The problem is that AI strip’s all provenance. The most accurate information is presented exactly the same as absolute nonsense.

It makes it exceedingly difficult to sift truth from fiction, without the context clues we could otherwise use online.

Great, so why not oppose making things worse?

It is easier to oppose a new thing than change ingrained habits.

If your house is on fire, it is reasonable to be mad at someone who throws a little torch onto it.

Ai takes far more power to serve a single request than a website does though.

And remember, AI requires those websites too, for training data.

So it’s not just more power hungry, it also has thw initial power consumption added on top

When someone disagrees with me - echo chamber.

When someone agrees with me - logical discussion.