Anti-AI Resources
A list of citations and further reading from EvergreenPhoenix's "AI is Ruining Everything" zine.
Referenced Articles
The following are articles I consulted when creating the "AI is Ruining Everything" zine, separated by topic.
Environmental Concerns
> Nob Hill Gazette: Is AI Worth It?
> Teen Vogue: Chat GPT is Everywhere - Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
Technological Concerns
> Futurism: Companies That Tried to Save Money With AI Are Now Spending a Fortune Hiring People to Fix Its Mistakes
> TheNextWeb: ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
IP Theft and Privacy Concerns
> The New Yorker: Is AI Art Stealing from Artists?
> Stanford Report: Study exposes privacy risks of AI chatbot conversations
Harm to Humans
> Politico: "How come I can't breathe?": Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
> NPR: Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'Mechahitler'
> The Present Age: The Grok 'White Genocide' Incident Shows How AI Can Become a Propaganda Machine
> The Independent: ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death - and OpenAI doesn't know how to stop it
> The Guardian: Heavy ChatGPT users tend to be more lonely, suggests research
> CBS News: Kenyan workers with AI jobs thought they had tickets to the future until the grim reality set in
Further Reading
Energy Use and Environmental Concerns
> CNBC: Musk's xAI Scores Permit for Gas-Burning Turbines to Power Grok Suprecomputer in Memphis
>International Energy Agency: Energy and AI Report
>MIT Technology Review: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
> San Francisco Examiner: AI Could Be Even Thirstier Than We Thought
> Washington Post: A Bottle of Water Per Email: The Hidden Environmental Costs of Using AI Chatbots
>Washington Post: The AI explosion means millions are paying more for electricity
> Vox: AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.Human Health and Safety
> Cornell University study: Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
> Futurism: AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
> Futurism: People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
> Rolling Stone: People are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
>Texas Observer: In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
>Time: ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
>Wired: The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI’s Smarts Ask Biden to Free Them From ‘Modern Day Slavery’Privacy and IP Theft
> AP News: Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms
>Stanford University: Study exposes privacy risks of AI chatbot conversations
> Wired: Hackers Hijacked Google's Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart HomeMisc
> Ars Technica: Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models
> Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: AI Slop
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