If AI is slop and it's being derided in places, why is it still going?

I see posts like this in many places, Am I being hugboxed?

23-04-2026 - 1 minute, 0 seconds -
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Here is an article posted on the Seeker. I beleive that there are three camps regarding AI and AI Use.

  1. The first is that AI is cool and the greatest thing ever. I find that these people have the talent to create on their own, but for some reason find this better.
  2. The second is that AI is terrible and should be called out as such on sight. I find that these people cannot see any benefits to using AI and that its terrible for everything. People, the planet, resources, etc.
  3. The third group has really bad FOMO. They love, hate, or are indifferent to AI but are so afraid if being left behind (posisbly again) that they latch on to the technology. I see a need to be familair and loathe to use it. I see the merits for AI and I also see that people shut off their brain when they use it. I am requently reminded some variation of this image back in the 90's: Shamelessly stolen from https://www.etsy.com/listing/256811352/2-pieces-funny-warning-this-machine-has And as I type this out, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht on the latest Diggnation video podcast are espousing Apple for not jumping on the AI bandwagon early enough (rather, at all). :(