Broadly accessible generative AI models like Dall-E have made it possible for anyone to create compelling visual art. In online communities, the introduction of AI-generated content (AIGC) may impact community dynamics by shifting the kinds of content being posted or the responses to content suspected of being generated by AI. We take steps towards examining the potential impact of AIGC on art-related communities on Reddit. We distinguish between communities that disallow AI content and those without a direct policy. We look at image-based posts made to these communities that are transparently created by AI, or comments in these communities that suspect authors of using generative AI. We find that AI posts (and accusations) have played a very small part in these communities through the end of 2023, accounting for fewer than 0.2% of the image-based posts. Even as the absolute number of author-labelled AI posts dwindles over time, accusations of AI use remain more persistent. We show that AI content is more readily used by newcomers and may help increase participation if it aligns with community rules. However, the tone of comments suspecting AI use by others have become more negative over time, especially in communities that do not have explicit rules about AI. Overall, the results show the changing norms and interactions around AIGC in online communities designated for creativity.

Artificial Intelligence: what is it? How will it impact our lives? How will it be used? Will it actually take over? As the field emerges and becomes more widely discussed, social media's role in shaping public debate answering these questions and more has never been more apparent, with more of us turning to social media for news.

Federico Antoni is managing partner at ALLVP, an early-stage VC based in Mexico. He is a lecturer in management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. "Over the last couple of years, a billion new people have joined the super-connected world. Billions more around the developing world, now, walk with a high-speed computer in their pockets. And yet, they don't have a bank account, a formal education or access to most of the services we take for granted in the U.S. Imagine the possibilities… imagine how you can change the lives of billions of people."

When it comes to artificial intelligence, business readers are at a disadvantage. So interested readers find content on sites where they have to constantly fight never-ending barrage of advertisements (that appear from every possible direction in virtual space and time) or they visit outlandish sites whose content would shame UFO and bigfoot theorists. Desperate, when they turn to the artificial intelligence research community, they find a tight network of extremely bright people who have neither the time nor the inclination to explain the complexities of the technology. In the fast moving AI world, where research is now thumping to enter the bold world of translational and applied AI, the publication styles and preferences of the researchers are extremely academic, rigorous, and scientific – and for good reasons. For most business readers, the research oriented scholarly articles in scientific journals would be either too complex or would require too much time to read.

Of all the areas in which artificial intelligence can benefit the world, healthcare, in my opinion, is at the top. In the simplest possible terms there are two main reasons why artificial intelligence can be transformational in healthcare. First, there is a lot that is broken and fixing that can help millions of people, reduce the cost of healthcare, improve patient care, and help fight disease. Second, we need to accelerate our efforts in finding new and more effective cures for a long list of diseases – cancer, Alzheimer to name a few. Besides being the editor of the AI Post, I also serve as the Executive Director of Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare.