Not surprising true scientific studies are starting to show compounding negative effects, or at best very mixed results. The economic and ecological implications have always been clear from the get go, but that was a problem for the next generation of AI to solve (obviously).
Citing “lived experience” as evidence something works is literally the tactic of homeopaths and antivaxxers when confronted by large-scale or structured studies disproving their claims. That this now seems to be the go-to argument of the pro-“AI” crowd is a huge red flag.