Eg someone commenting here mentioned using AI for grammar correction over paying a human to review their work - much faster and more affordable. Not something to be ashamed of imo.
Never said problems like water usage should be ignored, they need solving.
Will stop being moderate online now👋🔕

I’m disabled too :)
I never said disabled people NEED AI because they’re inept or stupid. Just that I’ve witnessed it help someone, who chose it themselves, and who I do not think should be ashamed for that - and therefore maybe we shouldn’t tell everyone to be embarrassed and ashamed.

Alas, it was the only comparison I could think of. I agree that the environmental impacts of AI are a concern. (As well as the obvious copyright and connection stuff mentioned above.)
I just don’t think that blacklisting it in its entirety and telling people to be ashamed is productive or useful.

I think disabled/disadvantaged people should get to choose which tools work for them and get them interacting with the world in a way they prefer.

It’s similar to how I feel about veganism: if you’re healthy w/no conditions and have money, you don’t have an excuse to still be contributing to suffering and climate change.
If you don’t have money or [insert multitude of other reasons], it’s hard to do the right thing in the system we have now.

I think we agree overall, but this take lacks nuance imo.
E.g: I don’t think people using AI to better express themselves (thinking about disabled, English-as-2nd-lang friends) should be ashamed.
It’s not bad that not everyone can afford to stand up to the system while getting where they need to go.

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