Elena Rossini ⁂Mar 11

Dear Fedi friends,

I'd like to put together a list of people who are publicly resisting / calling out LLMs and AI slop.

Why? I enjoy reading my Fediverse feed in topical lists and I need something to counteract the unrelenting AI hype I see in the media.

Do you have any recommendations?

So far, at the top of my list I have:

@timnitGebru @emilymbender and @alexhanna of @DAIR

plus @cwebber @jaredwhite and @tante

Anyone else to recommend who advocates for #NoAI?

Show threadTrezzer (aka Helvedeshunden)Mar 11
@_elena I wish we'd have CW for both sides, because I really don't want to hear more from either. Enough has been said to make up minds, and now it just seems like an infinite echo that is slowly driving me mad.
Show threadElena Rossini ⁂
@trezzer understood. Sorry I should have put my post behind a CW (too late now) 🥲
Mar 11 at 10:57amWeb
Show threadTrezzer (aka Helvedeshunden)Mar 11
@_elena No worries. It only helps if it becomes a norm anyway, and I think others will appreciate what you are doing. <3
Show threadElena Rossini ⁂Mar 11

@trezzer I feel really bad because I use CW super frequently.

Sorry it didn't occur to me for this post but I will use CW from now on...

Show threadpunIssuerMar 11
@_elena @trezzer i would have thought that CWs are for topics that might trigger trauma or distress, and user filtering for I've-seen-enough-of-this-already 🤷
Show threadTrezzer (aka Helvedeshunden)Mar 11
@punissuer @_elena Yeah, this is getting up there. It is seriously bad for the mental state of many people with the constant bombardment from pro and con. The problem with blocking is the blanket wipe it would cause of science related to AI (not LLM) and mentions of AI as it has historically been understood (algorithms, machine learning, actual theoretical GAI). You basically can't escape the pro/con-LLM bullshit because people call it the wrong thing.
Show threadNiels AbildgaardMar 14

@trezzer @punissuer @_elena I try to use the term LLM to distinguish and allow people to more easily block the topic, but I also always find the CW grayzone to be huge...

I maybe err on the side of now CW'ing but adjusting behavior if called out, and hoping people see I'm trying to act in good faith... but it's hard

Show threadGeorge BMar 11

@_elena @trezzer

The #NoAI tag is common enough that it's a good candidate for setting up a filter to turn any post with that tag into a CW post.

I'm a fan of standard tags instead of CWs for things that are not violent or sexual but a decent sized group would want to hide since they give people the power to control their own timelines more effectively.

Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Mar 11

@gbargoud

Same!
I also use content warnings when I answer to a 'puzzle' to not give away the answer 😀

And then: as a teacher of Adobe software, I usually start the first classes with 'We won't be using AI, what's more: I will show you how to hide all their AI options. You can make them visible again once you have enough skills and knowledge to evaluate their results. You need to learn how to do it first, before you let AI do this automatically."

Teaching people skills: 💗

@_elena @trezzer

Show threadjerMar 11

@pascaline @gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

In that context I remember "AI" as Adobe InDesign. Do you?

[Edited to add: I misremembered!]

Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Mar 11

@jerrej

AI is Adobe Illustrator 😊
ID is for InDesign.
InDesign came much later. It was a clever move to develop it since it took away so many QuarkXpress users. Since InDesign was 'already in the suite' at the time, users quickly took to it.

@gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

Show threadjerMar 11

@pascaline @gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

Ooh, I misremebered that! And that was Aldus Freehand of course...

Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Mar 11

@jerrej

Freehand was great, so was PageMaker. But well, big companies have big bellies and tend to eat the small ones.

@gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

Show threadTrezzer (aka Helvedeshunden)Mar 11
@jerrej @pascaline @gbargoud @_elena Haha. I didn’t use it myself, but I know exactly what you are referring to.
Show threadChitchatMar 13

@jerrej @pascaline @gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

For farmers and vets AI is Artificial Insemination, which makes some posts on the topic highly entertaining!

#AISlop 😳

Show threadjerMar 13

@Cyclist @pascaline @gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

What, FCOL, is artificial insemination slop? 🙂

Show thread🅵Mar 14

@jerrej

Al Bundy

@pascaline @gbargoud @_elena @trezzer

Show threadElena Rossini ⁂Mar 11
@pascaline amazing 💖
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Mar 11

@_elena

I state the same in the books to make sure 😂

Show threadGonzaloMar 11
@gbargoud @_elena @trezzer I agree with organizing the conversation around a hashtag, such as #NoAI or #AISlop. This can be more natural than hiding it behind a CW. For many instances CW is for violence and sexual topics, not for defending our rights.