I'm an artist and AI art is the most important invention since photoshop, maybe since the camera. I've trained an AI model on my style and have been workshopping it by combining it with different artists. The results are absolutely astounding and inspiring. A few of my friends in the art community say they're getting more ideas than they have in years. One already started a new series based on the art she generated. The only negative thing about AI is the hassle of having to explain how diffusion AI learns and how fair use works to the people screaming about IP theft.

You need to stop imagining all these crazy slippery slope fallacies and see AI as it is today -- a personal assistant. ChatGPT can automate all the boring parts of writing for me so that I am free to focus on the creative parts. AI art engines not only generate ideas but can make me underpaintings or figure references so that I could breeze through the parts I don't like to get to the good stuff. But you're worried about some sci-fi level stuff where a neural net is somehow sentient and evil? Come on. AI isn't going to kill anyone, how would that even work? If you're worried about people monitoring you, there are plenty of anonymizing tools for that.

You've just gotten a virtual assistant who is only bound by your imagination and you're afraid of it. Try learning more about this technology and how it works, that should make it less terrifying.