I definitely sit in the AI is evil camp. I’m not a working photographer either, but I am a working artist and AI definitely poses a threat to my career. It’s also trained itself specifically on work of mine without consent. Because of this, and the drain on our resources that AI causes, I just won’t use it. Have I used it? In Lightroom, yes, but I’ve gone back to using the non AI spot removal but I’m sure that’ll be gone sooner than later, replaced by the AI version indefinitely. I don’t want or need it to replace anything for me, I don’t need it to transcribe, I don’t need it to give me ideas, I don’t need it to make to make the mundane parts of my life easier, and I definitely don’t need it training off my creativity. Nothing I can do will stop AI, all I can do is not partake so that’s my stance.
I appreciated your take, Tom. I’m here for balanced and measured opinions, yours was definitely that.
Thanks for your response. There are lots of things that concern me about it. I didn't even touch on the energy usage it takes to run the massive data centers because that's a whole other topic in itself. And, I totally see why many people have huge issues with how it's been "deployed" in our lives. In many instances people are totally unaware that they have been or are already using AI to some degree unknowingly.
There was a very interesting response in the Matt Barr piece from someone with ADHD that lays out some very compelling use cases for AI. Having ADHD myself I could very much relate to how AI tools have helped this person.
I think the biggest issue we face here is that, as seems usual these days, the developers of these tools assume we all want them and are building the plane as they are flying it. The consequences of not regulating it in anyway and the deceptive nature of how it has been trained, along with the very real threats it places on peoples livelyhoods then totally overshadowed any good a tool like this could do if used and managed transparently, ethically and with guardrails in place.
I’d never even thought of the use case for neurodivergent folk. That’s something I can absolutely get behind. AI as an aid for those who require it or can benefit from it in that way. There’s always going to be arguments for or against but I’ll never discount how anything can benefit folks with disabilities or the neurodiverse.
I definitely sit in the AI is evil camp. I’m not a working photographer either, but I am a working artist and AI definitely poses a threat to my career. It’s also trained itself specifically on work of mine without consent. Because of this, and the drain on our resources that AI causes, I just won’t use it. Have I used it? In Lightroom, yes, but I’ve gone back to using the non AI spot removal but I’m sure that’ll be gone sooner than later, replaced by the AI version indefinitely. I don’t want or need it to replace anything for me, I don’t need it to transcribe, I don’t need it to give me ideas, I don’t need it to make to make the mundane parts of my life easier, and I definitely don’t need it training off my creativity. Nothing I can do will stop AI, all I can do is not partake so that’s my stance.
I appreciated your take, Tom. I’m here for balanced and measured opinions, yours was definitely that.
Cheers, buddy!
Thanks for your response. There are lots of things that concern me about it. I didn't even touch on the energy usage it takes to run the massive data centers because that's a whole other topic in itself. And, I totally see why many people have huge issues with how it's been "deployed" in our lives. In many instances people are totally unaware that they have been or are already using AI to some degree unknowingly.
There was a very interesting response in the Matt Barr piece from someone with ADHD that lays out some very compelling use cases for AI. Having ADHD myself I could very much relate to how AI tools have helped this person.
I think the biggest issue we face here is that, as seems usual these days, the developers of these tools assume we all want them and are building the plane as they are flying it. The consequences of not regulating it in anyway and the deceptive nature of how it has been trained, along with the very real threats it places on peoples livelyhoods then totally overshadowed any good a tool like this could do if used and managed transparently, ethically and with guardrails in place.
I’d never even thought of the use case for neurodivergent folk. That’s something I can absolutely get behind. AI as an aid for those who require it or can benefit from it in that way. There’s always going to be arguments for or against but I’ll never discount how anything can benefit folks with disabilities or the neurodiverse.
Thanks for sharing that side of it!