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highplainsdem

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2. Thanks, Coventina! GenAI is horribly exploitative and unethical, and no one should use it voluntarily,

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:49 PM

20 hrs ago

or promote anything generated by AI, including by sharing it online. Some people are forced to use AI by their job or school, but they really should protest that as much as possible.

GenAI is harmful in many ways. The most harmful non-weapon tech ever developed.

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Thanks, Coventina! GenAI is horribly exploitative and unethical, and no one should use it voluntarily, highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #2

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