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The original was posted on /r/stablediffusion by /u/Shawnrushefsky on 2024-09-04 12:10:08+00:00.
I made the mistake of leaving a pro-ai comment in a non-ai focused subreddit, and wow. Those people are off their fucking rockers.
I used to run a non-profit image generation site, where I met tons of disabled people finding significant benefit from ai image generation. A surprising number of people don’t have hands. Arthritis is very common, especially among older people. I had a whole cohort of older users who were visual artists in their younger days, and had stopped painting and drawing because it hurts too much. There’s a condition called aphantasia that prevents you from forming images in your mind. It affects 4% of people, which is equivalent to the population of the entire United States.
The main arguments I get are that those things do not absolutely prevent you from making art, and therefore ai is evil and I am dumb. But like, a quad-amputee could just wiggle everywhere, so I guess wheelchairs are evil and dumb? It’s such a ridiculous position to take that art must be done without any sort of accessibility assistance, and even more ridiculous from people who use cameras instead of finger painting on cave walls.
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but had to vent. Anyways, love you guys. Keep making art.
Edit: I am seemingly now banned from r/books because I suggested there was an accessibility benefit to ai tools.
Edit: edit: issue resolved w/ r/books.