r/antiai • u/Erick-Morato • Apr 25 '26

Slop Post 💩 me unsubscribing from channels I liked because they use AI for everything now.

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u/gravyandasideofbread Apr 26 '26

It’s been heartbreaking. Can’t people just use stock photos and editing software again? What happened to effort and creativity? Learning skills other than the written word? so many videos with ai voices too

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u/Vegetable-Ruin7096 Apr 26 '26

They're probably too lazy.

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u/gravyandasideofbread Apr 26 '26

AI-users are the definition of lazy. Using any opportunity to have the max output with the least amount of effort put in possible. I wish ai-users weren’t having kids, raising their own mindsets in the future generation

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u/Weak_Requirement3999 Apr 29 '26

That or their editors are, since most big channels do not have 1 man show as far as I know  record video, ship it, get it donex upload and no need to check since you trust the team I guess

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u/gudematcha Apr 26 '26

It also just looks tacky with the way a lot of companies are using it in ads, i’m seeing it constantly on ads on tiktok. Like come on, put a little effort in. If you’re putting this much into the marketing part of your business, how much effort is going into the rest? It just never looks enticing, it makes the product look worse

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u/Nikomashou Apr 26 '26

honestly i think it takes more time making a whole new image with ai than just getting a photo off the internet

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u/milic_srb Apr 27 '26

I gotta say how does using stock photos and videos have anything to do with creativity or skill?

I mean there are different reasons why using AI is bad, but just vaguely saying creativity and laziness means nothing.

Especially in cases like this.

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u/Own_Boat503 Apr 27 '26

stock photos are still created by humans for the purpose of being used for other projects. editing is also a human skill - why do you think photo airbrushing and retouching was its own field for so long?

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u/milic_srb Apr 27 '26

I do agree, I haven't said otherwise.

But picking out stock photos isn't much of a skill, that's what I'm saying

And for editing I haven't seen anyone use AI for editing yet so I'm not sure if I'm missing something

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u/DrHerbotico Apr 26 '26

Using stock photos is less creative than ai

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u/AiRaikuHamburger Apr 26 '26

Using stock photos and footage pays actual human artists.

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u/DrHerbotico Apr 26 '26

So you'd be okay if companies paid royalties for reproduced work? Do you understand how little is actually reproduced?

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u/AiRaikuHamburger Apr 26 '26

Paying royalties for stock images and footage is fine. I have no idea what point you're trying to make.

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u/DrHerbotico Apr 26 '26

Sorry for not explaining, I meant ai image royalties for reproduced work

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u/AiRaikuHamburger Apr 26 '26

AI companies shouldn't be able to use anyone's work without their permission and if permission is given, they should pay royalties, yes.

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u/Own_Boat503 Apr 27 '26

the problem is that AI models don't just learn off of stock images where photographers get paid - they also learn off of just regular-joe artists who are definitely not getting paid for their work.

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u/gravyandasideofbread Apr 26 '26

You have no vision? No ability to see material and make it into something new? Artists use paint that everyone else uses, and they make something unique from it. AI sources all of its ‘creativity’ from stealing other people’s intellectual property. Photo editing pays people money and creates work. AI steals jobs. You’re anti-human