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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Can someone explain the no AI rule? I keep tripping over that one. @moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

No AI generated content, so no Midjourney, ChatGPT, etc.

There are several reasons for this:

  1. It's low effort content that can drown out things people have put actual effort in (but that's not really a problem here since 99% is low effort shitposts anyway)
  2. Its training material is gathered without permission of the authors.
  3. It's wasteful in terms of energy and thus emissions
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I couldn't wrap my head around it.

I don't really agree, with the viewpoint, but I'll continue to try and be mindful of the stuff I post.

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Could you elaborate how you disagree with 2 & 3?

[–] msgraves@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh man that post is a hot mess. Comparing energy used by a human to AI? Guess we don't need all those artists, better round em up and eliminate them because of some reddit math.

[–] msgraves@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

that’s the argument OOP was making. I didn’t make it, I never said we should remove human artists. I think human creativity/creation will and should become even more valued in the coming years. You’re putting words in my mouth, that’s not very nice.

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You called the write up pretty good, idk man I was just responding to the information provided. Not really putting words in anyone's mouth but my own.

[–] msgraves@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I never said we dONT nEED aLL tHeSE aRTiSTS, I gave you a pretty convincing refutal to the argument that AI uses more energy than human artists. Not anything else.

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like the cut of your jib. Mod abuse Mondays need to make a return

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

ill consider it