Anti-genAI art platform Cara has been scraped a second time and the AI bros are taking sheer perverse joy in the distress it’s causing the artists who contribute to the platform

Twitter thread by founder Jingna Zhang

  • AVincentInSpace@pawb.socialEnglish
    63·
    3 days ago

    Yeah. “Autistic” does not and should not imply “ethically stunted”. I am autistic. Of course I am driven to solve problems. The drive to solve any particular problem, however, is greatly reduced when a large group of people whom I consider peers band together and state as loudly as they possibly can that they do not want it to be solved. Anyone who endeavors to solve such a problem anyway should re-evaluate their life choices and consider whether their clearly impressive talents could be put to better use.

    Sincerely, an autistic programmer who can’t draw for shit but still hates genAI with a passion.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      1 day ago

      Yeah. “Autistic” does not and should not imply “ethically stunted”.

      Greta Thunberg is autistic. The person who said “The IDF bombed our flotilla, so we have to try again,” and she said it in the most casual tone, like she was talking about running to the store for a loaf of bread.

      Autism is a super-power, but like all super-powers, it all depends upon how you choose to use it.

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
      28·
      3 days ago

      Do Autistic People Have a Stronger Sense of Morality?

      In some respects, yes. A number of autistic adults describe an almost visceral discomfort with dishonesty, favoritism, or bent rules, the kind of thing many neurotypical people shrug off as “just how things work.” That’s not a quirk. It shows up repeatedly in research on moral rigidity and rule adherence in autism.

      The pattern seems to trace back to how autistic cognition handles consistency. Where a neurotypical brain might flex a rule depending on who’s involved or what’s socially convenient, an autistic brain is more likely to apply the same standard everywhere, to everyone, every time. This is explored in depth in relation to moral rigidity and its connection to a strong sense of right and wrong often seen in autism.

      https://neurolaunch.com/autism-and-morality/

      • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        Man I wish I saw this clear, easy to understand comment like two months ago when I was trying to exlain something in here. Failed, downvoted, aye.

        Good summary.

        • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
          18·
          3 days ago

          Yeah, it immediately came to my attention… because one of the most devastating career effects of autism is not being to able to go-along-to-get-along, which, at least for me, is largely an ethical thing. It’s dishonest for me to pretend to care about you just because you are my co-worker or my boss.

          I mean, I’m polite and courteous and am there for people when I feel there is a need, but the constant ball-fondling of the NTs has me at great social disadvantage.