I Feel Ashamed Of How Much I Love Using Ai

i use it for almost everything now. brainstorm, write, organize my thoughts, build systems, research ideas, create content and even start my online business. i’ve been using ai generated art as well as part of my creative workflow and it has opened up a completely different world for me.

the honest truth is that i can’t really imagine going back to life before it. ai has helped me do things i never thought i could do. i’m not a coder, designer, or traditionally trained artist but with ai i’ve been able to build, experiment, create and move faster than i ever have before. it feels like having access to tools that used to be completely out of reach but anytime i talk about this publicly especially online i get a lot of hate for it :(

people say i’m lazy, unethical, talentless or trying to take credit for work i didn’t do. i understand why people have strong feelings about ai especially artists and creatives who feel threatened or disrespected by how some people use it but it still sucks to feel excited about something that has genuinely changed my life, then immediately feel embarrassed for even saying that out loud.

i don’t see ai as something that replaces my ideas. i see it as something that helps me execute them. i still choose the direction, edit, revise, curate, build the final product, make the decisions and put the work into turning the output into something usable but the second ai is involved, a lot of people seem to treat the entire thing as worthless.

i’m not saying every use of it is ethical. i’m not saying criticism is invalid but i also don’t think it’s fair to pretend that everyone using ai is some soulless scammer pumping out garbage. for me ai has helped me create more, learn more and finally act on ideas i used to keep stuck in my head and i hate that i feel so ashamed for saying that.

i’m wondering if anyone else feels the same way. do you feel like you have to hide how much it helps you because people immediately judge you for it?