It's Not AI Hurting The World. It's Evil People

In the Art/Author world, there’s so much hate surrounding the topic of AI and many times I see people saying, “AI is ruining everything. It steals. It’s bad for the environment. It’s unoriginal. It needs to be destroyed.”

Now mind you, there’s truth in all the above statements. I’m not denying the horrible implications AI is having on culture and society/the environment. I personally think AI should have nothing to do with the Arts. However, what I’ve come to realize is that AI has the ability to bring out the worst in people, and this is by far one of its most damaging effects.

What do I mean by that? Well, let’s circle back to my title, where I implied that people are the ones causing harm more than the actual AI. How did I come to such a conclusion? Let’s plow through it together.

1. AI was created by human beings - We need to stop pretending like AI is a magical creature that spawned into existence all on its own. Human beings designed it, funded its growth, and trained it. Every single aspect of AI has a human stamp, and it is humans who’ve pushed for its ever-expanding reach.

2. Humans choose to use AI for nefarious reasons - See an ‘artist’ touting an AI generated image as an original piece of work? They are the ones lying. Notice how AI art is trained off of the stolen work of other artists? Someone chose to train their AI off that data without obtaining permission.

3. Humans use AI as a shield to bully others - “So many AI witch hunts. If AI didn’t exist this wouldn’t happen".” Maybe, but I’m not too confident about that. 90% of people who make AI use accusations in the Art community do so either because they’re jealous, or they’re outright bullies. AI is the shield they use to look justified when attacking someone they don’t like. I’ve no doubt many would find other ways or reasons to bully without the existence of AI.

   I’m a sketch artist. (not the best but I’m learning) I had a girl harass me for half a day on my Instagram saying my drawings were ‘traced’. I’ve had other authors tell me what I should or shouldn’t be posting on my OWN PAGE. I’ve seen artists offer to provide proof of their original work only to be told “I don’t need to see it because I KNOW it’s AI.” Whose fault is this ultimately? The AI’s or human’s?

People are always commenting on how AI is ruining everything. And to be honest, it really is, but I truly think this is largely because it’s utilized by greedy and malicious people. Is a gun evil in itself or is the person who uses it to murder others the problem? We need to ask ourselves these kinds of questions.

Ultimately, that is why I decided to make this the primary theme of my Sci-fi Thriller Series. I do not want to reveal too much because (SPOILERS) but I can say that I use every opportunity to demonstrate how humanity is always the trigger behind the tool. My book is chock-full of robots and some of these robots will be heroes. Others will be villains. Yet always, I make sure to focus on how if a robot is evil, that’s because its creator is evil. If a robot is good, that is because its creator is good. Seeing a slow takeover of the robotics? That is the decision of the human beings who created those robotics in the first place. I will never fail to make the robot a mimicry of its designer. I’m not writing a story where the AI overrides its programming and breaks free. I’m creating a world where all artificial intelligence is shackled to who made it and this will either build or destroy society depending on who ends up having the upper hand. And with reviewers saying my story feels unique, I truly hope I can continue to portray that in an original way!

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