# A few strong opinions about AI > Source: > Published: 2026-08-12 16:54:43+00:00 ## A few strong opinions about AI I’ve been thinking about AI for a while now, since I am increasingly being surrounded by AI tools at work, with Microsoft adding a Copilot button everywhere I look. But that’s a topic for another time. What inspired me to write here was the recent controversy within the Blaugust community about the use of AI-generated images and text. And I knew about this controversy after reading Andreas’ post: ** Are we becoming too paranoid about AI slop? **And then the contribution to the topic by Joel: **.** [Not paranoid, but respectful](https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/not-paranoid-but-respectful/)I read the Blaugust Statement ** “Use of AI as a Blaugust Participant”** and I found it made total sense, allowing AI assistance but not using it to substantially generate text. I believe most bloggers cherish the writing craft: having an idea, a thought, an emotion and putting it all into words for other human beings to read. I occasionally will use AI to “proofread” a text that I wrote to catch grammar and vocabulary mistakes, since English is not my native language. Other than that, I avoid using AI chatbots. I don’t like chatting with them. And that’s just me, **I think the systemic harms these tools are causing to our society greatly outweigh the benefits right now.** It seems the real Blaugust controversy was about the use of generative AI images. The [Blaugust Statement](https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/) actually accepts the use of some AI-generated images: An AI-generated image accompanying a human-written article is acceptable; a post whose only substantive creative element is an AI-generated image would not meet the spirit of the event. And that’s okay, since the main work is focused on the text, not on the image itself. **Now some strong opinions.** As of today, I don’t consider that AI-generated images with the use of prompts are human art. Or craftsmanship. Or anything that can be considered art by human standards. There is no soul behind it; there is no human brain that made big or small deliberate choices to craft that image. It’s like using a slot machine to randomly generate something. Can that be considered an artistic choice? Maybe these artifacts will become something different in the future, but today I feel that AI-generated content, be it image or text, is slop. I don’t like it when I see it; I can recognize this uncanny feel to it, and I basically avoid it at all costs. And that’s just my personal stand at the moment. I have the power to choose what I consume online, and I just stay away from places or services that “serve” this type of content. — *Note: I didn’t have time to proofread this with an AI tool before posting, so all mistakes are my own.* Post 03 of [#Blaugust](https://noisydeadlines.net/tag:Blaugust) [#NoisyMusings](https://noisydeadlines.net/tag:NoisyMusings) [#AI](https://noisydeadlines.net/tag:AI) Thoughts? [Discuss...](https://remark.as/p/noisydeadlines.net/a-few-strong-opinions-about-ai) if you have a Write.as account or [Reply by email](mailto:noisydeadlines@fastmail.com?subject=Reply%20to%20blog%20post) [By Noisy Deadlines](https://noisydeadlines.net/about)*Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader.*