I noticed a post on here that was AI-generated and in my opinion off-topic. I don’t see the advantages of having AI-generated images on here myself, and prefer real wildlife pictures.

I noticed a lot of people who seemed to agree that this didn’t belong here in the comments of the post. Therefore, I propose banning these in this community. What does everyone else think?

Mod ping: @dragonfly@lemmy.world @Smokeless7048@lemmy.world

EDIT: Please don’t bash the OP of the mentioned post.

  • dragonfly@lemmy.worldM
    37·
    2 months ago

    Hi all ,

    I’ve always preferred not to make rules, because I think it can stifle creativity and sharing, BUT, it may be necessary at this point to have one or two rules posted to the sidebar, including something about AI, as well as a general “be nice” sort of thing. I’m open to suggestions, if anyone wants to weigh in.

    I don’t like AI though I can envision some narrow situations when it could be okay, which is why I’ve not banned it. Clearly, there are strong opinions about it, and I think a ban or restriction is probably appropriate at this point. At the very least, it should be clearly labeled as AI.

    However, I think it’s super important to note that not everyone can readily identify what is and is not AI, so if someone does post AI, we should offer up some grace and kindness to that person, who may simply be sharing a picture that they genuinely thought would be appreciated.

    I welcome thoughtful discussion and suggestions, and I’ll update the sidebar with a couple rules after I’ve had time to read what you’ve had so say.

    • Muad'dib@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      141·
      2 months ago

      While AI has plenty of good uses, genAI has far fewer. We can prevent any problems with banning legitimate use of AI by only banning genAI. Expert systems and fuzzy logic are fine.

  • humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    703·
    2 months ago

    Considering the growth of AI infrastructure is likely destroying many wildlife habitats I say with confidence fuck AI.

  • turdas@suppo.fi
    46·
    2 months ago

    The user who posted that posts a lot of stuff that’s not AI, so I expect they just saw that picture somewhere and reposted it not realizing it’s AI. It can be difficult to tell sometimes and will only get more difficult as time goes on.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      362·
      2 months ago

      I know I’ve shared this same image myself here before I learned what to look for.

      The rude responses are much more bothersome to me. OP wasn’t some new account or known Ai spam account. Real contributors here deserve respect and the benefit of the doubt, IMO.

    • RipLemmDotEE@lemmy.today
      9·
      2 months ago

      Yes, but that poster has been kinda flooding several communities with posts that are cutesy art posts that feel like filler, and border on offtopic.

      I admire the dedication to posting content, but I think it might be a bit too much and at the cost of quality.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
    352·
    2 months ago

    Agreed. But be careful.

    Emphasize the rule too much, and you’ll run into “is it AI generated?” loops that many art posts spiral into. Especially when innocently reposted from elsewhere.

    The rule should be ‘please no AI generated content,’ emphasis on the ‘please.’ Remove obvious offenders; don’t aggressively hunt for them. Focus should be enjoying real owls, and not infinite debate on the origins of every owl in the comments.

  • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
    51·
    2 months ago

    I haven’t noticed any owl posts that I realized were AI, but I don’t really mind if they are, as long as they aren’t presented as real photos.

  • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    How many AI generated posts have been so far? If everyone starts going bat shit crazy over the stuff very soon we will have a witch hunt, not here but all over the place.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      There’s probably been about 6, and at least 3 have been this exact comic, and the rest were along the lines of “this is AI but I still like the style, what do you think?” in the last 2.5 years.