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werdna

(1,275 posts) Sun Jun 21, 2026, 03:11 AM Jun 21

So what's so bad about using AI any way? [View all]

DU is an image rich forum. Many posters however use GenAI images. Here are a couple links that explain why this may not be the best thing to do, especially if you consider yourself a supporter of human rights and the environment.

Generative AI ethics: 16 biggest concerns and risks, By George Lawton

As adoption and use cases grow, generative AI is upending business models and driving ethical issues such as misinformation, brand integrity and job displacement to the forefront.
https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/tip/Generative-AI-ethics-8-biggest-concerns

18 Risks and Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Written by Mike Thomas
AI has been hailed as revolutionary and world-changing, but it’s not without drawbacks.
https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/risks-of-artificial-intelligence

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So what's so bad about using AI any way? [View all] werdna Jun 21 OP

A.i is here to stay Matthew28 Jun 21 #1

I completely agree. cayugafalls Jun 21 #3

AI would be easy to stop Fiendish Thingy Jun 21 #15

Sure, that will happen. Srkdqltr Jun 21 #45

Communities are rising up across the nation in nonpartisan opposition to data centers Fiendish Thingy Jun 21 #47

Post removed Post removed Jun 21 #51

The headlines say Elon wants to put the data centers in space, at our expense, and for his profit. Intractable Jun 21 #54

Where would the electricity come from? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 21 #64

I don't want to side with Elon here, but your concerns don't seem realistic. Intractable Jun 21 #65

And how do you do that on a Global scale? cayugafalls Friday #71

Or unending wars. Boomerproud Jun 21 #18

Using AI requires unquestioning trust and a suspension of critical thinking. Fiendish Thingy Jun 21 #16

Have you ever actually used AI? Llewlladdwr Jun 21 #53

Your experience of the utility of AI is comparable to the utility of Macro commands, data merges and scripts Fiendish Thingy Jun 21 #56

Automobile culture is still destroying the natural world as we knew it... hunter Jun 21 #49

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Jun 21 #57

I wrote a paper 35 years ago called the Technology Rock... cayugafalls Jun 21 #2

This 👆 Roy Rolling Jun 21 #8

Currently blubunyip Jun 21 #44

We, the people, are always at risk. cayugafalls Tuesday #70

the problem with AI is separating fact from fiction and knowing what is real vs fake msongs Jun 21 #4

That's not an AI probem ThreeNoSeep Jun 21 #6

It's an AI problem because generative AI hallucinates and is a pretense of intelligence, a fancy autocomplete highplainsdem Jun 21 #24

This! SheltieLover Jun 21 #61

All of the GNP is data centers. Blue Full Moon Jun 21 #5

Interesting theme DFW Jun 21 #7

never used it, and feel no attraction to do so ShepKat Jun 21 #9

Hate to break this to you... Llewlladdwr Jun 21 #55

well aware, thanks :) ShepKat Jun 21 #66

Thank you! I saw an interview with a former AI developer Scrivener7 Jun 21 #10

"I read about an AI agent which bought itself a robot so it could interact in the physical world" Polybius Jun 21 #12

You think? How about the experiment they did a couple of months ago where they Scrivener7 Jun 21 #20

"I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That" PatSeg Jun 21 #28

Ah. Skynet. orthoclad Jun 21 #27

I'm reminded of a certain AI that was placed in an miniature car sakabatou Jun 21 #29

Reminds me of the Bruce Willis/Rosamund Pike flick, "Surrogates" MorbidButterflyTat Jun 21 #60

I think DU is much more anti-AI then the general population Polybius Jun 21 #11

I guess you've missed the recent news stories about how much younger people dislike genAI. highplainsdem Jun 21 #21

I've encountered fierce opposition to AI PatSeg Jun 21 #32

My 40 year old loves it. He has lots of fun with it. LeftInTX Jun 21 #38

Gen Z does not generally favor AI GenThePerservering Jun 21 #40

From Futurism today: Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers highplainsdem Jun 21 #42

I'm not as sure about that. BannonsLiver Jun 21 #62

After you work all day talking to an algorithm, will it still remember to pick up milk? Emile Jun 21 #13

AI destroys critical thinking and makes the whole world dumber and more pliable for the oligarchs. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 21 #14

And the data centers are accellerating the destruction Bettie Jun 21 #17

Any true artist can tell you misanthrope Jun 21 #48

Bookmarking! Drum Jun 21 #19

Re DUers posting and sometimes creating AI images - it makes DU look much less liberal than it should highplainsdem Jun 21 #22

STOLEN intellectual property orthoclad Jun 21 #26

Btw, thanks for posting those links, werdna! Important info there. highplainsdem Jun 21 #23

You're welcome! n/t werdna Jun 21 #39

AI wastes huge amounts of electricity and water orthoclad Jun 21 #25

Nah Cosmocat Jun 21 #30

There is evidence that AI killed those Iranian schoolgirls. orthoclad Jun 21 #31

I've been waiting for this sort of story. First thing I thought when I heard about the school bombing. nt LAS14 Jun 21 #59

Well, as I said in another post, orthoclad Jun 21 #63

Oh, for sure. The responsibility lies with whoever authorized the use of AI, if anyone did. nt LAS14 Jun 21 #67

There was definitely a human behind the missile - orthoclad Jun 21 #69

Whether it'll be good or bad is for the future. 3825-87867 Jun 21 #33

I have found AI to be an efficient and effective tool anciano Jun 21 #34

The world is not ready for AI Smilo Jun 21 #35

The dangers far outweigh the benefits Ponietz Jun 21 #36

AI is a tool, for now. Someday, we might need to shut it off. louis-t Jun 21 #37

Some day all those people who need AI GenThePerservering Jun 21 #41

Thank you all - werdna Jun 21 #43

Are we cool with those now in control of AI? blubunyip Jun 21 #46

The printing press will be the END of civilization!!! WarGamer Jun 21 #50

Keep feeding disinformation to AI bucolic_frolic Jun 21 #52

How can you tell when an image is AI generated? nt LAS14 Jun 21 #58

We still need to know how to think. hamsterjill Jun 21 #68