You are the exact person I didn't mean 😄 the first is a very valid reason to dislike AI.

I never said it doesn't exist. I'm sorry people in your area are being negatively affected if so. But the point still stands. My experience is just as valid.

You sound like a cartoon supervillain, Lex Luthor ranting to superman about the common animals not knowing what's best for themselves.

I don't believe that. What I'm saying is that these are all people I work with look very critically and skeptically at the world, as that's pretty much an inherent requirement for the creative industry. We all know what AI is and what it does, and most arguments against it hold no water to people with a realistic view of the industry to the point it simply cannot be black and white like some claim it to be.

There are a few good reasons to dislike AI, but those don't apply to all of AI. Some are value based, and other people have other values that are equally valid. And some can be avoided entirely. Like how you could ship packages with a coal rocket instead of a train on electricity, or just shipping less packages to begin with.

There is trust and experience between one another in the industry that we aren't using it unnecessarily, wastefully, and incorrectly, and AI is not anywhere near a requirement by consumers nor healthy minded businesses.

I fully agree. I still remember the time when using Photoshop was seen by some as not being "real artist", because "any idiot with a mouse can draw now". I'm not under any illusion this will last forever, the negative sentiment is boiling because of the bubble and it's negative externalities, not by the technology itself. So once that bursts, things will hopefully be a lot more peaceful.