Many people on Lemmy despise AI with a passion, and demand storefronts provide them with the ability to exercise their prejudice against developers choosing to use AI tools during development. I think it’s silly, but if we’re going to start judging developers based on the tools they used then we should expand the concept to the full extent. For example, many people here don’t like Microsoft, and so developers should be forced to disclose whether they used Windows, Visual Studio or GitHub in development so that people can discriminate on that basis.
Personally I think Apple is the worst company in the technology industry, and I would like to be able to see which developers used Apple hardware in development so I can boycott them and make sure none of my funds are inadvertantly going to pay Apple. We’re abandoning the old practice of simply judging software based on the end product, and instead we’re scrutinizing the creation process itself, so we shouldn’t stop at just AI usage. Let’s pick apart every development decision that would otherwise be invisible to the end user.
Why stop at AI? Using a Mac is far more unethical in my view. Let’s enable people to boycott on every single possible tool used, and not focus on a single one.
Very unpopular opinion.
The trouble with AI is it allows a gaming of consumers (dropping shovelwear, using review farms to boost it, cashing out, repeat) which reduces the overall quality of product on the market.
An AI flag warns people of this risk, and helps mitigate this harm.
I won’t go into the dubious legal status of AI content, but that is also a risk the consumer should be aware of.
You wouldn’t think so from the upvotes 🤔 Maybe there are more who think like me than either of us would have imagined.
I don’t disagree with your assessment, I’d just say that the same argument applies to empowering the creator of the tools in my argument. Giving money to Apple results in more e-waste, due to their corporate strategy of forced obsolescence, harming the environment for everyone.
Upvotes mean they agree the opinion is unpopular.
Exactly. So the lack of upvotes implies my opinion is popular, no? At least when compared to the ratio of upvotes on the top comments.
I’m 99% sure you’re a troll.
I swear I’m not being obtuse, but for the purpose of my edification would you please define a troll by your own personal definition. Maybe I am, and just don’t realize it. I don’t believe so, but apparently silent observers agree with you.
I would disagree that your sentiment matches - my argument is that AI can strongly facilitate anti-consumer practices that directly impact the buyer.
You’re arguing on broader ethical grounds - it’s less direct.
Sorry if I’m being obtuse, as it’s not intentional, but I don’t understand. You don’t believe that Apple implements anti-consumer practices that directly impact the buyer? If so, and I’m understanding correctly, then we greatly disagree on that point. I’d say their impact is even more direct than that of AI.