AI Is Ruining Etsy.

in this video, i talk about the pervasiveness of ai-generated listings on etsy and other creative platforms and the various reasons as to why they are harmful.

Media (in order of appearance/mention):
Spirited Away: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/
My Neighbor Totoro: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/
Hayao Miyazaki's thoughts on artificial intelligence: https://youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?si=cXkcGLZ-_n857qdv
Howl’s Moving Castle: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347149/
Christina’s World: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455
Billie Eilish - Behind the HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Album Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgtKTROxzCI
Lost In Translation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lost%2520in%2520translation
I Live 400 Yards From Mark Zuckerberg’s Massive Data Center: https://youtu.be/DGjj7wDYaiI?si=axchuDvtv8MwSltX
How to Spot FAKE (AI) CROCHET So You DON'T Get SCAMMED: https://youtu.be/8W3rfego8Ow?si=WQSbOPPeDOSn-pkp
I Asked ChatGPT to Write me Crochet Patterns (and made them so you don't have to): https://youtu.be/0rhStZI8B_o?si=MeFCHK437LBBDTFY

Sources and recommended reading:
On the climate footprint of AI and big tech: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117
https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-uneven-distribution-of-ais-environmental-impacts
https://earth.org/environmental-impact-chatgpt/

AI and labor exploitation: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/950958/summary
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-024-00502-w

AI and art theft: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3630106.3658898

LLM’s cognitive impact: https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

More on the Miyazaki AI case (I believe this is an op-ed): https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-limits-of-ai-generated-miyazaki

On the potential for sustainability initiatives using AI technology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823624000187#sec0170

buy me a kofi: ko-fi.com/lucyliang

music:
???? Music by BuGuMi | “Today's diary” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwW5oPwaGo

Chillpeach - In Dreamland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSWYAclv2I8&list=PLQwRmTwWx0ubcpv0SkHroupj1LqW5_Va5

#etsy #generativeai #aiart #chatgpt #aicrochet #crochetpatterns