"I smiled tightly as this man described using generative AI for the initial stages of planning the wedding. (They also hired a human wedding planner.) I responded politely. Inside, however, I resolved: if my future spouse came to me with wedding input courtesy of ChatGPT, there would be no wedding. Some people have the typical relationship non-negotiables. Doesn't smoke, is a cat person, wants kids."
"Over the past few months, as warnings of an impending AI-induced doomsday have dominated my news feed and party conversations, I've come up with a new one. I will not date someone who uses ChatGPT. (Or any generative AI program really, but with 700 million weekly users, ChatGPT is by far the most popular and thus the object of my scorn.) I've heard all the what if's."
"Getting the ick is what we sometimes call being turned off. Part of having an ick is not really understanding why you found someone's behavior so unseemly. For instance, I once got the ick watching a man drink a smoothie from a straw. At first, my ChatGPT aversion felt like a mere ick, a kneejerk feeling of disgust that lacked any solid reasoning."
A person at a rehearsal dinner discovers the venue was found using ChatGPT and reacts with discomfort. The person resolves not to date anyone who uses ChatGPT or generative AI, treating AI use as a non-negotiable disqualifier. The feeling begins as an 'ick' and evolves into a principled objection. Using generative AI even for small personal tasks is framed as an increasingly political choice. Concerns include reliance on automated tools for intimate decisions, ethical distaste, and awareness of the energy-intensive nature of the technology, which contributes to environmental and moral unease.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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