Don’t get me wrong. I have no love for AI, but it does have its uses. Specifically, I use the Generative AI feature in Photoshop to get rid of unwanted elements and fix glaring damage in photos that can’t be eliminated by Photoshop’s other, conventional tools.

I also use the feature to extend images that are otherwise too small some of the header images you see on this blog.

On the other hand, I still remain staunchly anti-AI for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the environmental damage the datacenters that run these AI models is causing. Does this make me a hypocrite? Probably.

I used ChatGPT in the past to create images that left my jaw on the floor (like when I recreated my sketches and artwork, or more recently created the Grace Jones/Joan Jett thing), but I try to use it sparingly (as entertaining as it may be) because while I don’t think we have anything to fear from AI itself, I trust the people funding and running AI and their motivations about as far as I can throw one of those datacenters.

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