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Jude Berman's avatar

What comes to mind is that the frustration/helplessness (I share it) derives from the fact that the "little guy" isn't going to fix this. It won't be changed book by book, or sticker by sticker, even if those might be appealing. It's like a "100% organic" sticker on a banana, versus federal laws regulating the food industry. So I would reframe the issue as what role governments at all levels need to take to reign in AI. Of course, it's easy to be frustrated over the likelihood of that happening in our current environment. But at least it gives me a greater sense of what needs to happen.

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Jody Frost's avatar

Oooph… this is so no bueno … As a photographer (now exploring the world of writing), i have watched and experienced with distress, the shift in the way images are generated. I like to think that I have developed a critical eye (and ear) that can spot a difference between the human element and the robotic one. I like to think that I can see and experience in creative content when human emotion is informing that which I’m looking at or reading. But really? Who’s to know if and when we’re being duped? There’s certainly no “watchdog” to monitor this. And even if there was, how on earth would “they” be able oversee such a thing? Even with disclaimers or badges, fact is, people can lie. Sigh… I guess like all things, awareness is a start…?

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