[SC - Up Next] Limiting AI in Art and Diplomacy

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Limiting AI in Art and Diplomacy
Category: Declaration | Type: Declare
Proposed by: Ghost, Co-authored by: UPC | Onsite Topic

The Security Council,

Basing its definition of ‘artificial intelligence’ on the increasingly commonly used term for the category of artificial neural networks and machine learning models, especially Large Language Models (LLMs), which are designed to generate natural language, images, sounds, or videos in response to a user prompt;

Understanding that artificial intelligence can serve as a useful tool, and can be responsibly utilized to the benefit of sentient beings everywhere; yet

Thoroughly convinced that its proliferation and application in areas traditionally relying on creativity and interpersonal skills is a detrimental development;

Lauding genuine creativity, discipline, and the honing of impressive skills which are exclusive to sapient and biological beings and absent from cold, clanking machines, and celebrating the works that populate the museums and showcases spreading art to the masses, bastions of ingenuity which do not and should never celebrate artificially generated works;

Enraged that such artificial works only exist by copying and imitating the work of others, often without their knowledge or consent, and can allow irresponsible individuals to receive acclaim or even success at the expense of uncompensated and neglected artists and creators, who may find themselves unable to compete or properly commercialize their compromised work;

Recognizing that the strongest and most stable relationships between nations and regions are based on genuine connections and honest discourse, not artificial gaming of the communication process or false flattery, and that relying on artificial communication trades away opportunities for genuine deeper connection and forging of common ground that could exist through authentic, human contact;

Incensed by the manipulation inherent in the use of artificial intelligence in diplomatic matters, as such use obfuscates the actual knowledge, material skill, and sincerity of the parties employing them, and deprives diplomats of a decent gauge for whether those using the tools are just telling them what they want to hear or can be trusted; therefore

Admonishes those who use artificial intelligence in crafting and bringing to life imitations of art, and in engaging with other nations through diplomatic communication; denounces the disrespect of the time and intelligence of the party on the receiving end; and castigates the exploitation of others, either by stealing and corrupting their work or by tricking them and instilling false confidence in the ambassadors or officials who are involved in foreign affairs; and

Now urges all nations to cease the use of artificial intelligence tools when engaging in this body or in diplomacy with the nations of the multiverse; or when creating and sharing works of arts and other creative content, or otherwise engaging in creative pursuits, in order to preserve and sustain authentic creation and communication, and to avoid an empty and meaningless future.
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I have noticed on the drafting thread and in my TGs, people seem to have this idea that supporting this resolution means opposing any and all use of AI, and that isn’t the case. Personal use and assistive tools are not what is at issue here. This declaration is concerned with a very specific form of application and the consequences such application can bring. Before this new form of AI started proliferating, we had much more limited forms of AI that we could by and large appreciate and did not have to critique this heavily.

The declaration is concerned with the use of AI in the arts and in foreign policy engagement, as the title suggests. You do not have to oppose it or make an effort to defend the concept of AI or its use in other fields just because you may be a proponent of AI in other areas.

Lazarus is cringe, and not just because of the AI stuff. But contrary to what some people out there seem to think, taking a stand against AI in this way is not simply aiming at Lazarus (though I find it reveals more about how such people view Lazarus given that’s top of mind). In NS I am confident in saying the areas this declaration focuses on are our bread and butter. We are engaged in a major creative enterprise that brings together people gifted with their words but also their artistic and graphic design. Engaging in diplomacy and politics is a big part of what we do. These are not abstract concepts, this is what we’re here to do. Overuse of AI undermines that work and diminishes the effort the rest of us put into it. There’s an ongoing conversation and reckoning with this stuff that was going on before Lazarus made fools of themselves, and will continue as we move on from that nonsensical stunt months back.
 
For. But I mean, in the sense that "if you are going to play a text-based browser game, why use AI?" If I am writing crap in the GA, I am writing it myself. Hence the fact that my GA stuff tend to involve a trundle of spelling and grammatical errors.
 
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