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R.S. Riekkinen

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I'm starting to get comments on Twitter on this thread. Comments like "But why is using genA/I so bad/harmful?" It's plagiarism and based on exploitation. The tech also consumes massive amounts of energy & is environmentally destructive. It also accelerates the spread of dangerous disinformation.

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Hellzart ❤ Kink Artist (16+)'s avatar Hellzart ❤ Kink Artist (16+) @hellzart.bsky.social
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It's almost like trying to explain to meat-eaters that it's (environmentally and morally) better to eat plant-based "meat" or just less meat in general. "Surely I wouldn't make a difference. I can just continue using the bad system that caters to me and exploits others."

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R.S. Riekkinen 's avatar R.S. Riekkinen @artvaris.bsky.social
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That being said, I do not know if I have the mental bandwidth or energy to reply to these people. Please educate yourselves and do some research on your own if this topic is new to you.

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GrumpyBen's avatar GrumpyBen @grumpyben.bsky.social
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Well summarized! And those integrating GenAI in their processes will have a rude surprise once the venture capitalists jack up the access price to cover the real operation costs. So an extra argument is: avoid lock-in! It doesn't run on your own machine? It can go away anytime.

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Katie Croonenberghs Art's avatar Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social
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I feel like there will be a never ending supply of people not understanding why it's bad. One of these days I'm going to write up a full blog post with every source I have and just link to it.

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Godspeed You! Woke Moralists's avatar Godspeed You! Woke Moralists @dashwallkick.bsky.social
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Having commissioned like a dozen or more book covers (when I don't just buy a stock photo) it also doesn't actually get you what you want. As a writer trying to convey what I want, an AI cover would probably capture the wrong camera angle or body language. I can do a stick figure and convey it.

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Rio Burton's avatar Rio Burton @rioburton.bsky.social
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And it’s also going to make things so STAGNANT. It blows my mind that people would want anything artistic (book, movie, image, etc) without someone’s passion behind it.

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