#auto-dubbing

Generative AI is not worth the drawbacks for what limited benefits it may currently provide. Big tech has this fascination with it but is unable to define to what end it is being pursued. I've read plenty of literature, attended classes and guest lectures, and I've never felt that I recieved any good answers to the question "why are we doing this?".

I sincerely hope we enter another AI Winter because I'm so tired of this risky technology being forced on people. In just the last year, generative AI has transformed creative spaces in a very bad way. We used to create and share art for the simple sake of expression, and now generative AI has only exacerbated the notion that the goal is to create content to be monetized. Everything has to be about productivity and I'm so sick of that mindset that is so prevalent among my peers in computer science.

I argued in a paper once that AI research misses the point. It plays Go and Chess to win, but that's not really the reason why people invented those games. It creates images and sounds, but it doesn't really understand why humans spend so much time doing that ourselves. AI research doesn't seek to understand the world. Rather, it primarily seeks to optimize it.

Generative AI is soulless. That which is created by it is uncaring, unfeeling, and often incorrect. Researchers spend so much time and money trying to understand why it even functions the way it does. It is clearly not ready for general use and is a dangerous addition to a world already gripped by a crisis of authority.

It is too much to ask our leaders in business or politics to suddenly be compelled by morals or ethics; for too long, they have shown that they clearly do not care about anything past their own bank accounts. So instead, we need to reject this technology ourselves.

If you are a creator, please consider disabling auto-dubbing on your channel. Filter out AI-generated content on any art gallery sites you visit. Boycott the use of applications like ChatGPT or Character.AI that are built on large language models.

Speak to a neighbor. Draw a picture. Write a story.

YouTube has taken a major step towards global accessibility by significantly expanding its AI-powered auto-dubbing feature. Originally designed to enhance knowledge and informational content, the feature is now available to “hundreds of thousands of channels” within the YouTube Partner Program. This rollout aims to break down language barriers and make content more accessible to global audiences…