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highplainsdem

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6. It's a scary situation. I was so glad to see a lot of people in that thread emphasize that you learn to

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 12:03 PM

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write by writing, NOT by having AI generate text for you.

If the AI shills succeed in convincing people it's perfectly fine to have AI generate something so the AI user can pretend they created it, we will end up with people who never learn how to communicate, how to express their ideas and feelings themselves, how to accomplish something themselves. They'll have turned all that over to corporations that own the AI.

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Gotta love SF writer John Scalzi - and I love many of the replies he got, too [View all] highplainsdem Apr 1 OP

I couldn't agree more! SheltieLover Apr 1 #1

You're welcome! highplainsdem Apr 1 #2

Thanks for this! electric_blue68 Thursday #3

You're wecome! I've been seeing those lies that "everyone's using AI" posted on social media, too. highplainsdem Thursday #5

Intentional ignorance is at a fever pitch. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #4

It's a scary situation. I was so glad to see a lot of people in that thread emphasize that you learn to highplainsdem Thursday #6