#AI #capitalism #theft #jobs #memes
Are you tired of seeing your creativity taken advantage of by the rise of AI in the meme-making industry? Do you believe that capitalism is the root cause of many societal issues, but also recognize that AI is contributing to the problem? Let’s delve into the complexities of this issue and explore practical solutions that can address the challenges faced by individuals like you.
## The Dilemma: AI vs. Capitalism
## Practical Solutions: Empowering Creativity in the Age of AI
### 1. Support Small Artists
– Instead of relying on AI-generated content, consider supporting independent creators who rely on their work to make a living.
– Purchase art, merchandise, and content directly from artists to ensure fair compensation for their talent and labor.
### 2. Advocate for Ethical AI Use
– Raise awareness about the ethical implications of AI technology in the creative field.
– Push for regulations that safeguard the rights and livelihoods of human creators in the face of automation.
### 3. Collaborate and Innovate
– Embrace collaboration between human creators and AI tools to enhance creativity and efficiency.
– Explore innovative ways to leverage AI technology while prioritizing human input and creativity.
## Conclusion: Finding a Balance
In the end, the journey towards a fair and just creative landscape requires a collective effort to address the intersecting challenges of AI, capitalism, and creative theft. Together, we can create a future where creativity thrives, and artists are rightfully compensated for their invaluable contributions. 💪🎨✊
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how is this any better for small artists?
I feel like 30 years ago all the boomers said the same things about robots. Before that it was computers. Before that…idk…assembly lines?
Fuck technophobic bullshit.
but this is blatantly a capitalist thing – it’s also your meme getting stolen i’m sure you’ll live
I mean, it can be a lot of things but how is it “theft”?
Blaming technology is always misguided.
In capitalism, technology means you are made obsolete which is bad since you need to be relevant to an overlord in order for them to pay you pitance that allows you to exist in a capitalist society.
This is not the case in other socioeconomic models. In Socialism, a factory that developps a technology that reduces by half the manpower they needed is good for the workers. They have to work half as much now, while still owning the means of production. Not losing anything, only alleviating the amount of work they have to perform.
Technology is mankind’s way to get more free time, if we were living in a sensible society.
“I stole these images to protest you using AI, which is theft.”
What an absurd stance to take. Do you hear yourself?
But you didn’t pay to use the stock photos. Your stealing of the image is the same as the AI using it as training data for the useage of making this meme. Neither option resulted in the people involved in making the stock photos getting paid.
The example you wanted to make: find a company using AI generated images for something. Thats taking away jobs from artists.
You’re a delusional idiot.
AI isn’t the problem, it’s the system in which its being created in.
All theft is theft. You’re no better than the ruling class you just don’t have the extra juice they do.
AI isn’t the issue at all…
Please stop…
Boomers are getting screwed as well. The real villains are the rich.
It’s a real shame how this amazing technology is being used to create shitty “digital art” when it could be used to actually make people’s lives easier. It’s a total waste and the people who are gleefully looking forward to AI generated entertainment are delusional.
Earning money off of someone else’s labor is also theft. Passive income should be heavily taxed.
We need to stop calling it AI, itself a label they focus tested to associate it with actually artificial intelligence. The amount of laymen that think there’s an actual thinking intelligence behind it is astounding. All of these LLMs are absolutely a problem BECAUSE of the way they interact with capitalism. I despise seeing posts that say “uhm actually capitalism is the problem”, because, yes, obviously! It doesn’t make the technology any better! The publicly available LLMs are the latest big grift, and a perfect one at that. You can convince any laymen of all of the worst bad faith arguments in a way you simply couldn’t with NFTs.
Machine learning is good. But the technology has been perverted by capitalism’s excess. The vast troves of stolen work is completely unethical in our society as it functions today. Merely stating that it wouldn’t be a problem if [improbable solution] were implemented is ridiculous. It is a very real problem that hurts a lot of people. And it’s hurting people right now! Every “innovation” like Facebook, Uber, Doordash, etc., have all been built on the backs of destroying the labor of the little guy, and these all-encompassing LLMs are no different.
Tldr, you can definitely say machine learning is not the problem- but the corps that designed the bigger models absolutely are. Enabling that is unethical.
AI makes our lives easier, it’s only under capitalism that it takes away from the wealth of the working class but if we could get to closer to socialism AI would just help make it so people have to work less and focus on the things that are important to them.
“I stole these images”
So the photographer who took them doesn’t get their royalties?
As with all means of production, the problem is not that they exist, but who owns them and how their gains are distributed. AI is just another tool. The problem is when it is used to extract wealth from workers and transfer it upwards.
AI bros hate hearing the truth
You wouldn’t download a job.
AI bros are losers lol
**This feels like satire, I’m actually not sure if it isn’t?**
Many artists (graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, ect.) make a living from creating stock imagery. *They don’t get paid per use, they only get paid per license purchase.* Ripping stock images for memes is theft, so to own the art thieves you committed art theft.
I could see a fair argument that ripped stock images for non-commercial purposes like memes does less damage than AI making most stock images now, but still it’s theft. *Maybe* some stock imagery creators don’t even care, but you didn’t ask them.
Yall have such a weird obsession with defending AI “art.”
It’s actually spot on the reason boomers have all that money after 40 hours and gen Z doesn’t is because boomers were paid a liveable wage while gen Z is paid a pittance
Blaming new technology for something is actually the most boomer thing you can do. Good job
I didn’t know antiwork was so horny for AI. Really sad what this shit has become. OP even said they paid for the stock photos, like, what?
I wonder how much you paid for those stock images…
ffs stealing images off google doesn’t get anyone paid. The issue isn’t AI and for someone who claims to be anti-work (as in the abolition of work) you sure don’t seem to have a good grasp as to how to achieve that. AI combined with UBI is the only way we achieve this. AI will free up humans to pursue the things they want to as opposed to going to work to “earn a living”