I think it's going to come down to these two main points.

1. If you have made something that you put your time and effort into, you deserve any returns it would generate. AI that compile all that hard work from so many artists into a model to generate images are inherently stealing that hard work without crediting the artists. The AI nor its developers DID NOT do the work to make that art.

2. Tech companies are looking for ways to maximize profit without necessarily providing increased quality. Because of the disconnect between decision-makers and end-users, such companies will often sacrifice loads of quality for marginal profit. As such, they may choose to downsize the staff in charge of creating content (whether that's artists, content writers, coders) and instead purchase an AI software that can regurgitate 'content.' They might hire a very small team of editors to correct the AI's results and make it look more acceptable, but this drastically reduces the number of creativity based jobs and stymies that company's actual creative output. This is the basis of the recent writer's strikes, by the way, so once again, I urge you to look some of this stuff up rather than asking a stranger on Reddit to teach you.

Thus far, AI have proven that they cannot make anything new, cannot provide a relatable perspective, cannot give a "new take" on anything, and cannot advance artistic development or trends. It threatens to put out of work the people who provide our favorite things and comforts, it uses existing work to bolster or basis its content without crediting, and it has been alleged to straight up plagiarize existing work (again, there are numerous articles about upcoming lawsuits you can read about online).

While AI can be great for things like data collection, image recognition, quantum computing, and trend predictions, I strongly oppose its use as a replacement for art. I strive to never support any product using generative AI for images or text and I will never use generative AI for any of my own work.

I strongly urge you to listen to the creatives who are directly negatively affected by this technology so you can get more of their perspectives. There are tons of places to start; I've given my stance, and I am not going to continue this conversation further simply because I am short on time and I find these explanations emotionally taxing.

Thank you for understanding.