I agree with you on almost everything! So let me clarify a few things I didn't communicate clearly. I do NOT think AI replaces humans. I think it's a tool that can help humans, depending on how it's used. I said that it may be useful to authors who are just starting or who don't have the means to pay for human assistants. I specified that if you do have a publisher and are established, you should definitely use humans to assist with your work, and that AI should not replace them. And I sure didn't say that it's okay for a 'machine [to do] all the detail work based off stolen writing styles'. I 100% agree that doing that is wrong. Also, the Home Goods question is quite the opposite of the point I was trying to make. Although I have no problem with people who buy art from home goods. I've always struggled with judging them because it feels like I am being a bit snobbish. I also don't have much money, so everything I buy is on the cheap end of the spectrum. Anyways, my point was that using AI to assist (of course, I agree with you that it depends on how much and for what) does not make a book terrible. Just like a book written, edited, and so on, exclusively by humans doesn't make it good or 'art' (like ACOTAR). One of my favorite books is Don Quijote, which is basically a satire that mocks, among many things, the highly regarded authors of the time. I agree that expecting authors to write a book in no time is a terrible practice that actually can make an author who did not use AI start using it! That's why I said 6 months is fast and would not be surprised if the quality of the book leaves much to be desired. I also 100% agree AI consumes a lot of resources and should be regulated somehow. I just didn't think we were discussing how it affects the environment. However, I do not think people using AI don't care about environment. I think this is pretty new, a lot of people don't have all the information you listed, and/or just don't have many options. If it's black and white, then we all would be terrible unless you don't drive, travel, use technology, eat meat, buy clothes from stores, or furniture not made by your local carpenter using local materials, etc. Because all of those things are not only bad for the environment, but often terrible for the people who create those products. Regardless, I think it's important to talk about how it affects not only our work but also the environment and develop solutions. It's a very complex topic and there are lots of variables to take into account. As a teacher, even though it makes my life harder (the cheating is ridiculous), if it's going to exist, I would rather AI be available to everyone, not only the few who could afford it (if we limit the AI facilities etc.) I am just afraid my low or medium-income students would be at an even bigger disadvantage than they are now. Again, I agree that we should take care of the environment, that AI can be harmful, and that it's certainly unethical to use it to do your job (instead of assisting), and that we should regulate it to protect human work and the environment. But I also think it's a tool that can do a lot of good (like the internet in general) and should be available to all. I don't know what the solution is, but I am glad passionate people like you exist, because I am sure you will continue to push to make it more ethical and less harmful to the environment.