This is fucking “genocide Joe” all over again, just much more stupid because literally no one has been harmed by the creation and posting of this image.
Has OP stolen a job from some other artist by posting their meme? Maybe they should have commissioned it?
I get it, trying the force AI into everything as an excuse to not hire people is dumb as fuck, but this post is not doing that. People using it to make shit posts and memes is fine.
Why do you ignore the steps required to get here? The model doesn’t exist in a vacuum, nor did it automagically will itself into existence.
By the creation and posting, no one has been harmed, but the model’s development sits atop the stolen works of artists worldwide. Now these companies are trying to obviate artists. Harm was a prerequisite for this image’s creation.
You’re just ignoring the steps required to get to this “harmless” phase. It’s like saying “ffs, why do you want people to stop buying Nestlé where possible? Is wanting cookies evil now?”
Genuinely, why does none of this matter to you?
I’m not mad that AI exists, nor that people want to use it—so do I. But I can’t just ignore how they were made, or what the normalization of GenAI usage legitimizes.
Please don’t make comparisons to genocide joe. This isn’t the same (I can go into this if needed, but I hope you see why), and I’m not even from the US.
Did OP build and train the models? This makes as much sense as blaming OP for using the Internet to spread their message, because the “steps required” to get to the Internet include massive contributions to global warming, abusing and stealing the labour of the working class, and the genocide of indigenous populations. Why does none of this matter to you?
“ffs, why do you want people to stop buying Nestlé where possible?”
If OP is paying for access to the AI generation then they should not do that and provide them with profit. There are plenty of methods to get it for free so there is no reason to assume OP paid for it.
Please don’t make comparisons to genocide joe. This isn’t the same
Of course it isn’t. Israel’s genocide is a real issue that people actively made worse because having Palestinians die is easier than making the mental effort of thinking through the consequences of their actions (or inaction), and considering that sometimes all you can do is prevent something from getting worse.
This is just people refusing to engage with helpful messaging intended to help organize group solidarity because of a knee-jerk reaction, instead of considering if this image actually contributed to the harm AI causes in any way.
Both are people being intellectually lazy and pretending they are morally superior.
This is fucking “genocide Joe” all over again, just much more stupid because literally no one has been harmed by the creation and posting of this image.
Has OP stolen a job from some other artist by posting their meme? Maybe they should have commissioned it?
I get it, trying the force AI into everything as an excuse to not hire people is dumb as fuck, but this post is not doing that. People using it to make shit posts and memes is fine.
Why do you ignore the steps required to get here? The model doesn’t exist in a vacuum, nor did it automagically will itself into existence.
By the creation and posting, no one has been harmed, but the model’s development sits atop the stolen works of artists worldwide. Now these companies are trying to obviate artists. Harm was a prerequisite for this image’s creation.
You’re just ignoring the steps required to get to this “harmless” phase. It’s like saying “ffs, why do you want people to stop buying Nestlé where possible? Is wanting cookies evil now?”
Genuinely, why does none of this matter to you?
I’m not mad that AI exists, nor that people want to use it—so do I. But I can’t just ignore how they were made, or what the normalization of GenAI usage legitimizes.
Please don’t make comparisons to genocide joe. This isn’t the same (I can go into this if needed, but I hope you see why), and I’m not even from the US.
Did OP build and train the models? This makes as much sense as blaming OP for using the Internet to spread their message, because the “steps required” to get to the Internet include massive contributions to global warming, abusing and stealing the labour of the working class, and the genocide of indigenous populations. Why does none of this matter to you?
If OP is paying for access to the AI generation then they should not do that and provide them with profit. There are plenty of methods to get it for free so there is no reason to assume OP paid for it.
Of course it isn’t. Israel’s genocide is a real issue that people actively made worse because having Palestinians die is easier than making the mental effort of thinking through the consequences of their actions (or inaction), and considering that sometimes all you can do is prevent something from getting worse.
This is just people refusing to engage with helpful messaging intended to help organize group solidarity because of a knee-jerk reaction, instead of considering if this image actually contributed to the harm AI causes in any way.
Both are people being intellectually lazy and pretending they are morally superior.