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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath

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scifi, fantasy, & horror artist, illustrator, & poet multi-genre print-on-demand artist, designer, & photographer My PoD shops: https://tee.pub/lic/sp_YC96pfhI https://www.redbubble.com/people/RHFay/shop?asc=u https://www.zazzle.com/store/richardfay

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · May 1

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

Told a dude who claims UBI will solve most of our problems to "fuck off!"

UBI might sound nice in theory, but as a realist, I can't see it becoming a practical reality in a US that seriously debates both feeding all of its children and ensuring its entire populace receives full health coverage.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

Fuck off!

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

I live in a country that seriously debates whether or not all citizens should receive complete health coverage. I've personally debated Christian Conservatives re this issue and the apparent hypocrisy of preaching Christian Charity but being against tax dollars going to govt. run charitable orgs.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

We also SHOULD protect the intellectual properties of all creatives and keep such properties from being exploited without compensation.
We SHOULD protect our children from suicidal talk in AI chats.

You want me to go on?

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

There are PLENTY of things we SHOULD make happen.
We SHOULD make renewable energy a priority.
We SHOULD make conserving our oceans and freshwater systems a priority.
We SHOULD make conserving our forests a priority.
We SHOULD make an end to war a priority.
We SHOULD make an end to hunger a priority.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 6h

And democracy is failing.
In our current selfish unempathetic capitalistic society, especially here in a US hurtling headlong toward a totalitarian dictatorship, UBI is a pie-in-the-sky dream. I seriously doubt I'll see it in my lifetime. Even if I did, I imagine inflation would just go up to match.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

Bonus poems for day 14 of "31 Days of Spooky/Dark/Horror Poetry" — my horrorku "glimmering embers" (originally published Sep 2009 in Issue 4 of The Monsters Next Door) and "patient black widow" (originally published Oct 23,2011, in microcosms).

glimmering embers
within writhing midnight murk
a dark lord invoked

Horrorku originally published Sept. 2009 in Issue 4 of The Monsters Next Door.

patient black widow
trapper waits in ragged web
straying men entrapped

Horrorku originally published in the Twitter-zine microcosms, October 23, 2011.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

Now I'm a Luddite for failing to see the mechanism driving society to establish UBI once AI replaces humans in the workforce.

Silly me, I think saying it will happen because society will make it so is not enough of an explanation of the mechanism involved re HOW it will happen.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

Day 14 of "31 Days of Spooky/Dark/Horror Poetry".
Today it's "Howling on the Moor", originally published May '09 in Scattered Curses, Moonlit Verses.
Background digital manipulation of image by WorldInMyEyes obtained from Pixabay. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.

Howling on the Moor

by Richard H. Fay

A fell creature howls on the moor,
Filling all rustic hearts with dread.
Locals fear the rising full moon,
Knowing the grievous harm it brings.
Farmers curse the loss of young stock;
Weeping mothers mourn murdered babes.

A hairy brute howls on the moor
While trembling men bury their dead.
One lone stalwart bravely sets out,
Vowing to kill that feral beast.
He loads his gun with silver shot,
Guessing the nature of his prey.

A savage fiend howls on the moor
While tracker finds a monstrous print.
Human eyes peer into the gloom;
Many glaring red orbs stare back.
Shots ring out across gorsy hills,
But the speeding balls miss their marks.

A hungry pack howls on the moor
As bristling forms surround the man.
Doomed hunter becomes the hunted;
Falling upon his knees he prays.
Grim laughter mingles with mad screams;
Slavering jaws tear into flesh.

Originally published in Scattered Verses, Moonlit Curses, May 2009.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

I feel honored!
Here on BlueSky, a certain logically-challenged AI bro has added me to their "Luddites" moderation list.
Seeing as how I use tech every fucking day, I usually take offense at being called a "luddite", but in this instance, I find it amusing as heck.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

AI bros really and truly are dumb fucks lacking critical thinking and rationality. They cannot carry on rational arguments and fail to see the flaws in their twisted logic and magic thinking.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 7h

Now the argument seems to be that AI won't INEVITABLY lead to UBI, but we'll somehow build UBI thanks to AI.

Sorry, I don't have that much faith in modern western society, especially in nations like the US where one whole political party has embraced a philosophy of selfishness.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

AI bros keep saying AI will somehow lead to a situation in which society will establish a UBI, but fail to explain HOW it will do so.
There's nothing linking the two.
Freeing humans from working simply means a mass of unemployed persons. That massive unemployment doesn't necessarily lead to UBI.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

Keep dreaming, fool!

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

All you're saying is "it WILL happen", without any real-life explanation as to HOW it will happen.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

I'm pretty damned sure you're the one misunderstanding me.
I am not taking anything at face value and just accepting "a" (Ai removing humans from the work force) will automatically lead to "b" (UBI).
Does. Not. Compute.
I don't know what you don't understand about the flaw in logic here.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

You explained nothing. You merely mentioned AI and removing humans from the work force and then mentioned UBI without explaining HOW the former will inevitably lead to the latter.

What the fuck is the actual mechanism involved? If you cannot explain, go the fuck away!

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

I'm a staunch advocate of freedom of expression and thought and NOT thinking like the crowd.

You comments told me NOTHING.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

All you folks keep saying is that AI WILL lead to UBI, and completely fail to explain HOW it will do so.
There's nothing linking the two.
Freeing up humans from working simply means a mass of unemployed persons. That massive unemployment doesn't necessarily lead to UBI.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

No, it doesn't.
Removing humans from the means of production does not necessarily lead to universal abundance or income.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

Even if gen AI was to solve its many problems, including its uncompensated exploitation of intellectual properties and its excessive use of water and energy, I STILL wouldn't use it in my art. When it comes to art (visual and literary), I'm VERY specific regarding the details.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

I used to work in the science field (as a lab tech). I used to work for and with scientists. I understand that accuracy is important in scientific research. Inaccurate research is likely to be torn apart in peer review. I also understand that you cannot rely on AI to be accurate.

Gisele Navarro
@ichbinGisele
“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it.

The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fans tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”

🔗 https://futurism.com/artificial-int

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 8h

THIS!!!
Covre: "Why should we embrace technology that was trained off our work without our consent and created for the express purpose of replacing us? Just...why? We've been shown nothing but scorn, so AI advocates will get no respect from us in return."

Covre
@Covredarkbane
Why should we embrace technology that was trained off our work without our consent and created for the express purpose of replacing us? Just...why? We've been shown nothing but scorn, so AI advocates will get no respect from us in return.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 9h

ProfeSteve over on X did it again, he inspired me!

You can all guess what's been on my mind lately: "Deluxe Edition AI".

#deluxe #poem #poetry

Deluxe Edition AI

By Richard H. Fay

Step right up, get your deluxe edition AI right here!
You may abandon friends and family, have no fear!
Discard human relations, find your electronic mate.
Ignore cries of damage done, it’s merely jealous hate!
Spin the wheel, gamble on generating a fun community!
(Never mind the voices of those exploited with impunity.)
Concern yourself not with arising absurdities, if you can.
Trust us, those inherent errors are all part of the plan.
Leave all worries behind, enjoy our virtual realm!
Have no qualms that a greedy broligarch mans the helm
Steering society into oblivion as the real world burns —
He cares not, so long as his Armageddon machine churns.

Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 10h

I'm both a nerd and a misanthrope (suffered far too much damage due to being mistreated by fellow human beings, including my own parents), so I really don't like people all that much unless they prove to me that they are likable persons.