My personal Stance on AI in profesional work

To be clear for any potential clients: I do not work with generative AI, I do not use generative AI, and I do not grant permission to anyone to use my work with generative AI.

For anyone looking to use my work with AI: Please do not do that, the answer is 100% no in every circumstance. I sometimes use anti-AI countermeasures on my works, please don’t take my art for any AI related purposes.

Machine learning is an impressive tool with many use cases, generative AI is not.

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My background with AI and Machine Learning

My stance here is based on many factors, I’ve had the pleasure of being involved in a few machine learning projects. I have a very deep respect for the functionality that this technology brings, and the expertise that computer scientist use it with.
At Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Communications Research Center I was surrounded by Machine Learning Specialist solving real world problems with Machine Learning, it was extremely useful and valuable technology delivering new understanding to massive datasets .
At Alientrap Games we where infamously the very first GPT integration in a production video game, I designed the level for the Generative AI based murder mystery that my boss built. That level did not go public for several reasons, but footage of our level is fairly common in conversations about Generative AI driven NPCs.

0:29 to 0:39 is visualization based on the result of Machine Learning from ISED & CRC.

4:24 to 6:56 is a demo from Alientraps AI test level.

Some of the issues with Generative AI

Environmental Impact

AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change
NPR
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
UN Environmental Program
Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions
The Verge

Stolen Work

Proof that AI Is Stealing From Us
Mckinley Park News
Artists Score Major Win in Copyright Case Against AI Art Generators
The Hollywood Reporter
Judge Says Artists Can Sue AI Companies for Using Their Work
Hyperallergic
Visual artists fight back against artificial intelligence companies for repurposing their work
PBS News

Legitimatly Dangerous to use

Glue pizza and eat rocks: Google AI search errors go viral
BBC
Google’s AI Overview Appears to Produce Misleading Answers
Forbs
Google Gemini tried to kill me
r/ChatGPT
AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy
NPR
Family poisoned after using AI-generated mushroom identification book we bought from major online retailer.
r/LegalAdviceUK
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas
The Guardian

Economic Viability

Gen AI: Too much spend, too little benefit?
Goldman Sachs
The Simple Macroeconomics of AI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Subprime AI Crisis
Where’s Your Ed at?
Gartner Predicts 30% of Generative AI Projects Will Be Abandoned After Proof of Concept By End of 2025
Gartner
Big Tech says AI is booming. Wall Street is starting to see a bubble.
The Washington Post
AI models that cost $1 billion to train are underway, $100 billion models coming — largest current models take ‘only’ $100 million to train: Anthropic CEO
Tom’s Hardware
DeepSeek just blew up the AI industry’s narrative that it needs more money and power
CNN Buisness
‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot
The Guardian

Resources

Some entry level resources talking about AI, from it’s technology to it’s social impact. You cna use these to learn more about the issues with AI.

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/brooke-talks-ai-with-ed-zitron

Rolling Stone: The Cult of AI

ShatterZone: AI is Coming for Your Children

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