Many AI bros (including Altman) think humans must merge with AI. A new TED Talk demonstrated this belief.

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18. I talk about AI being an unethical, illegally trained tool that enables fake

creativity because it is. Not sure how my concern about theft of the world's intellectual property and the destruction of real creatives' livelihoods is like that teacher trying to force you to admire a particular artist. I host the Music Appreciation forum, where I often remind people - and am often reminded by other people's choices in music - that we all have different taste. We'll never be on exactly the same page in terms of what music we like, and why.

It's important that we're on the same page when it comes to ethics, though. So AI slop isn't okay in that forum because it's based on theft and harms real creatives.

Zack London simply isn't on the same page as most creatives I've known, online and off, and most creatives whose opinions of AI I've heard about.

He shows a complete lack of respect for all the creatives whose work was stolen to train AI, and clueless selfishness talking about wanting to own what he considers his intellectual property that AI trained on stolen work spat out for him.

His "that ship has sailed" attitude toward the the theft ignores the fact that the theft started only recently and is still continuing, every minute of every day. And AI users with his attitude won't see any reason why his work shouldn't also be ripped off.

I think it's a shame he didn't just stick to using his own talent instead of AI.