Ever since AI has been introduced with Chat GPT I've been against it on an ethical level. Speaking out against its excessive power draw, being skeptical of its ability to make good code and solid systems. Being especially concerned with its impact on the environment as someone who is very environmentalist I'm having a hard time accepting it.
Not super interested in people saying "AI isn't going away, get used to it" I've pretty much gotten that message from interviews, recruiters, professors, and everyone else.
Specifically an interview I just had that I'm hoping to receive an offer from in the coming weeks (just got drug tested today) asked me about how I utilize AI, I mostly lied and said I've used it to supplement my learning (I graduate with a 4 year BS in CS in may). As you can probably guess by now I try not to use AI but have caved in certain instances of struggle where I felt I needed the help.
Every time I've used AI I've felt dirty, I don't want this to come off as judgy in any way. Everyone is entitled to use whatever tools they want but I personally have always had a distaste for it. It makes me feel like I've given up on my environmental beliefs and caved to the corporations goals of efficiency to infinity at the cost of our world.
Sorry if this sounds too doomer-y. I know I'm probably cooked in this CS environment without using AI. Just wondering if anyone else feels the same and how you're dealing with it?
*edit:
This has sort of turned into an "AI isn't actually bad for the environment" thing which I appreciate discussion on but also not exactly what I'm getting at in this post, there's plenty of better places to debate that. More so I'm trying to get other peoples opinions who feel similarly. How should we move forward in a field we love that seems to be going in a direction we don't like? Can we? Should we just look for other fields of interest and leave this one to the AI believers? I'm not sure, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.