid for some off the top random meme the question is should op have bothered posting… Honestly likely not.
This is how all artists behave… Very protective of there works and f*** whatever they borrowed in making it…
think Minecraft modders they can mod Minecraft but oh the drama if you mod their mod… Maybe there is just a line the big frnchise is no longer protected… But this is not how people debate this issue.