In my opinion, AI just feels like the logical next step for capitalist exploitation and destruction of culture. Generative AI is (in most cases) just a fancy way for cooperations to steal art on a scale, that hasn’t been possible before. And then they use AI to fill the internet with slop and misinformation and actual artists are getting fired from their jobs, because the company replaces them with an AI, that was trained on their original art. Because of these reasons and some others, it just feels wrong to me, to be using AI in such a manner, when this community should be about inclusion and kindness. Wouldn’t it be much cooler, if we commissioned an actual artist for the banner or find a nice existing artwork (where the licence fits, of course)? I would love to hear your thoughts!

      • Fleur_@aussie.zone
        610·
        2 months ago

        I think your point was AI is bad.

        Mine was does it matter if it’s bad.

          • Fleur_@aussie.zone
            62·
            2 months ago

            I mean if you want to commission an artist to make a banner and replace the one we got I’m all for it. Idrc what the banner is. I think a quick, cheap and cute slapped together picture that is somewhat related to the topic of the community is serviceable.

            • happyfullfridge@lemmy.ml
              42·
              2 months ago

              AI is also bad because it uses basically slave labor; people in 3rd world countries have to look at horrible shit all day to filter it out of the training data. using it endorses this, along with environmental damage, the intellectual property isn’t the only issue with it

              • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
                4·
                2 months ago

                That applies to all of capitalism, though, we shouldn’t oppose smartphones just because of the same reasons, but oppose capitalism and imperialism.

              • Fleur_@aussie.zone
                21·
                2 months ago

                Your phone was made with basically slave labour. Your clothes probably too. Chances are even the food you eat employs workers with less than acceptable standard of living. Are you gonna stop using any of those?

          • Fleur_@aussie.zone
            15·
            2 months ago

            Your phone was made by underpaid workers in developing countries, are you gonna stop using it? My feelings on the banner are the same.