Board: [DoveNet] DoveNet General Chat Subject: Re: ai shit from bbs peop From: Boraxman Date: Wed Oct 14, 2026 09:46 @VIA: MSRDBBS -=> ant wrote to Nightfox <=- an> @MSGID: <20261013125101.e7ee9e59dd7ce6d17e26c8a8@nix.synchro.net> an> @REPLY: <6A4E7700.79476.dove_dove-gen@digitaldistortionbbs.com> an> Nightfox: > Although AI tools are trained with existing data, I > still wonder about ethical usage. an> Hardly possible: an> > When using AI tools, an> Tools are dumb, mechanical, well-understood extensions an> of the person. AI is not a tool, like a screwdriver or an> text editor. > you're still creating something new and different. an> No, it is the Artificial Idiot that is creating for you, an> at your request. This is similar to a rich and unskilled an> person commissioning an artist to execute hisportrait. > I feel like a more optimal use may be to use AI tools > to help aid some tasks, especially ones that are more >difficult. an> Instead of making robots the new slaves, doing the dirty an> and thankless work for their masters, people oursource an> to AI the most creating, interesting, and difficult an> work -- exactly the sort of work that elevates Man. an> This is a dangerous inversion of the roles. an> * Synchronet * My Brand-New BBS (All the cool SysOps run STOCK!) AI may lack a soul, but someone who IS creative, and can put the human experience into work can use AI like a paintbrush. AI is slop because the person is creating slop, but I see no real barrier to someone using it to create something deep, meaningful. That art will stand head and shoulders above lazy slop, just as today meaningful and well constructed music stands above human created slop. --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52 ■ Synchronet ■ MS & RD BBs - bbs.mozysswamp.org .