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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one. a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment. b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions. c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people! i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.

@deardoveswings

Oct 1, 2024

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@elleperk

the thing ive always asked myself when it comes to AI is; what is the end goal? what are we trying to accomplish? things are scary, and i think continuation for the sake of continuation will really only lead to the ultimate regression of humanity

Mar 3, 2025

@deardoveswings

elleperk completely agreed! we have existed for so long perfectly fine without it, why would we want to flatten all of that progress? human interaction isn’t entirely innate and is a skill to be strengthened by interacting with yourself and those around you. but many probably don’t have an end goal in mind and are waiting for chatgpt to tell them what that goal should be.

Mar 3, 2025

@siggi761

this is so so so true and i will be sharing it with everyone since i have not been able to articulate this nearly as well and am constantly loosing the "to chatgpt or not to chatgpt" battle! thank you!

Oct 1, 2024

@deardoveswings

siggi761 as someone who isn’t too good as articulating things sometimes, this took me some time to put it into words so don’t worry! i hope these arguments prove to be useful tools in the crusade against chatgpt 🫡

Oct 1, 2024

@royallmonarch

based

Oct 1, 2024

@preliminary_yellow_yak

100% agreed. It's unethical, unnecessary, and it's everywhere now for no good reason! I work in the literary industry and the issues it's created is exhausting

Oct 1, 2024

@deardoveswings

preliminary_yellow_yak ah, i couldn’t imagine how any sort of literary or educational field is faring right now because of this. like art, i don’t think openAI with be the death of the industry but it really is putting lots of dents in it.

Oct 1, 2024

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I don’t hate it. It helps me. I am actually thankful for it. I have seen a lot of ‘what’s hot’ posts here bashing on ChatGPT. But here’s my experience. I have dyslexia, which is why a lot of my posts have gramma issues/spelling mistakes (and why I edit my posts so much). I can’t pick them alone. ChatGPT corrects that for me. I like to write stories, it is a big hobby of mine. And I need to write professional emails for work. It helps me where I cannot help myself. I need to write a resume but I can’t read/process the job description/requirements properly? I copy and paste the information into ChatGPT and ask it to highlight what is important. Work requires me to read lengthy documents? I can read until I get stuck and AI will help me. I need to do research for university? I can’t digest all the information and pages that load on my topic of interest, so I will ask ChatGPT to recommend me specific articles to read based on what I need. Of course I try and do as much as I can independently, but extra help that’s free never hurts. A lot of people are hating on AI, but it helps people, despite the greater population abusing it.

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