In a recent meeting at work, conversation turned to the ethics of AI. It’s a discussion I dread, partly because every time I’ve had it recently, it feels so unwieldy. Once it starts, there’s no putting a lid on it. “ChatGPT has made my life easier,” someone will say. “It’s a slippery slope,” the other will reply. “We just need to learn to use it responsibly,” the first person might respond. “Gen Z’s use of these tools is out of control, they’re all writing their essays with them,” the other might clap back.
This week, I felt a similar feeling of apprehension when I saw a version of this conversation playing out in response to a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. One of Osbourne’s peers, rock star Rod Stewart, was facing a spate of online criticism for screening a bizarre AI-generated video of the late Black Sabbath frontman.
