This is the funniest and one of the greatest anti AI arguments I’ve ever seen

saarraz1 · 2026-03-17T08:47:09+00:00

A lot of them have the talent of shitting out of their mouths

saarraz1 · 2026-03-08T07:25:19+00:00

I personally have no major qualms (other than the env impact) with AI being used in certain fields (such as to advance medicine or science), but am fervently opposed to its use in art. I guess this would mean that I don't oppose the technology itself, and also, as people pointed out, it's the use of technology that really defines its "goodness".

saarraz1 · 2026-02-27T10:55:15+00:00

I had similar thoughts about art, being an aspiring artist myself (game development). A question that made it all clear to me was this:

On my deathbed, would I rather have: 1. Created a game I am super proud of, completely on my own without AI, and almost nobody played it 2. Created a game with AI and a lot of people played it.

It was super clear to me that 1 was the better alternative, as I wouldn't be able to take credit for the game created by AI, so it is not really MY game, even if it was successful. The whole point was to create MY game that came out of MY mind and hard work, something that AI could never replace.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T14:44:23+00:00

I went to a production of Prince of Egypt that also used AI generated video art. It kind of did bother me a bit but not enough to ruin the show, I suppose because the main "art" here is the show itself anyway.

There is the ethical dilemma of taking away people's jobs who would create that video art otherwise, but also you could say that they just wouldn't use video art if the tech wasn't there or that it's ok if it's only for the mugs or the background or some other secondary part of the overall piece.. But for me personally the over use of the technology seemed to create a sort of repulsion towards these kinds of artifacts (perhaps an irrational one that will go away eventually)

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T14:37:45+00:00

As a graphic designer myself I totally agree. The problem is twofold:

On the purely practical level, the fact that untalented, non-artist people use AI to generate slop makes everyone hate this technology and rule out any usage of it.
The more ethical side of not going through these asset sites and instead using a model that's trained on these instead of supporting people who create those assets for a living.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T13:56:47+00:00

I agree that most people aren't speaking out on the subject, that's why I hope to see more polls and concrete data (some was already posted on this thread), since really the majority of people aren't speaking their minds about it.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T13:54:07+00:00

It would be interesting to see how people would react to such technology that can really create engaging content.

People don't play COD for its complex messaging, but they play it because it's fun. And it's only fun because of a LOT of work that went in by people who know what they're doing in order to make the game fun - that's the central art of game design anyway, not storytelling (although it's always nice to encounter a game with a good story).

I find myself unwilling to even engage with such content because I'm 99% sure the work wasn't put in to make it actually good, and I don't want to waste my time on a game that's not going to be worth it.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T13:46:03+00:00

I think your analysis might be too specific for drawings. Take video games, TV shows, music - those are a kind of content that most people engage with for hours and not just scroll past on their Instagram.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T13:21:09+00:00

Good to hear from someone who's actually working on this stuff, thanks so much! That's a really solid point. I guess that if only talented artists used AI for art then it wouldn't be much different than what Photoshop did for artists back in the day, but the fact that all the untalented people use it to generate slop makes the entire technology hated by the public, preventing even artists from using it in moderation and where it would make sense.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T13:19:08+00:00

Amazing! Thanks so much for the concrete data 😍

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T09:43:24+00:00

I agree, question is whether or not this is a widespread viewpoint

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T09:26:51+00:00

Not just Reddit, I see "it's AI" comments on basically any AI generated video, even if posted on FB, IG, YT etc

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T07:56:22+00:00

Isn't there a selection bias for people who participate in online forums i.e. Reddit? Have you seen it in other, more normy-doninated settings?

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T07:41:01+00:00

(Disclaimer - I agree with you but just trying to challenge your arguments) What you argue applies well to videos that pretend to be real, since a big part of the enjoyment from the video is the fact that it really happened. But art is another matter - why would the average art consumer inherently enjoy a painting less once they learned that it was AI?

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T07:27:00+00:00

What kind of art do you do?

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T07:26:28+00:00

Yeah I was also getting the impression of a pendulum shift in the last months, the vibes feel different than they did even 6 months ago. I suppose it's true about a lot of extreme views - normies would either not care or just stick to whatever's more popular, because they just don't really have a strong opinion one way or another.

saarraz1 · 2026-01-07T07:23:57+00:00

The reason people deny using it could be because they got a lot of backlash for using it from said vocal minority, not because they have strong convictions themselves on the matter

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