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Generative AI Vegetarianism

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Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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post #18

To draw an incredibly stretched comparison to vegetarianism instantly tells me everything I need to know about the way you think. It's overwhelmingly sanctimonious.

Can you expand on that a bit?

Outspoken vegetarians (nowadays more so vegans) are generally stereotyped as preachy, judgemental buzzkills.

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

#22
post #12

Vegetarianism is such a bad label lol Just say GenAI-free; organic software (written by organic agents as opposed to silicon-based ones); or, literally anything that actually means what you wrote.

At least they didn't go with "AI Veganism".

It might be better to shoot for terms that have more positive associations. e.g. Someone might claim to be a fan of "soul code" (i.e. Code made by people with souls and not LLM's). Soul food is pretty tasty after all.

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

#23

To draw an incredibly stretched comparison to vegetarianism instantly tells me everything I need to know about the way you think. It's overwhelmingly sanctimonious.

On one hand, it's an idea of organic growth and bringing fruit. OTOH it presumes that the meat is left out!

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

#24

I like the idea, but it needs a better name. Vegetarianism already means something very specific. Maybe something like Sloppite. Sloppitism. Something like that.

"Vegetarianism" refers to what you do eat, rather than what you don't.

Something like Humanism, Brainism, ...

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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post #19
post #12

Vegetarianism is such a bad label lol Just say GenAI-free; organic software (written by organic agents as opposed to silicon-based ones); or, literally anything that actually means what you wrote.

What makes "organic software" better than vegetarianism?

"Organic software" kinda reminds me of the servitors in WH40k. :P

In case, any also 100% AI free! ;-)

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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post #19
post #12

Vegetarianism is such a bad label lol Just say GenAI-free; organic software (written by organic agents as opposed to silicon-based ones); or, literally anything that actually means what you wrote.

What makes "organic software" better than vegetarianism?

Organic in the sense of chemistry meaning... coming from an organism, at least in the original sense. Chemistry expanded this to carbon chemistry with some exceptions and no particularly exact rules (it's a term that doesn't get all that much focus from experts, sorry pedants)

Vegetarianism is about people eating plants.

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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post #12

Vegetarianism is such a bad label lol Just say GenAI-free; organic software (written by organic agents as opposed to silicon-based ones); or, literally anything that actually means what you wrote.

They would rather could go with an "organic" label, as in produced naturally, not synthesized.

BTW I honestly expect the "certified organic content" label to appear on texts, music, pictures, etc, signifying the lack of AI involvement.

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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post #19
post #12

Vegetarianism is such a bad label lol Just say GenAI-free; organic software (written by organic agents as opposed to silicon-based ones); or, literally anything that actually means what you wrote.

What makes "organic software" better than vegetarianism?

Not GP but I like that “organic” implies that it came from a living organism. “Organic content” both carries the idea of specificity of consumption and also the idea that the content was produced by a living organism. The association maps directly onto what OP is referring to.

“Vegetarian” works insofar as it borrows the context of specificity of consumption, but only directly implies consuming non-animal products, which doesn’t map onto the OPs meaning as nicely.

Re: Generative AI Vegetarianism

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Given the capabilities of upcoming LLMs, I suspect that by mid-2027, most competent companies, outside specific niches, will not hire and might fire any non-senior “generative AI vegetarian” software developer.

Note: I agree with others that another term should be used instead of ‘vegetarian’. “LLM vegetarians” do not hold the same moral values as vegetarians.

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