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RE: scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116…
Again, this is just a specific example of the general genAI problem: It makes shit up & most of it will seem OK because you don't know enough about the subject matter to see the harm it does.
Until now we've been able to assume that even lies & misinformation took at least some effort & someone would need a reason for it - but now they just happen, with zero effort or reason.
We also thought the utility of asbestos & leaded gasoline outweighed the harms. We were wrong then, too.
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I have to pay increasing attention to what my phone does to pictures it takes. For example, my new Motorola phone includes a super zoom feature that actually uses generative AI to fill in details as it crops in! I turned it off, but others might not notice and upload such digitally created images to iNaturalist, where they'd actually impact scientific researchpetapixel.com/2026/07/20/scien…
Scientists Warn Wildlife Photographers’ AI-Enhanced Bird Photos Could Threaten Research
Scientists warn that the increasing use of AI editing tools by wildlife photographers seeking the perfect bird photo could threaten research.Pesala Bandara (PetaPixel Inc.)
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