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Could A.I. be the Witch’s Familiar of Old?
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Alex J. Coyne looks into how some Witches and Pagans are using chatbots and other generative AI tools as components in their rituals and spells – and why that has potential to be a very bad idea.
The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/generative-artificial-intelligence)
Alex J. Coyne looks into how some Witches and Pagans are using chatbots and other generative AI tools as components in their rituals and spells – and why that has potential to be a very bad idea.
As artificial intelligence reshapes science, culture, and power, Pagans find themselves navigating a world where algorithms influence creativity, civil rights, and governance. From Project Genesis to grassroots resistance, the stakes of AI’s expansion are no longer abstract—but deeply personal.
AI doesn’t have a personal, intimate relationship to the elements around it/us. It doesn’t have a connection to the Divine.
The broad reaching effects of generative Artificial intelligence are being felt by Pagans everywhere form art to searches. Author Sara Amis shares her story and warnings about AI.
As both musician and writer, I’m drawn to Odin as an embodiment of the creative force. As a practitioner of Ásatrú, I can’t support companies that steal the work of human artists to generate disposable dross.