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A few updates – July 2025 (See bottom paragraph for a Nov 2026 update.) As many of you know, I started creating and editing images in paint programs, then moved on to using DAZ Studio (CGI) to create images.  Since then, I’ve explored several AI generators and currently use Bing Image Creator (via a Copilot Pro subscription) to create most of my images, and then enhance them further using Paint .net, often adjusting lighting, colors, touching up image errors, applying brushes, and sometimes using photo manipulation techniques.  Recently Bing Image Creator has started showing numerous reference images, below each image that I generate.  To my delight I frequently find that some of my DA images are displayed, which others can then click on.  (A benefit of NOT choosing the NO AI option when uploading images to DA!) Like many others that post on DeviantArt, I frequently receive requests to sell images as NFTs, typically from accounts that are fairly new.   (NOT INTERESTED!)  I’ll