I know this seems like beating a dead horse after the past couple years, but I really, really dislike most generative artificial intelligence content. HIVE frontends are integrating A.I. tools to varying degrees. Now PeakD has added an optional A.I. disclosure feature for transparency. I would suggest anyone using A.I. be open and up-front about it.
As a side note, if you're a student, you're cheating yourself when you use A.I. to complete school assignments. Education is about developing your ability to research and reason, building a foundation of knowledge you can use throughout your life. You are kneecapping yourself, not simplifying the coursework. Developing your intellect makes you a better thinker. You will be less vulnerable to hoaxes and baseless conspiracy theories when you know how to develop your own mind.
On HIVE, if you use generative A.I. to write your posts, you outsource your creativity to a machine. I believe this dehumanizes you. However, A.I. as a spell check tool, a brainstorming aid, or a translation assistant isn't inherently bad. Be careful, though. Generative A.I. gets things wrong all the time, so it is not generally suitable for research, data analysis, or citations unless you rigorously verify its output yourself. I would suggest stating how you use it and how you vet its output.
Image generation is almost always rife with nonsense. Misspelled words, weird geometry/anatomy, that now-pervasive yellow tint, and the unnatural shapes of even its 2D cartoons all rub me the wrong way. If you need a stock photo, I suggest Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash, and even Wikimedia for pictures with permissive licenses. It's always courteous to link to your source for attribution even if it isn't required. I know some A.I. tools claim to take drawings and make them look professional, but if you use them, be transparent. I always prefer to see someone building real skills with physical or digital media. Photoshop or GIMP adds tools to your creative toolbox, and don't forget that learning new things helps you grow as an individual.
As for me, content which gives an impression of heavy A.I. will not be upvoted, and may even get a downvote if it strikes me as egregious spam. You know what I mean here. Excessive em-dashes, a high ratio of headers to paragraphs, vague language, stilted English, the works. If I see obviously A.I.-generated images, I probably won't read and upvote the post. At best, I will offer only a partial upvote to support the accompanying text. Is this unfair to some genuine creators using A.I. tools? Perhaps, but the option of disclosure in the body of the work or with tags on PeakD will earn some leniency.
New technology always has hurdles, and I'm O.K. with being deemed a Luddite while this shakes out. I also suggest asking yourself whether your goal is sharing something you feel is important, or just to generating filler to keep up with a posting schedule. The HiveBuzz badges are neat, and the auto-votes some of us seem to get are nice, but what is the point if you really have nothing to say? If you disagree, the comment section below is always open. I try to reward real human engagement anyway.
Source image of pigs by 贺新 陈 from Pixabay captioned with GIMP. Family Guy meme (inspired by others seen in the wild) captioned on Imgflip.
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