before generative AI, I could be reasonably certain that any image I saw or text I read was created by a human, with human intent; algorithmic creations bore clear hallmarks that set them apart. now, I have to be suspicious about everything I see, trying to parse out if it's something that actually happened, or that someone actually said, or if it's a piece of art that someone actually cared enough to put the time into creating. it's miserable having to be so paranoid all the time, and false positives can be devastating to an actual artist. it has made my life, and the lives of many, many others, much worse.