It only takes a few minutes of looking at AI images or video to make me feel sick.
I can’t stand looking at them. The biggest problem that I have is that I know they aren’t real, and so they don’t do anything for me.
I don’t feel connected to those images or video. I feel tricked and hostile. Its the person saying “Hey stupid we both know this isn’t reality, but lets pretend.” I can’t and wont.
First those images hurt people. Women already are hurt with non AI unrealistic body expectations. Men also are hurt with unrealistic body expectations. We are hurt as a society by thinking that reality can be like that, and we start to think that is normal and what we should expect from others.
Now you might say, well is fiction terrible for you to watch? You say you like SG1 and Star Trek and that is fake as well. Yes, it is fake, but both of those shows are about connection. If you watch those, its clear that the people are the focus, not special effects and ridiculous images.
To be honest, I never was attracted to fake bodies in magazines either. I once worked with a very capable artist would would retouch celebrities to look their best. I couldn’t believe the before and after. He really did an amazing job. However for me, if I was a celebrity I would rather avoid makeup and touch up and let people see me for who I really am. Which is probably one reason I will never be famous and I am ok with that.
Why would anyone be turned on with fakeness? People complain about how technology is robbing them of feeling connected with others, yet they make decisions that further that loss of connection with others. If you feel disconnected and lonely, ask yourself if you are being sincere with others. Can you be honest with your appearance, your speech and your thoughts? If you can, you will find others who want the same. Like attract like. If you are fake, you will attract others who are fake.
Do I watch things like animated things? Of course. One of the most touching videos is in my Music library by Madeon. If you don’t cry with that, your heart is very hard. You can approach animated things because they focus on the human sense of connection. But AI is not about connection. It is about a forced and violent approach to reducing people to parts. You may think you are just a piece of meat, but I don’t think of myself and others that way. I don’t know what we are, but we are more than our physical bodies.