That really makes sense. And as someone whose images have also been sold, I can tell you it truly feels good😊. So it’s awesome that you’re paying your friend and supporting him.

I simply find it interesting to see what comes out of it. As a hobby artist, I sometimes also start painting without knowing what image will emerge. That’s probably where it comes from.

Hey. I really enjoy creating images. I also like writing fanfiction and combine them together. But only now have I learned that image generation consumes a lot of energy. I hadn’t even thought about this until a few minutes ago. What I hoped was, simply that people would switch from ChatGPT to Protons Lumo. I guess I was too focused on privacy to think about the environment.

Hi, thanks for your comment. To be honest, I never really thought about the energy consumption before because I’ve been focusing more on privacy aspects. But after your comment, I did some research and came across quite a few sources like:

• UN University Report: Environmental Cost of AI
• IEA Report: Energy demand from AI
• MIT Technology Review: Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone

among others. This was all new information to me. So you are right. I was just happy that a privacy-focused company finally added image generation features. But everything seems to come with a price.

Anyway, thank you for the heads-up!

Peace be with you. Thx for your advice. I dont know if i do this correctly, but I try and both was from AWS, which sucks because I boycott Amazon. But its legit. I sent a mail (ticket) from a another email account, and they say its real. Again. Thx for help.

Hi, thank you for writing. I hope so. I use proton.me too, and at first I thought the same thing. I really hope you are right and I am wrong, because I like the answers. But on the official website, the subdomain support@protonme.zendesk.com is not on the list. Its all about that. But I hope you are right.

Hey, it was a long chat. This picture is just an example.

The answers were actually really good and made for perfect sense. They told me, “No, we don’t use Google or Bing.” Sometimes the replies were very short and simple, like: “No, we don’t use them either.”

Regarding the links, they were always formatted like this: Proton Mail (link to proton.me/mail/home) From: [email protected]

But I didn’t click on them.

I would be really sad if this turned out to be a fake email because I actually liked the answers. I love Mojeek. But this “me” vs. “mail” thing makes me really worry. I hope I’m wrong. Now I can just wait for Protons answer.

Thanks for writing back.

I know that. The real subdomain according to Proton is: [email protected].

But the email they sent to me was with ‘protonme’ instead of ‘protonmail’. I’m confused because of that.

Thank you.

Hi. Thanks for writing back.

Honestly, I’m super confused. Because actually phishing is when they ask about your password and all that classic stuff. But no! I had a normal chat. I saw links, and thank God I didn’t click them. But the biggest warning sign is the domain. I can’t find this domain on the official Proton website: https://proton.me/blog/report-phishing-emails

My mail says: support@protonme.zendesk.com
but it should say: support@protonmail.zendesk.com.

According to Proton: “if an email claiming to be from us does not have this badge, then it is a phishing attack.” So this must be a phishing attack.

I contacted Proton about four days ago, but they still haven’t answered. So I think I’ll try my luck here.

Thank you for getting back to me. 🌹 I truly believe that many people feel this way. Tragic things happen in life. Believe me, I speak from experience too. Sometimes we walk a certain path, and something terrible happens to us. We wonder, ‘Why did this happen?’ But we’ll never know what would have happened if we had chosen the other path. Perhaps something terrible had to occur to protect us from something even worse. I know this might sound like making excuses sometimes, but I genuinely believe this. And there have been small incidents where I felt this was confirmed.

The fact that you believe God would not love you is, to me, a sign that you still believe in Him😊 and that is something good. Whatever you have experienced in life, or whatever you are going through right now, I wish you strength and all the best. I hope that soon everything will turn around for the better. I will pray for you. I know this sounds clichéd, but I truly mean it. You can always reach out to me whenever you want. Peace be with you. 🕊️🌹

Peace be upon you!🌹

I come from Germany, and at my school, we had English and Turkish. Since you’re about to start learning German, I’ll give you a little heads-up. Watch out for: „der, die, das"! 😂😂😂 Even real Germans sometimes struggle with getting it right!

The USA has just on article „THE" but Germany has three. The positiv thing : Many words in German sound exactly the same like “Hello = Hallo” so that makes things a bit easier.

Good luck with your studies! 😊😊

Peace be upon you. 🌹 As one of those religious people, I can simply say: “No.” 😁

We deeply religious people (whether Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, or others) simply believe that everything happens through God’s will. However, this does not mean that free will doesn’t exist. You will be rewarded solely for your hard work, Inshallah, because that is your own merit.

You should just keep in mind that the phrase “you should thank God for giving you so much strength” is actually a compliment. It means “God loves you”

Of course, it also depends on how the person expresses this words 😅, but it is something beautiful.

Peace be upon you all🌹🌹🌹

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😂😂😂Peace be upon you. Thats awesome!!

Peace be upon you. To your question: Yes and no. I find it harmless, almost even creative, when beautiful music mixes are made, or when one of my favorite actors says something funny. But at the same time, it’s very dangerous. And by the way, this is a threat to all voice actors and dubbing professionals. I come from Germany, where dubbing is really important. In any case, it has pros and cons. It depends on who uses it. Actually I don’t blame the AI itself, but rather the people who misuse it.

Peace be with you. You are absolutely right. In my early days of exploring “privacy,” I signed up for Reddit because I thought it was independent, but I was truly wrong. Google and Reddit actually have a deal that lets Google train its AI on user posts. It’s wild that Reddit would allow that. I deleted my account immediately. But, im really happy to find a plattform like lemmy.

♥️☺️That’s really nice to hear. I feel very welcome.

Thanks for explaining! Honestly, I’m not familiar with political labels like ‘left’ or ‘liberal’. I actually had to look them up before replying 😅. So I’m not sure where I fit in.

For me, data privacy is just about being practical and ethical. I hate it when big corps like Google use my data for things I can’t control, like military projects. It makes me angry, when they turn a tiny mosquito into a weapon. I see that happening with AI too. I’m against that.

I don’t know if that makes me ‘left’ or 'liberal’😅. My goal on forums like Lemmy is simply to find like-minded people, who share this ethical approach and to make friends there😊. Thats it.

I’m glad I could give you hope for the future. But that is based on reciprocity as well. I am new to Lemmy and really didn’t expect to be welcomed so warmly☺️. Your comments and the appreciation have truly made me happy. Thank you for that🌹.Peace be upon you all.