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Ai exceptions in the Portal

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 08:06:10


At 10/25/25 08:03 AM, Anamonator wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:02 AM, kmau wrote:By the way.. there's another Dearest Friends Episode 1, uploaded from another account in 2024:

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/930575

I was contemplating wether I should even post this here - in fear of triggering a witch hunt - but I actually think it's pretty cute and decent. Way better than the episode that started this thread and I can see no hint of genAI usage. You can even follow the plot along in spite of the arabic dialogue. Interesting case study!

Why did this guy use Ai in the first place? This is much better!


So I guess, after all, the creator fell victim to the GenAI hype train that big corporations keep pushing lately? Damn.


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 08:21:43


At 10/25/25 01:46 AM, Czyszy wrote:I think Teemov made one huge mistake. He did not mention the fact that he used GenAI assistance to produce that animation and what specific elements were AI-generated.


Uhh actually he said he using ai for helping and nothing would stop him…..


At 10/25/25 02:03 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:
At 10/24/25 09:29 PM, LOL805MEDIA wrote:i found another ai exception (in this case by teemovsal, shouldn't watch his stuff, but this is IMPORTANT)

You’ve already posted a similar post in the EGB thread and it’s got snubbed.

Report it if you’ve got a problem with it - don’t start another brigading clown-fest.


Uhh actually that was just exedor and you know how rude he is

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 08:37:04


At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225


he's an ai glazer 💔🥀

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 08:52:13


At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀


OH GOD EVEN WORSE


At 10/24/25 09:29 PM, LOL805MEDIA wrote:i found another ai exception (in this case by teemovsal, shouldn't watch his stuff, but this is IMPORTANT)
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225
evidence, note the inconsistencies in this frame of the movie:

and worse, people voted high on it, still hope it doesn't get a daily
see the following frames of this 1071 frame abomination
frames 259-544
frames 672-930 (i'm not sure about the last few seconds, but i see inconsistencies with the way the walk was animated
literally something worth reporting


The only thing this guy should have done was disclose what elements were used with Ai if there was any used.


Given this was uploaded after the rule change... yeah that might land him in some hot water but I feel like his animation wasn't inherently made with Ai to begin with? At most, it just looks like it was used for tweening and that's it.


Otherwise this isn't the worst thing I've seen used with Ai. In fact the amount of what was used feels minimal at best.


Actually on that note, I agree we should be more critical of people who use Ai but... Is there any reason why we need to make this thread into a witch hunt?


It's one thing that to be critical but I am concerned that if we just start posting submissions just to give them zero star ratings that may end up causing this thread to get locked.

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 14:49:01


At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀


HE JUST ALSO DELETED THEM


At 10/25/25 08:02 AM, kmau wrote:By the way.. there's another Dearest Friends Episode 1, uploaded from another account in 2024:

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/930575

I was contemplating wether I should even post this here - in fear of triggering a witch hunt - but I actually think it's pretty cute and decent. Way better than the episode that started this thread and I can see no hint of genAI usage. You can even follow the plot along in spite of the arabic dialogue. Interesting case study!


Honestly, at this point, if this guy is willing to collaborate with the people here and not use AI, I'll lend him some help if possible. Cause this is genuinely better.


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 14:59:32


At 10/25/25 02:49 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀

HE JUST ALSO DELETED THEM

are you referring to the reviews or the movie?


At 10/25/25 02:59 PM, LOL805MEDIA wrote:
At 10/25/25 02:49 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀

HE JUST ALSO DELETED THEM
are you referring to the reviews or the movie?


He's referring to the reviews.


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I screenshot mine just in case but honestly? I'm not entirely concerned with him going the route he's choosing to if he's gonna act the way he opted to. Tbh, I kind of don't blame him.


I gave him a fair heads up so I'm not going to bother reposting my review, if he opts to overstep the rules that's treemovsall's problem at that point.


Likewise, I'm also going to reiterate not to make this thread into a witch hunt. This thread should be used for critical discussion of where the line should be drawn regarding Ai use. Not harassing people who have used the tools.

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 17:03:50


If I were you, I'd block teemovsall on my end and just leave him alone. I doubt he will ever change his mind. His ego's gotten out of control by now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


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At 10/25/25 05:03 PM, Czyszy wrote:If I were you, I'd block teemovsall on my end and just leave him alone. I doubt he will ever change his mind. His ego's gotten out of control by now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


I really do not know enough about Treemovsal to lean one way or the other with him but honestly if people have that much of an issue with him that's probably the only course of action.


Nor do I care tbh. Far as I'm concerned he got the message I sent him so whether or not he does that for future submissions it's on him at that point.

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 17:49:46


At 10/25/25 03:33 PM, DioShiba wrote:
At 10/25/25 02:59 PM, LOL805MEDIA wrote:
At 10/25/25 02:49 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀

HE JUST ALSO DELETED THEM
are you referring to the reviews or the movie?

He's referring to the reviews.


