I can't refute such statement, because in my opinion encountering a real kitty in the nature is better. Not everything is black and white (like some kittens!) i

I can't refute such statement, because in my opinion encountering a real kitty in the nature is better. Not everything is black and white (like some kittens!) in this scenario. In my mind I would rank these experiences in such way: 1. Playing with cats in real life 2. Looking at real cat pics where a person took a photo 3. AI generated cat pics It's similar to going to a concert and watching a video of the concert. You obviously won't get the same buzz from the latter. So, if my theoretical feed consists of just the 3rd one, I am losing the enjoyment from the 2nd. I think that comparison also doesn't fit in though, as AI doesn't really replace "feelings you get from real life encounters" (for now at least) anyways. It only fights for the the spot in the digital content world. One thing that sometimes I catch myself thinking in the past few months when I see any pic online is asking myself "is this actually real?". Even for pictures that are most likely real. I never used to do that in the past, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.