"Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken over Google search results, transformed how we see em-dashes, run rampant on human mental health, and even led to new vocabulary with "AI slop," a term coined to describe meaningless content byproduct. The main entities excited about AI seem to be, by far, tech companies and CEOs. However, plenty of people are already sick of generative AI and the way it's wormed its way into our lives."
"Overall, those on the panel agreed about AI's obvious problems. Its derivative creative output is made possible through stealing from human creators. The technology is being sold to businesses as a way to cut staff, but its use has led to harrowing examples of mental health crises and measurable instances of problem solving decay. And it does all of this by gobbling up immense amounts of energy and water resources."
Generative AI has proliferated since November 2022, reshaping search, punctuation norms, mental health, and language (for example, the coinage "AI slop"). Tech companies and CEOs appear to be the primary beneficiaries, while many people report fatigue with pervasive AI adoption. A Portland gathering of artists, writers, and workers' rights advocates on December 4 focused on building camaraderie among those resisting AI's spread. Participants identified core problems: creative outputs that appropriate human work, corporate deployment aimed at cutting staff, harms to mental health and problem-solving ability, and heavy consumption of energy and water. Roger Peet framed AI as a magic-like mechanism that makes labor invisible and characterized wealth capital as fearful and self-preserving.
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