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Author criticizes AI for being harmful and ineffective

The author expresses a strong aversion to using AI, citing its perceived ineffectiveness, harmful nature, and fundamental conflict with the creative process. Despite close encounters with serious attempts to integrate AI into projects, the author found the technology inherently at odds with the intended purpose, arguing that AI's output, even if superficially resembling desired outcomes, undermines the meaning of those outcomes. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion piece on a social media platform with no broader industry impact or newsworthiness.

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Author criticizes AI for being harmful and ineffective

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

    I don't use AI because it sucks, harms, doesn't work & I don't have a "prompt" in my head when creating - but I've been close to earnest attempts at taking it s

    I don't use AI because it sucks, harms, doesn't work & I don't have a "prompt" in my head when creating - but I've been close to earnest attempts at taking it seriously in two different projects & they have a 100% "The tech is fundamentally in conflict with the purpose" ratio. No…