So lol, this is just a project to talk about the problem of AI. -spread awareness on this issue! #AI #rant ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ So recently, I've seen a lot of comments and projects talking about the issue of AI on Scratch. Everything from AI music to the usage of our data for AI training. And so that's what I'm gonna talk about! I'll talk about two main topics: AI projects and training. :D AI Projects So, one concern I'll address are AI projects, which are sometimes popping up. I've seen AI made music, art, and most importantly: thumbnails. I really think this shouldn't be allowed. Scratch is meant for creativity, not for people to type a single sentence and then use AI slop for their projects. Using AI completely steamrolls the whole idea of Scratch: "Imagine, Program, Share." One whole third of that motto is gone to AI! Now, all things considered, please don't shame or ridicule people who use AI. that's just being a jerk. Just politely tell them to maybe not use AI next time, or just not comment at all. Being nice is in the Community Guidelines. Data! Give us Back our Data! The second concern is about using our data to train AI. Now, this has just recently popped up as a problem. And it's a problem for a good reason! AI costs money, hurts our ecosystem, and a bunch of other bad things. No wonder Scratch just rolled out memberships! I really hope these "memberships" don't lead to 100% "exclusive" features just for them, like advanced AI. Plus, our data should be kept to ourselves. Isn't that one of the rules of being a digital citizen, what we all learned about in school? Scratch is meant for kids like us, not for greedy companies to take our data. Conclusion So in conclusion, I don't approve of AI going onto scratch. I know that the AI got rejected as a feature, which is a step in the right direction. But still, it is a current issue, especially with the data thing. I hope you take a moment to think about this problem; it's quite serious. Spread the word! - @CY2024code music from Hollow Knight (fire game!!)
