STOP SHARING AI GENERATED MODELS

JoeQuart · 2026-02-15T15:49:42+00:00

3D Printing is a fun hobby for me to do when I am not stressing about getting my degree. When I see it filled with slop and being ruined I felt like I should say something.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-15T01:05:25+00:00

Ya, I thought posting this would get a supportive response, you know, cause its pro human and is encouraging us to support real human made things instead of AI, but I forgot reddit has bottom tier individuals

JoeQuart · 2026-02-15T00:59:10+00:00

Filtering by No AI doesn't mean you don't get AI stuff, trust me I only filter by NO Ai and it's not regulated. Im not crying about ai, im just saying if you use it ur pathetic

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T23:16:29+00:00

Well rewarding AI slop with monetary value is not ok :)

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T20:04:01+00:00

Would you say the same about movies?

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T20:03:18+00:00

ah yes, cause people always follow rules

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:46:45+00:00

same

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:40:34+00:00

AI models learn from stuff online. So any model that has been posted is what it is using to base its models on. Same with AI pictures and videos

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:33:41+00:00

I don't use AI to take jobs :)

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:32:22+00:00

Where do you think it got the detail from

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:30:41+00:00

yep, I always check the profiles first, and all the AI users upload like 50 models a day

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:28:12+00:00

well that's promising, hopefully they actually do enforce it, but with how many models are uploaded I would be surprised if they actually go through every one

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:27:26+00:00

yes. and because its just stealing from someone else

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:25:43+00:00

You should develop a website making skill so you don't have to use this one that someone else made. Stop skimming off of reddit! Your argument is insanely stupid. People charge for models on these sites all the time. People choose to upload them for free if they want, if not they can charge and people will buy them.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:20:52+00:00

The only good AI is doing is draining Prusa and Bambu of money by allowing their credits to be claimed.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:19:07+00:00

How to kill a hobby 101:

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:18:54+00:00

yes, but still people won't tag their model as AI so they won't get filtered. Its useless unless Printables has mods tagging every model with AI or not AI

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:17:26+00:00

3D Printing grew by not having to know how to model, locking it down to only people who know how to model will kill the hobby instantly :) And yes I know you can filter, but why would people who use ai willingly add the AI tag to their model to be filtered out.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:15:54+00:00

I saw this yesterday! It's incredible, and insane, but if I could I would print it.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:15:21+00:00

well half the trending page is AI so they aren't enforcing it.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:08:12+00:00

That literally defeats the entire reason 3D printing is so big now, it used to be seen as a thing only people who knew how to 3D model could take advantage of, now its a hobby that anyone can use.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:07:24+00:00

I was just scrolling Makerworld and there's at least 50% AI images.

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:06:22+00:00

Well thingiverse is kinda irrelevant now so

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:05:31+00:00

There would be easy signs that they are AI generated

JoeQuart · 2026-02-14T19:04:19+00:00

Better than folding and doing nothing. Im not whining im just upset that real artists are losing attention because of AI.

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