Unsupervised Ape

If you're anti-AI and open to discussion, let's talk. I'm not here to change your mind, convince you to embrace AI, or tell you that your concerns are unfounded. I'd genuinely like to build bridges between people on both sides of this increasingly polarised conversation. To exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and perhaps come away understanding each other a little better. I've noticed a great deal of misinformation surrounding AI, from both its supporters and its critics. There are misconceptions about how these systems work, what they're capable of, what they aren't capable of, and where the technology currently stands. But that doesn't mean opposition to AI is inherently misguided. There are very real ethical, economic, creative, and philosophical concerns worth discussing, and I don't think those concerns should be dismissed simply because someone happens to be enthusiastic about the technology. In fact, I'm more than willing to help you strengthen your arguments against AI. If your criticism rests on a misunderstanding of the technology, I'd rather help you build a better, more accurate argument than try to score points by proving you wrong. And in exchange, I'd like to understand your perspective. What concerns you? What do you think people working with AI are overlooking? What objections do you have that deserve more attention than they're currently receiving? I'm perfectly comfortable walking away from a conversation with neither of us having changed our minds. You don't have to like AI. You don't have to use it. You certainly don't have to agree with me. I just think there's value in having conversations where the objective isn't to defeat the other person, but to leave both people better informed than when they started. So, if you're willing to have that conversation, my door is open.

It's kinda funny how the loudest anti-AI people make you want to use AI, while the loudest pro-AI people make you want nothing to do with it.

Sometimes I wonder how so many Americans can be so confidently wrong about AI. Then I remember this is the same country that gave us moon landing deniers, flat Earthers, and people who believe the Earth is only 6,000 years old.

People want to be miserable. Because misery is convenient. It's the easy way out. It's easy to declare that the world is ending, so you never have to seriously consider your own future. Easy to fantasise about being some brave hero fighting the evils of the world, when your contribution to the war effort is another afternoon arguing with strangers on the internet. Once you've convinced yourself that everything is doomed, you're off the hook. No need to learn, adapt, or take responsibility for your own circumstances. Every failure is somebody else's fault. Anyone trying to move forward is naive. You get to feel righteous about it, too. A heroic last stand against an apocalypse that conveniently asks nothing of you except to stay angry. And when the world doesn't end? Well, there's always next week to continue your imaginary war.

Oh another thing to retwe-Zacky Vengeance, American musician who is the rhythm guitarist and a founding member of the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold?

A lot of artists are bitter, envious and resentful towards AI for a number of reasons. One complaint I keep seeing is: "I spent hours drawing this, why does some genAI image get more likes than mine?" Frankly, this is loser mentality. You're chasing likes, approval and validation from complete strangers on the internet, then getting upset because somebody else received more attention than you. And before anyone comes in with "at least I can draw", nobody is disputing that. Drawing is a skill, and one worth having. But being able to draw doesn't mean you're owed an audience. If you're genuinely proud of your craft, why are you letting a bunch of strangers and a number on a screen determine what it's worth?

People who say AI has no real-world use often have very little real-world experience themselves.