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highplainsdem

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1. Generative AI is always unethical because of the way the AI tools were trained on stolen intellectual

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 11:13 AM

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property. Labeling it AI doesn't changed that.

It allows wannabe creatives and content producers with no real talent or expertise to produce fraudulent and sometimes dangerous content that will fool a lot of people, which is why YouTube is flooded with so much AI crap including medical advice from foreign content farms.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220865373

Generative AI is mostly good for enabling fraud and scams of all types.

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About AI [View all] Joinfortmill Saturday OP

Generative AI is always unethical because of the way the AI tools were trained on stolen intellectual highplainsdem Saturday #1

Again... WarGamer Saturday #3

man you're adorable WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #4

They apparently missed all the stories and studies on AI errors, as well as the stories on AI companies highplainsdem Saturday #8

Thats really amazing . BannonsLiver Saturday #11

I'm sure you read where I bounced it off the GI Specialist... WarGamer Saturday #12

AI is sophisticated BRAINWASHING some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #2

I trust and like AI much more than the old Google gulliver Saturday #5

I work in the field GenThePerservering Saturday #6

I've seen absolutely no reporting or studies on AI to back up what you said here: highplainsdem Saturday #7

It's easy to find out for yourself. gulliver Saturday #9

Use the solipsism argument and the AI isn't "really" intelligent argument evaporates. WarGamer Saturday #13

One of the problems with AI is not that it can be right, Prairie_Seagull Saturday #10

Depends on what the task is... I'd argue that for the topic of History, AI is highly accurate. WarGamer Saturday #14