I screenshot mine just in case but honestly? I'm not entirely concerned with him going the route he's choosing to if he's gonna act the way he opted to. Tbh, I kind of don't blame him.

I gave him a fair heads up so I'm not going to bother reposting my review, if he opts to overstep the rules that's treemovsall's problem at that point.

Likewise, I'm also going to reiterate not to make this thread into a witch hunt. This thread should be used for critical discussion of where the line should be drawn regarding Ai use. Not harassing people who have used the tools.


Dang charge your battery

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 17:55:10


At 10/25/25 05:49 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:
At 10/25/25 03:33 PM, DioShiba wrote:
At 10/25/25 02:59 PM, LOL805MEDIA wrote:
At 10/25/25 02:49 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:37 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
At 10/24/25 11:02 PM, AlexToolStudio wrote:WE GOT A ANOTHER AI MOVIE even worse it’s from the guy who calls his blockers retard

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1003225

he's an ai glazer 💔🥀

HE JUST ALSO DELETED THEM
are you referring to the reviews or the movie?

He's referring to the reviews.


I screenshot mine just in case but honestly? I'm not entirely concerned with him going the route he's choosing to if he's gonna act the way he opted to. Tbh, I kind of don't blame him.

I gave him a fair heads up so I'm not going to bother reposting my review, if he opts to overstep the rules that's treemovsall's problem at that point.

Likewise, I'm also going to reiterate not to make this thread into a witch hunt. This thread should be used for critical discussion of where the line should be drawn regarding Ai use. Not harassing people who have used the tools.

Dang charge your battery


Ehh dead phone battery ain't going to kill me.


But if I really need it I'll charge it once I'm able to.


I have been thinking about this all day honestly. I am trying to understand the thought-process of Tom & the team allowing this as I always try to do my best to remain reasonable despite my inclination to be reactionary sometimes. Like can anyone tell me how this is going to make this site better? Cause so far I have seen two different animations that blatantly used generative-ai slip through the judgment phase; one got daily 4th, whereas another got quite a bit of traffic. Can the staff explain to me & I guess others who might have the same stance as me why this decision was made? I cannot personally see the vision here, but I'm willing to hear it out at the very least. Tom & the team have done ALOT in making this site a cool place to be and done well with preservation of Flash via "Ruffle", but to me this current decision just feels like we're caving to something we really shouldn't be caving to, which makes the site feel way less punk in that regard. But maybe I'm missing something here, I can admit that. Right now though, it feels like Newgrounds is just sacrificing what made it special.


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At 10/25/25 08:34 PM, Jojo wrote:[...] [Why?] [...]


I can't speak for the staff, but my guess: Tom clearly wants this place to be where animation "breaks". AI is going to be a bigger and bigger part of professional and student workflows and he doesn't want to limit the site purely to amateurs. Pilots, professional's side projects, and student thesis films are likely to soon start including AI elements and work flows. Tom wants these to continue to be posted and wants to iron all this out before there's a witch hunt against an actual Adult Swim pitch or some poor kid posting his masters.

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 20:56:42


At 10/25/25 08:53 PM, alsoknownas1 wrote:
At 10/25/25 08:34 PM, Jojo wrote:[...] [Why?] [...]

I can't speak for the staff, but my guess: Tom clearly wants this place to be where animation "breaks". AI is going to be a bigger and bigger part of professional and student workflows and he doesn't want to limit the site purely to amateurs. Pilots, professional's side projects, and student thesis films are likely to soon start including AI elements and work flows. Tom wants these to continue to be posted and wants to iron all this out before there's a witch hunt against an actual Adult Swim pitch or some poor kid posting his masters.


I wonder what students will do who are relying on this stuff should the AI bubble pop. Anyway, thank you for the response. Still sad, but thank you.


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Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.


I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:26:15


At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?


I don't like where this is going...


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If you're reading this: have a nice day!


>:(

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:38:07


At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...


Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.


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At 10/25/25 09:38 PM, Jojo wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...

Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.


I was hesitant to suggest this on grounds that could lead to opening the floodgates of Ai being allowed all together.


On one end, sure, you'd reduce seeing Ai if you don't want to see it, but then you'd have the Ai Bros demanding that they have full use of Ai all together and that's where you'd be asking for low quality content.


That being said I don't know if I would agree with that suggestion unless there's strict quality control measures in place ti make sure people actually put the effort into the merit of their work.

Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:41:35


At 10/25/25 09:38 PM, Jojo wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...

Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.


I like to see Newgrounds as a place for pure art. If you want to post AI, go somewhere else. That's why I'm here. If such a thing as AI were allowed, no matter how much it's banned from my feed for an option, I'd probably just give up art and leave altogether.


My art :) - My art thread :3 - Some of my OCs :]


If you're reading this: have a nice day!


>:(

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:43:00


At 10/25/25 09:38 PM, Jojo wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...

Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.


