I’ve been reading about the user revolt on the Twin Peaks subreddit calling for a ban on AI art. As best I can tell we don’t really have people posting AI stuff here yet, but I’m wondering if it would be a good idea to ban it before it becomes a problem. I’m soliciting feedback from y’all on this, please let me know what you prefer.
Another way that allowing it could lead to it being the only thing posted is that its presence could easily scare off genuine, non-scam creators. “AI” overwhelming the open Web isn’t just a matter of the volume of generated content; it’s also that the presence of it has prompted people who actually make things to retreat into places that require logins or membership on the assumption that these are “safe” from scraping (which isn’t always true).