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@Robinzz3@aus.social
2026-08-26 05:48 UTC
I WILL NOT BE BULLIED 💎
I received a vicious reply today because I use AI. It wasn't a disagreement. Nor a criticism. It was a full-frontal personal attack! And I’ll admit it affected me more than I expected.
I USE AI MAINLY BECAUSE I'M PARALYSED.
Typing is physically difficult for me. I have the use of only one hand. So, tapping out a post or email with one finger is exhausting. Voice and AI help me turn my own thoughts into usable writing in a normal amount of time.
THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A DEFENCE.
You can dislike AI. You can distrust it. You can argue about copyright concerns, energy and water use, labour, culture, or anything else that concerns you. I will listen to you and answer you.
But attacking people simply for using AI is not principled.
IT'S BULLYING.
And disabled people should not have to produce a medical justification every time they use a technology that makes their life easier.
AI is a tool. How it is used matters. Who gets harmed matters. Context matters. What does not help is turning “AI user” into a moral accusation and deciding that cruelty is suddenly acceptable.
I’m quite happy to discuss the technology with anyone.
HOWEVER, I WILL NOT BE BULLIED FOR USING IT.
I didn't need to do anything about the attack. Before I could even decide how to respond, both the post and the person disappeared from my notifications.
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@Robinzz3@aus.social @3goodthings@fedigroups.social @DigitalCoup@fedigroups.social @meditation@fedigroups.social @economics_that_works@fedigroups.social @startrek@fedigroups.social
(edit: they blocked me)
If you can input a prompt for an AI to write slop for you you can write an email, if you can only type enough to write a bullet points message (ie the info you type to give the AI) then I would rather receive that than verbal vomit from the culture destroying language homogenization machine
Showing AI output to others is rude, why should someone waste their time reading something that no one wrote
https://distantprovince.by/posts/its-rude-to-show-ai-output-to-people/
#GenAI #AISlop
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@Robinzz3@aus.social @3goodthings@fedigroups.social @DigitalCoup@fedigroups.social @meditation@fedigroups.social @economics_that_works@fedigroups.social @startrek@fedigroups.social Is there an obstacle preventing the use of dictation tools? I don't have a lot of experience, but I know modern dictation tools have gotten incredibly powerful, and can do text editing and symbel detection from your natural speech, to the point that some people write actual code with their configurations. It could be a good way to get your authentic language and voice out there if it can work for you.
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