GenAI: top choice for people who don’t care

In many cases, using genAI is just another way of saying 'I don't really care about you. Not that much'.

AI-generated background music for your video? Not something cool and hand-picked that'll make someone Shazam it or ask 'Song??' in the comments? And then, they'll probably discover other tracks and albums by the artist? 'I don't care about you that much'.

AI-generated texts for your blog or LinkedIn page? Not your genuine thoughts that would have ignited a spark in someone's mind? You feel like you have to share something and get likes and grow followers, but find it too demanding in reality? 'I don't care about you that much'.

Vibe-coding yet another habit tracker (lol) 0 to 1 with genAI in 'tab — tab — git push' style? Instead of crafting UX and designing UI, reading the docs and learning how to write (or at least properly edit) code? 'I don't care about you that much'.

It's not the amount of suffering that matters. It's the intent to care about the recipient. The desire to offer something genuine, valuable, inducing emotions and thoughts, something that at least has the potential to somehow influence others' lives.

However, this is not a unique feature of genAI. LLMs are just tools, like anything else. The same 'I don't care that much' thing happens when people use generic stock images that add no value instead of crafting (or buying) a proper illustration; when they plagiarize texts or music; when they use senseless and heavily SEO-optimized copy instead of writing articles that help answer users' queries.

Ultimately, it’s not an AI problem. It’s how people use it.

Always has been.