General Discussion

a message asking people there, especially artists, why they hate genAI and AI slop.

You'll probably have some people block you just for asking. Some might tell you to fuck off if you don't understand. But a lot of people will give you serious explanations, and maybe you'll finally understand how much harm this unethical tech has caused.

I've met artists who are nearly suicidal.

I've met teachers despairing of ever being able to get students to learn.

The AI bros knew they were stealing the world's intellectual property, they knew how much harm that would do to the people they ripped off, they knew people might become dependent on AI and addicted to chatbots. They knew it would cause massive unemployment and much greater wealth inequality.

They wanted it anyway.

If there was ever a technology and industry that represented everything harmful about oligarchies, it's generative AI.

It isn't a toy. The toy aspect of it is bait and a distraction.