I've said it before and I'll say it again every single argument against ai is just an argument against late stage Capitalism.
You could make sure ai is dead, erased, buried, forgotten, outlawed, laser beamed out of the human consciousness, suppressed forbidden knowledge, workers would still be replaced with the first program that can do it cheaper, ai or not. The first robot arm that can't go on strike or take sick days. Artists will still be treated like they're non essential, still be paid dirt, giant corporations will still squeeze more and more creativity out of art until it's just a soulless imitation of art for monetary sake. Money over all else, profits over anything else, especially over paying and treating artists with humility and dignity. It's just what Capitalism does to art. It's doing what it's always done.
It doesn't mean accept, embrace, or encourage it. But I do think pointing at where the problem really is, is essential.
Because trust and believe the first company that can get away with claiming it's good because it doesn't use ai, will use that as a front for the public while continuing to treat it's workers like dirt behind closed doors. The underlying issue of automation taking over has nothing to do with robots or ai somehow deciding to take over. It has everything to do with business owners and their greed.
