A bunch of reasons NOT to use AI
May 12, 2025
Like Marie, I've been given a bunch or reasons to use AI. Instead of replying, I usually just keep quiet. I don't like to argue, and I'm pretty sure anything I say is going to be contested--maybe even ridiculed. So I'm glad Marie applied her energy to explaining why it's not necessarily a great idea. Here's just one of her 11 different reasons.
Young Vulgarian: 11 things I hate about AI, 2025-May-9 by Marie Le Conte
Some proponents of generative AI will argue that going back and forth with the computer helps creativity, as opposed to stifling it: as someone who has to be creative a lot of the time, I just don't think it's entirely true. Sometimes you do need to force yourself to do the hard thing a lot of the time, so that you're then able to do the easy thing quicker.
It's also a good habit to pick up, as starting from nothing is, I think, good for the brain. I see it a lot in oil painting, which I started doing last year. There's nothing as horrifying as a blank canvas, but the first steps you take when faced with it are often the most important ones. Which colour should I use to make my wash? What am I mixing to begin with, for that first layer? Am I drawing some outlines in charcoal first, or just vibing it?
By taking these first few decisions, I start building the foundations of whatever project I'm embarking on. It's a different exercise from, say, paint-by-numbers, and there's a reason why one of those is a more respected field than the other.