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Layzeebeaver

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21. I'm not fighting for anything here...

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:07 AM

22 hrs ago

...other than fighting for open mindedness regarding the use of IT tools, their application, governance, and ultimately how they can be used for a better society.

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I asked ChatGPT to rewrite "American Pie" to be more contemporary... [View all] Layzeebeaver Yesterday OP

de rec (for posting nothing but AI slop) Celerity Yesterday #1

actually, its not slop. I played a core part in framing and editing of this. Layzeebeaver Yesterday #2

Non sequitur. I never it was an attempt at passing it off as human made. Celerity 23 hrs ago #6

Your use of ChatGPT is unethical, if you're aware of the many news stories and the many posts here highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #7

and if I did this on my own? Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #9

Yes. Of course. It would be your own work. The difference is obvious. Just as there's an obvious highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #11

So... a PHD dude in 1970 has 12 understudies... Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #18

Please look up the meaning of "understudy" because you obviously don't know it. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #49

Yes. WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #14

That is much too extreme a view. yardwork 22 hrs ago #25

No, it isn't. If you're using AI without being forced to do so by your job or school, and you're aware highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #43

Take a breath.............. Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #53

How was Celerity disingenuous? obamanut2012 22 hrs ago #32

That was interesting. 2naSalit Yesterday #3

Write it yourself. Don't use an unethical tool trained on stolen intellectual property. highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #8

And write it in longhand with a quill pen and homemade ink. yardwork 22 hrs ago #27

Stop being so silly. No one suggested that. I love tech that actually helps, and I had an HP laser printer highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #44

One of my concerns... 2naSalit 21 hrs ago #35

You don't want it stealing YOUR stuff, but you're fine with it being trained on all the writing by other people highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #45

Whoa there... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #50

I don't use AI, but I've been doing this for years (just for fun). Latest example: DFW Yesterday #4

pretty cool... Layzeebeaver Yesterday #5

That's GREAT! Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading and humming-along. QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #10

AI is the machine gun in WW1 part 3 Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #12

There's nothing creative about shooting a gun. Tommy Carcetti 22 hrs ago #33

Exactly. And there's nothing creative about having genAI do something for you. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #47

The people who'll be hurt by AI tools that dumb them down are not the ones refusing to participate highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #46

Boring and vague. Not a fan of the original, but at least the wordplay and references in it mean something. WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #13

A fair opinion Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #15

"wrecks the environment"????? Layzeebeaver 23 hrs ago #16

Damage to the envirinment is just one of a number of harms from genAI and the data centers being highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #17

This is a deep subject Layzeebeaver 22 hrs ago #20

There's no way to use genAI built on theft ethically. That's like saying you'll use slave labor ethically. highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #22

did you actually read what I wrote? Layzeebeaver 22 hrs ago #23

Yes. Which is why you got that response. You wrote: highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #41

A guy from my office showed me what one of those programs could do DFW 22 hrs ago #31

We can try to prevent worse from happening, or we can let it happen by saying "we've already come so far, why not WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #19

I'm not fighting for anything here... Layzeebeaver 22 hrs ago #21

Fighting for open-mindedness? About something that reduces creativity, reduces brain activity, plagiarizes art WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #24

What? Layzeebeaver 22 hrs ago #28

. WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #34

Thank you for catching this and calling it out. ms liberty 21 hrs ago #36

user name checks out eShirl 22 hrs ago #26

Quite a poignant poem WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #29

yea... unfortunate Layzeebeaver 22 hrs ago #30

Weird Al Yankovich never had to use AI. ms liberty 21 hrs ago #37

same applies to spell check... Layzeebeaver 19 hrs ago #39

An inspiration by itself isn't music, or a book, or a painting. Just having an idea does not entitle you highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #48

What exactly is "American Pie" anyhow? nt Disaffected 20 hrs ago #38

"American Pie" was a silly jingle GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #40

Way too much Democratic whining over this worthy portrayal of current events. (nt) Paladin 17 hrs ago #42

A Prius? How American. n/t flvegan 14 hrs ago #51

Exactly! Layzeebeaver 9 hrs ago #52

That is excellent! Thanks! Owl 8 hrs ago #54