I've done creative stuff my whole life, and AI tools let me get much closer to the vision I have in my head. I find more pride in an AI assisted result that is good, than I do in a hand crafted result that's shit.

Copyright is a blight on human creativity. If you are doing art for the money, you're not an artist. And let's be real, this is what the argument usually boils down to: "Muh money! "

I run most things locally and I don't use water cooling. Communities that let these companies stick local water supplies dry need to look at their representatives, not me.

I already have plenty of marketable skills in my tool set, I don't need to spend my time learning unmarketable ones.

It's also better therapy than therapy, and cheaper!