Are there medium-to-large-ish, secure Mastodon instances (i.e. ones that aren't going to poop out any time soon) that are trying to resist AI as a matter of policy?
I realize that AI is everywhere and the general attitude is "just give up, you can't win" (so no need to comment that), but are there any instances that are actively trying to avoid integrating with it, as long as possible?
@hollie We have several Rules around AI, including CWs for any mention of AI in any public posts.
But we also have a complete ban on AI generated images.
@hollie Apparently, my stand on AI on our instance is beyond annoying to a lot of academic and industry folks. And they talk about it, and occasionally some of it gets back to me.
They can fuck right off. I'm right, with much thought and knowledge about the issues. And they should have better things to do than complain about how well I run this community instance.
@hollie There has been really amazing and interesting work done that one could currently call "AI".
Sadly, the Big Tech Bro projects have poisoned the whole field and taken over terms like "Generative".
So, we have to require CWs on anything mentioning AI.
Just the other day, some goof was bragging about something he 'vibe coded'. He didn't code anything. He just burned resources. I had to remind him to add a CW.
He didn't see the issue. Ugh.
@hollie I hate having to remind folks to add a CW on this instance. I hate it!!!
But if I don't, our local timeline will devolve into a sloppy swamp.
@kristinHenry I'm in awe that you do this, and am so grateful that you are! I love that you also ban AI art. I'm sorry you've got the folks talking behind your back about it, but yeah, they should have better things to do. And you are right!
Ugh indeed.
@kristinHenry @hollie ban
you really don't want vibe coders in your community. what an annoying crowd
Hollie
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