For the record

[rynling]

Here's my personal opinion on Gen-AI:
I don't like Gen-AI. I hate to see it. I wish it didn't exist.


Here's the nuance:
Not all "AI" is Gen-AI, but the distinction can sometimes be murky, and I am willing to acknowledge that there are certain situations in which the use of Gen-AI might make sense. In any case, we shouldn't conduct witch hunts against individuals (especially creatives) who aren't involved in making Gen-AI policy decisions.

Here's the reality:
Gen-AI is remarkably bad at what it claims to be able to do, and the ways in which it's bad have proven to be dangerous in surprisingly concrete ways.

Here's the underlying reality:
Some of the most evil people in the world directly benefit from the proliferation of Gen-AI, which has been forced on individual consumers despite strong and sustained objections from all cultural sectors. At a more insidious level, Gen-AI is employed by governments as a surveillance tool whose use isn't regulated by law, and this abuse of power far outweighs any potential convenience. Bad actors can and do use Gen-AI to create misinformation that can fool even media-literate people who know what to look for, and even worse actors can and do use Gen-AI to create pornographic images of actual people (and their children) as a scare tactic.


In conclusion:
I don't like Gen-AI. I hate to see it. I wish it didn't exist.