"persecution" is such a funny word choice here 😂 people don't like the absolute torrent of AI generated spam that's currently flooding the internet, nor the way AI and LLMs are being forced into our day-to-day lives to pump up the stock for wealthy investors to make money.
It's a topic that's going to generate a lot of ire every time it's brought up. Unfortunately, that's just the nature of how this largely useless technology is being foisted onto everyone by a minority of (being charitable here) naive people, and by larger media organisations.
That being said, I'm sure there are little communities that love it and want to talk about it - there are all kinds of people online - and so I think you might just have to peruse those communities instead if you want to discuss AI.
Unfortunately, I have a feeling those are going to have the same problem but the other extreme; a bunch of hyped up rubes with their heads in the clouds. It's gonna be hard to find interesting or nuanced discussion.