Because using AI in a competitive way (in a world where your competition naturally uses AI as well) is a genuine skill by now which would take effort and time to acquire.
The "write a few words and you get something that impresses people" only worked in the first few months of the hype. E.g. if you look on Deviantart you can still tell what AI users put solid work into what they post ( e.g. https://www.deviantart.com/asymoney ) and who just scrambled some words lazily ( e.g. https://www.deviantart.com/cartoolover2 (really a random pic) ).

I know you mean well, and I don't like to be dismissive, but I'm unconvinced. It's all just sloppy to me.

But if that's the way the world is going, then you can call me reactionary and I'll just stop making content. My work, and I myself, don't belong in this world anymore.

There is room for both "kinds" of art. At least I have not reduced the amount I commission here on FA since AI exists, but I simply do enjoy both.

So I'd suggest to try to see those new possibilities not as an attack but as an opportunity.
In my opinion it is kinda is sad that FA has decided to blanket ban the topic and thus takes away the artists possibility to find a hybrid style and learn. If someone wants to switch to the regular art industry, it is an advantage to have had the opportunity to make use of the new technology and thus likely be in a better position than those who haven't. In the industry most who have those "prompter" jobs now (not that they are called that), were regular artists (or people who have learned a lot about art in the meantime)!

Inkbunny for example has gone this route and the ruling steers towards good use of AI (by allowing open-source generators only).

My issue stems from the overall smugness of the industry. I can't stand the attitude of "AI bros", and I find their voices drown out a lot of the nuance.

If capitalism ever ceases to exist, only then will I find AI generated properties in any way viable.

Pretty sure the answer is "Capitalism finds a way to colonize any activity."

https://www.mariowiki.com/The_Year_of_Luigi

I don't even know who the target would be here, it just immediately sprang to mind.

Which goomba do we stomp in this case?

The ones that really grind my gears are the Grammarly ones that literally say, and I quote, "It sounds just like you, but better!" It's like they're utterly oblivious to just how much on an insult to every human on the planet that is.

AI language slop is truly painful.

Though sometimes it can be painfully hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKd.....UJbWF0dCByb3Nl

Yeahhh, that's... triggering.

Yeah it was a baaad thing to wake up and see.

Also where have you been? ;3

Here... just not as active. To say that life has been unkind would be an understatement.

I miss talking to you regardless.

Likewise, WCR!

Dumbest ad I have ever seen. Yeah I care to never mingle with the people who made it and the people who enjoy it

It's not our crowd, really ;3

I will never use ai art.

Can't blame you. If I were to be extremely pragmatic, I'd say the lack of consistent results would drive me insane. If I want to be surprised, I'd rather be surprised at a stylus stroke, or a surprise route if a line I made.

Also stolen source content sucks.