I'm afraid that a lot of people will just forget to label it. I think a good way to teach them would be to introduce a new rule that states: "if you use GenAI in your animation without disclosing where and how much you used it, the animation is removed".


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:43:47


At 10/25/25 09:41 PM, DioShiba wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:38 PM, Jojo wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...

Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.

I was hesitant to suggest this on grounds that could lead to opening the floodgates of Ai being allowed all together.


That's it, beyond the fact that I don't want to live thinking about whether something has AI or not, I just want to enjoy the community.


My art :) - My art thread :3 - Some of my OCs :]


If you're reading this: have a nice day!


>:(

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:44:12


But honesty, I would prefer for NG to stay AI-free. If pros and students wanted a platform to showcase their corporate shit, there's always YouTube and Twitter.


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At 10/25/25 09:43 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:41 PM, DioShiba wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:38 PM, Jojo wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:26 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:12 PM, Jojo wrote:Well, if this is really one of those unfortunate things that has to stay, I wonder if we can have it where not only does an artist have to disclose if they use AI, but we can also have a switch to hide AI stuff if we don't wish to see it. And if the uploader lies, they get banned.

I think that might possibly be a good compromise. What do you think, @Tom?

I don't like where this is going...

Why? Other users get to use their AI stuff, but people like me don't have to see it on my feed. It's win/win.

I was hesitant to suggest this on grounds that could lead to opening the floodgates of Ai being allowed all together.

That's it, beyond the fact that I don't want to live thinking about whether something has AI or not, I just want to enjoy the community.


That's fair but a problem still exists that we'd be opening the floodgates which could lead to broader problems.


I'm not sure of slippery slope or domino effect fallacies are the best to describe it. But what I am concerned about is from a practical point of view in how that kind of content is moderated and I don't feel Newgrounds has the resources to handle that, speaking from one user's point of view.


@Dioshiba

@Vinity

@Czyszy


I'm honestly with you three fully. I want it completely unallowed as well, but it seems like that is not gonna end up the case, so I'm trying to make it where at least I don't have to see it.


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 21:57:48


At 10/25/25 09:51 PM, Jojo wrote:@Dioshiba
@Vinity
@Czyszy

I'm honestly with you three fully. I want it completely unallowed as well, but it seems like that is not gonna end up the case, so I'm trying to make it where at least I don't have to see it.


I understand you, but I also assure you that this won't make anyone a winner. If AI is allowed, in the same way that users probably won't take the time to click on "THIS WORK HAS AI," others will simply lose motivation, and even the most veteran, the oldest, the most art-loving, the users with the most decades of experience on NG will simply leave. And just like that, there will be an empty, dead place left. And that will be the reality, I assure you. As mentioned, moderation will be simply IMPOSSIBLE. So I can only pray that it doesn't happen.


My art :) - My art thread :3 - Some of my OCs :]


If you're reading this: have a nice day!


>:(

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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 22:02:05


At 10/25/25 09:57 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:51 PM, Jojo wrote:@Dioshiba
@Vinity
@Czyszy

I'm honestly with you three fully. I want it completely unallowed as well, but it seems like that is not gonna end up the case, so I'm trying to make it where at least I don't have to see it.

I understand you, but I also assure you that this won't make anyone a winner. If AI is allowed, in the same way that users probably won't take the time to click on "THIS WORK HAS AI," others will simply lose motivation, and even the most veteran, the oldest, the most art-loving, the users with the most decades of experience on NG will simply leave. And just like that, there will be an empty, dead place left. And that will be the reality, I assure you. As mentioned, moderation will be simply IMPOSSIBLE. So I can only pray that it doesn't happen.


That's exactly the issue that made me choose to leave Deviantart for good. The Newgrounds community attract a very specific niche and that aspect makes it special. It will fade away if we openly allow the use of GenAI here. :| Newgrounds will lose its unique vibe. It'll become yet another art platform, just like all of the other art platforms out there.


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Response to Ai exceptions in the Portal 2025-10-25 22:04:52


At 10/25/25 09:57 PM, Vinity wrote:
At 10/25/25 09:51 PM, Jojo wrote:@Dioshiba
@Vinity
@Czyszy

I'm honestly with you three fully. I want it completely unallowed as well, but it seems like that is not gonna end up the case, so I'm trying to make it where at least I don't have to see it.

I understand you, but I also assure you that this won't make anyone a winner. If AI is allowed, in the same way that users probably won't take the time to click on "THIS WORK HAS AI," others will simply lose motivation, and even the most veteran, the oldest, the most art-loving, the users with the most decades of experience on NG will simply leave. And just like that, there will be an empty, dead place left. And that will be the reality, I assure you. As mentioned, moderation will be simply IMPOSSIBLE. So I can only pray that it doesn't happen.


Yeah, there's a part of me that predicted this subconsciously as a possible outcome. I won't lie, I have been feeling inclined to leave as well, but it breaks my heart just to think about it. Been using this site since 13 years old without an account.


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