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Make sure you check out the full message on https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/ and the funding policy at https://fund.blender.org/funding-policy/ to get the complete picture.

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Note: partially reworded the social media announcement so it sounds less tone-deaf about the controversial nature of the membership.

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All right, Francesco here - CEO at Blender. I'm going to spend some time to try and respond. If you have direct questions or comments, reply here!

I was going to comment with reasons why this is such a terrible idea but it looks like so many before me already took care of that. I installed Blender a week ago so I could start learning how to use it. I just deleted it after reading this announcement. Blender is now on my list of software to nev...

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We hear your concerns around how Blender relates to AI topics. Here is an update regarding upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies: https://www.blender.org/news/upcoming-blender-development-fund-and-ai-policies/ #b3d #DevFund