Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer

Freya Holmér delivers a critique of how generative AI and automated content are degrading the quality of search engines and the web.

guys I just wanted to read about .glb files can we maybe not do this to the internet ## How to watch, experience, and listen to "Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer" 1. Navigate to the website YouTube, and be sure to locate the video you want to watch, where the video is available for viewing. In addition, make sure the page is open and your intended video is visible in front of your eyes on your screen, whether it's a mobile device or a computer. 2. Press play, in order to initiate the playback process. This starts the video, and you should see moving pictures as well as hear sounds. 3. Adjust the included volume controls to make sure you can hear the video well 4. YouTube Premium is revolutionizing video, and even offers an ad-free experience, to streamline your viewing experience like you've never seen before ## Pros and Cons of "Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer" *Pros* - "Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer" provides a case study on search engines and the effect AI has had on its results, followed by a critical perspective on the ethics of AI from an emotional and personal standpoint - Her argument is more from an emotional and storytelling perspective, rather than the usual financial or environmental claims about the issues of generative AI, which may provide new insight into why people may be against this technology. - Freya managed to release a lower effort edited video, which means she's likely making progress on the crippling perfectionism which has thwarted several videos in the past *Cons* - Freya covers topics that may be considered depressing to some, including AI and mental health - Unlike other videos on YouTube, this video does not contain the usual math content you may be used to - The comment section for this video in particular is unlikely to be fruitful for furthering the topic of AI ethics - The inflammatory title means this is likely low quality content - The video lacks music, except for one place where she used a very outdated song she created as a student, for a game project that wasn't very well received by a jury of peers. - The thumbnail contains a hand-manipulated version of an AI generated picture, originally found on google, which seems to suggest some level of hypocrisy on Freya's part, as well as not disclosing the original location of the green tentacle image at stablediffusionweb.com/image/17966610-cthulhu-with-piranha-f… - Freya and her cats make money based on clicks and direct support online, and is incentivized to make strong statements in order to build an audience of sycophantic supporters on her Patreon page patreon.com/acegikmo, which is undermining her message about greed and profit motives ## The Bottom Line generative AI is a parasitic cancer ## In Summary we don't need this ## In Conclusion let's just not 0:00:00 A simple search 0:01:50 Google 0:02:14 visao 0:14:41 The first result is AI 0:15:29 modelo 0:17:54 cloudinary 0:20:01 pixcap 0:22:07 CAD