**A.I.D.S. (Artificial Intelligence Derangement Syndrome)**
*noun*
A severe mental condition where a
person completely loses critical thinking skills the moment Artificial Intelligence is mentioned.
Symptoms include:
* Frothing at the mouth about “the death of
art” while producing
stick figures and calling it *authentic*.
* Screaming that AI is “cheating” or “
lazy” while copy-pasting Google results like it’s a personality trait.
* Declaring AI “soulless” but having zero curiosity, originality, or self-awareness themselves.
* Believing every algorithm is one update away from enslaving humanity, yet unable to explain how Wi-Fi works.
Common behaviors:
* Moral grandstanding from a high
horse powered entirely by hypocrisy.
* Claiming to “support artists” but never buying
art.
* Confusing personal insecurity with ethical concern.
**Causes:**
Being outpaced by a
tool and mistaking that embarrassment for a
philosophy.
**Prognosis:**
Permanent unless treated with humility, education, or the horrifying realization that AI didn’t ruin their talent—they just never had any.
**Not to be confused with:**
Actual criticism of AI, which requires thinking.
