#ethics of using generative AI

[spn-fanfic-reblog-writes]

Generative AI and writing

[twelveskidneys]

steven moffat really said alright how many aspects of modern society can i criticise in the one (1) episode i’m writing for this season

[purple-link]

So the Darth Vader AI thing in Fortnite is relatively harmless (except for ecologically, perhaps), and is mostly one of the currently few ethical ways to be implemented, after James Earl Jones consented to signing off his voice for use in future shows (with perhaps some additional use with real voice acting).

However, its current use is why you can't beat real voice acting.

When you address him in game, he replies in a cold monotone. There's no inflection, no intonation, just a flat reply. Even in the movies, including Rogue One, in which he made a brief appearance, you could tell it was really James Earl Jones doing it.

He's such an emotional response. James Earl Jones actually doing the voice in the movies has such a dark, deep, almost bleeding, like a cut, sort of voice. He's not friendly. He's not your friend.

AI Vader in the game, as ethical as his use is here, still only sounds like the spoon pickaxe he came with.

I really hope they don't use ai voices in place of real people for characters, even though this implementation of it is the least harmful. However, you just can't beat real voice actors, for real.

[padiduys]

I’ll be honest, I don’t really fw influx of AI images of drivers here.

[s-n-arly]

There is Currently No Ethical Use of Generative AI

Just saw a post arguing that text generative AI is just a tool, the way a paintbrush or a keyboard is a tool, and that writers can and should use it as needed.

I counter with a solid fuck no.

There are a lot of problems with the "it's just a tool" argument. With keyboards and voice recognition, you're still selecting your words, putting them in order, actually writing. If you aren't making your own words and sentences, you aren't writing. You're an editor, and you're claiming someone else's work as your own.

There is no ethical use of generative AI when your AI is trained on stolen content and requires a ridiculous amount of energy and water to run.

[bythehearts]

not to bring tiktok drama on tumblr but like every time a ‘scandal’ comes out with one of these ‘production companies’ that make fan films i always hope we’re finally gonna discuss how they professionalize something that should be an hobbyist endeavor… and yet every single time i’m disappointed.

[badolmen]

AI craze = spiritualism 2.0

Treated as a panacea to every minor inconvenience or worry in life. Otherwise intelligent people too blinded by personal investment to see the farce. Anything of actual scientific or cultural significance buried under the money of grifters and snake oil salesmen. You can point out the tricks and the faults and open admissions of fraud all you want but no one enraptured by the movement will hear you.

[cuterefaction]

Self portrait for 2024! I was in a VERY bad mood that day 😅

[sadkachow]

how the fuck did my english class manage to take a semi-positive stance on generative ai

[skadream]

is the uncanny valley even real as in do we ever get past the valley when approximating to reality or do we just all get used to things looking a little off

[prometheusexe]

Reposted because the original poster blocked me — and conversations like this don’t just disappear. They deserve clarity, not erasure.

Okaaaaay... Let’s break down each of those points, one by one. 🫠

Because if we’re going to shout about AI ethics, maybe we should actually talk ethics — not just post 12-step guides on how to isolate people and call it “activism.”

1. “When your friend or family mentions AI garbage, tell them how you feel about it, and that you hate it when people use it.” 🧠 Sure — communication is healthy. But trying to guilt your loved ones into feeling bad about a tool they may rely on (especially disabled folks) isn’t “speaking your truth,” it’s moral grandstanding.

2. “Download and then delete free AI apps and leave reviews on them about how bad and unethical AI garbage is.” 📉 This isn’t protest — it’s review bombing. It doesn't change corporate policy, and it drowns out honest feedback from people with legitimate concerns and actual use cases.

3. “When you see a post with an AI generated image in it, comment about there being ai slop in it.” 🗑️ If your activism amounts to drive-by harassment, it's not activism. It’s just bullying in a socially-acceptable trench coat.

4. “Urge politicians to make laws regulating AI.” ✔️ This one? Yes. We agree. Please do! Regulation matters — but let’s base it on facts, not fearmongering or Tumblr takes.

