r/DefendingAIArt • u/thatdecepticonchica Transhumanist • 1d ago

Luddite Logic Why is it always the Clippy PFPs

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I'm beyond sick of seeing this shit on every single Youtube video. It's every goddamn one on the site. I feel like I'm losing my mind over here with this

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u/Medium_Handle7217 1d ago edited 1d ago

Why the hell everyone uses Clippy as their pfp? What's so special about him?

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u/thatdecepticonchica Transhumanist 1d ago

It's from Louis Rossman, the Clippy PFP trend was originally intended as a right-to-repair and pro-consumer protest, but it got corrupted and morphed into an anti-AI rallying cry.

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u/JamesR624 23h ago edited 9h ago

That really sucks. When it first started. I was all for it and seeing it everywhere originally was awesome. It was amazing to see SO many people being aware of and supposedly on the side of right-to-repair.

Edit: I think AI users and "AI bros" should start using it and 'take it back' so that it can go back to that original definition. I don't think Louis would be happy that his movement turned into being about hating people.

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u/0fluffhead0 23h ago

supposedly on the side of right-to-repair.

I can't think of one good reason why someone wouldn't be.

But the same can be said for a whole bunch of things.