https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/7/2315259/-Please-ban-all-AI-images-in-all-diaries-Add-it-to-the-ROTR ⚙️ this is a top-rated°hard word user-generated°hard word "diary°hard word" on liberal°hard word blog°hard word DailyKos°hard word
AI°hard word Images°hard word are theft°hard word. There is no ethical°hard word use of generative°hard word AI°hard word to create images°hard word. AI°hard word images°hard word appear regularly in DKOS°hard word diaries°hard word, at this point on a daily basis°hard word. Major contributors°hard word like Egberto°hard word and Tom°hard word Hartman°hard word regularly use AI°hard word images°hard word in their diaries°hard word. Speaking as an artist, I cannot tell you how depressed°hard word it makes me to see this webpage°hard word allow for such brazen°hard word theft°hard word on a daily basis°hard word.
Every use of generative°hard word AI°hard word wastes energy, and water. Every use of generative°hard word AI°hard word to create images°hard word steals from the work of artists who cannot afford°hard word to have their work stolen. We are contributing°hard word to the permission°hard word structure that allows big fascist°hard word tech°hard word companies to continue°hard word their brazen°hard word theft°hard word of the intellectual°hard word and creative°hard word property of artists all over the world°hard word.
💡 As a reminder°hard word, this "wastes water" claim°hard word is utter°hard word crap°hard word. Your ChatGPT°hard word query°hard word uses at most one teaspoon°hard word of water, and possibly far less. And, by "uses", means "causes it to evaporate°hard word and turn into rain elsewhere°hard word".
🔥 if you "can't afford°hard word" the water use, buy a composting°hard word toilet°hard word.
The arguments about "generative°hard word AI°hard word enables°hard word fascism°hard word" ... are in-group°hard word propaganda°hard word. There is no serious argument there; it's just emotive°hard word words strung°hard word together.
As far as intellectual°hard word property theft°hard word and this is bad for working artists ... no.