5. “Don’t use AI ‘tools’ when a program or website tries to push them on you.” 🛠️ Then don’t — but don’t shame others for using accessibility tools, content aids, or creative support systems that help them thrive.

6. “Contact companies adding AI to their service about how much you hate AI and how unethical it is.” 📬 Feedback is good. But sweeping “AI = unethical” hot takes don’t help anyone. Be specific. Target exploitative data practices or lack of transparency — not the existence of the tech.

7. “Tell your friends and family how much you hate AI.” 🫤 Repeating the same complaint over and over doesn’t make it more meaningful. Especially when your neurodivergent cousin is using AI to manage her executive dysfunction.

8. “Don’t reblog or repost AI generated content.” 👀 That’s your choice. But gatekeeping visibility doesn’t make your blog morally superior — it just narrows the conversation.

9. “Fill out surveys about opinions on AI and say you don’t like it.” ✅ Go for it. Just remember: valid criticism hits harder when it’s informed and balanced — not reactionary.

10. “Refuse to use AI even if your workplace or school forces you to.” 📉 You’re allowed to take a stand. But demanding others sabotage their job, grades, or accommodations because you personally don’t like AI? That’s not solidarity — it’s self-righteousness.

11. “Keep posting about hating AI no matter how big it becomes.” 📢 Free speech is real. So is repetition fatigue. If you're screaming louder than you’re thinking, you’re not winning a war — you’re just spinning in place.

12. “Cut people out of your life who use AI until they stop.” 🪓 This is cult mentality dressed as conviction. Encouraging people to socially isolate others over a tool? That’s not activism. That’s control.

And just to add some ✨context✨:

The author claims to be neurodivergent — which makes it all the more disheartening. Many neurodivergent folks depend on AI to bridge executive dysfunction, manage anxiety, process language, or create safely. Treating them like villains because their support tool doesn’t fit your aesthetic? That’s ableism, not ethics.

If you're serious about fighting unethical AI use, start by demanding transparency, better labour rights, consent-based training data, and clear opt-out mechanisms.

Not just yelling "AI bad" while using Tumblr, Discord, and TikTok — all running on the same infrastructure as the models you hate.

The real enemy isn’t the tool. It’s how humans choose to wield it.

[mellamellamella]

Heard it's Sanji Week lol idk what any of the prompts are but here's some doodles of the boy

[skullhaver]

at my previous job, I was actively encouraged by my boss to use chatgpt to write copy and then edit what it produced "to save time." On the occasions I tried it, not only did this not especially save me time, but it obviated how little he valued my original writing. And honestly, it obviated how little he valued our CLIENTS that he was perfectly willing to sacrifice carefully conisdered, effective copy for "it gets the job done" generic drivel.

AI didn't replace my job per se, but it revealed that my job had been crappy from the beginning. It turned out that I had been putting forth my best writing only for my own pride and satisfaction, and my best work had never been recognized by the person paying me.

And if I was going to put forth my best writing merely for my own pride and satisfaction, I was gonna write more fanfiction and RP with my friends.

[the-unconquered-queen]

Related to my last ask, while I took the rare foray into instagram to get that ITW scoop, I saw their comments on several posts are just flooded with people calling them out on the bad AI overuse. I don't think it's going to change anything because at the end of the day, they are now owned by an AI company, but it was still nice to see that people are trying to hold them accountable for their subpar stuff.

[vivitalks]

It's more than just the worn sofa cushions and matching silverware sets. Any asshole can paint their clapboard baby blue and retrofit a gas cooktop into the kitchen, just like any asshole can stash a go bag beneath hardwood floors — having stuff doesn't make a home. Not that Bucky has any way to know that, having always had fewer personal belongings than fingers on both hands. But he suspects that if the Wilson family found themselves transplanted into Bucky's Brooklyn shithole, that dump would become a home quicker than blinking.

post-tfatws family feels with bucky & the wilsons

[chemically-yours]

A summary of every talk on AI I've attended (usually against my will) in the last year: "of course we must also consider the ethical and moral issues with using gen AI" *proceeds to never bring up these issues or consider them at all*