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Author feels guilty using AI for book cover, opts for manual creation

A user on Mastodon expressed guilt over using AI to generate a book cover, despite liking the result. They ultimately decided to use the AI-generated image only as an internal guide, opting to create the final cover themselves using Canva. AI

IMPACT Illustrates user sentiment and ethical considerations surrounding AI creative tools.

RANK_REASON User-generated content on a social media platform expressing a personal opinion about AI tools.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Author feels guilty using AI for book cover, opts for manual creation

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I’m feeling torn with a heavy helping of guilt around using # AI to make my # bookcover . I feel bad that I actually like the image the prompts created for me.

    I’m feeling torn with a heavy helping of guilt around using # AI to make my # bookcover . I feel bad that I actually like the image the prompts created for me. But, and that’s a big BUT. I’ve decided to use it internally as a guide only. I guess ill have to figure out how to use …