Kiki, but cuddly

[David Revoy]

Hi Roman,

I'm just a user/beta-tester who read the mailing-list and do not represent the opinion of the Krita team, here. But after reading your email, I found it hard to swallow my coffee cup, so I'm taking the time to answer.

First, sending a series of AI-generated images [1] to this mailing-list without disclosing that they are AI-generated is not a great move as an introduction to your brand, in my opinion, regardless of the good intent or proposition behind it. It makes me doubt the quality of your real products and I don't trust your near-zero effort to contribute to the community with these generated 'slop concepts'. 

Finally, you had to feed the OpenAI prompt field with Kiki's artworks for obtaining these results, giving them in the process a perpetual license for training the material (as stated in the ChatGPT Terms of Use[2]).

That's why I wouldn't advise any free/libre and open source software projects to deal with your studio, as these practices are really problematic.

- David

[1] GPTimage1.5 detected at 99.7% https://www.peppercarrot.com/extras/temp/2026-04-28_screenshot_121555_net.jpg on https://thehive.ai/demos/
[2] "Our use of content. We can use your Content worldwide to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services" https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/
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On Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 at 12:13, Roman Fink <roman at arazhul.com> wrote:

> Hey Krita team,
> 
> we're a small design studio for plush toys, and last year we produced over 100 plushies for communities and brands.
> 
> We put together a plush concept based on Kiki the Cyber Squirrel the big ears and soft shapes work really nicely as a plush, while staying recognizably Kiki. We think your community would love one.
> 
> Concept images:
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Best,
> Roman Fink
> 
> 
> 
> Arazhul Studios GmbH & Co. KG
> Brands, Merch and Design
> Managing Director: Roman Fink | studio.arazhul.com
> 
>