You've all probably seen those uncanny AI generated studio Ghibli images of people circulating around in the internet. They seem to be the new obsession of youth and old alike. People don't really seem to be putting much thought into where it comes from. It comes from stolen art. Studio Ghibli's one of a kind art style has been stolen without their consent and the famous co - creator of the studio, Hayao Miyazaki, calls these images ‘an insult to life itself’.
To use AI softwares to generate these images is disrespectful to all the artists who have dedicated their entire lives to creating authentic art. Such little thought is put behind our selfish needs to get a picture of our own, each picture generated being a stab at the actual creators. Original authentic human made art that once used to take days to create a few seconds of animation can be now recreated with one prompt, some people even getting a false sense of grandeur about their artistic skills just because they type in a command to generate an image.
The pitfalls of AI do not stop there. And in the coming years, it's only going to get much, much worse. You may or may not have heard of VEO 3, an AI video generating tool that is INSANELY good at generating content, sometimes creating videos that are eerily ‘human’, with the only indicator of it being fake being the bad lip syncing and monotone robotic voices. At first glance, people could fall for these. This is more dangerous than it is innovative. Sometimes some things don't need to be created and this is an example of that. These videos could get so advanced in the upcoming years that AI could be used to generate fake evidence for crimes, thereby invalidating original video evidence of crimes. They can be used for blackmail, threats and scams.
Most of us use the internet. So it's a good time to point out the Dead Internet theory. Though it started out as a conspiracy theory, it is proving to be the truth with every passing day. It states that the internet is mainly controlled by bot activity. An example we could all relate to is youtube, one of the most common media platforms that people use. Youtube comment sections are filled with bots that spread misinformation, dangerous and malicious content. This easily fools people into believing and following what they say since they pose as real human beings when they’re not. People interact with these bots, further incentivising more human beings to believe that these bots are human. AI generated ads are also circulating on youtube which advertise fake products, leading to fake sites, forcing you to spend money on a product that does not exist. Youtube, being a big corporation would take some action on this you would assume. You would be wrong. All they have is a report button that makes you think they do something but those bots will face no repercussions, and continue to spread their messages.
The internet has become an untraversable land of bots, scams and malicious intent. More and more people have started to get out of their phones, out of the internet and social media and stepping outside, valuing genuine human connections more as it is coming to light that the internet is not what it once was. It is not a hub for creators. It is a corporate hell filled with bots and large companies trying to advertise their products.
In conclusion, the world we see online is no longer what we think it is. It is fake. Leave the internet behind, use it only for necessities. Meet more humans and start networking in real life.
You are right gowri, these Ai slop is getting outta hand. We need to bust it up
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