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highplainsdem

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5. Thanks, SheltieLover!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:31 PM

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I honestly don't understand anyone wanting to use genAI (I know some people are forced to by work or school, but it's still harmful for them and dumbs them down). And I don't understand anyone wanting to post AI slop.

We never needed it before and don't need it now.

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2030 Ad parody - Musk, Bezos, Altman new business (AI-generated but good). [View all] jmbar2 Thursday OP

Still unethical, because it was generated by AI. Still a slap in the face to every creator whose work highplainsdem Thursday #1

I'm trying to understand your vigilance on this topic. jmbar2 Thursday #2

I'm trying to keep DU from looking trashy and unethical when DUers post AI slop here. And I'm highplainsdem Thursday #3

TY for your efforts to keep DU slop free! SheltieLover Thursday #4

Thanks, SheltieLover! highplainsdem Thursday #5

YW! SheltieLover Thursday #6

Do you feel the same way about photoshop, auto text correction, graphic design software, etc? jmbar2 Thursday #7

No, I don't feel the same about those, because those are NOT trained on theft of the world's highplainsdem Thursday #8

Every keystroke you enter was developed from someone else's work jmbar2 Thursday #9

They're not comparable. Though it's certainly interesting to see you try to compare theft of the highplainsdem Friday #10

Using your logic, should DU ban smiley faces? jmbar2 Friday #11

He drew one particular type of smiley face after it had already become popular. By the time he drew highplainsdem Friday #12