> Banning the AI just means that everyone is using it, but nobody is saying it aloud. Since it saves so much time when used correctly.

Not exactly. It also attracts developers who are against AI philosophically. What I've actually seen is that there are a sizable number of people who are against AI and want a place for their code. You're also wrong that AI isn't the problem: it is. AI is the problem because it's too addictive and easy to use, and we're not rational creatures but instinctive.

Personally, I would only contribute to projects that have a complete AI-free policy. I hate AI and think it's a detriment to the human race.

Having a philosophy is okay, but people must understand the social coencequences as well. Maybe similar example would be that people allow only assembly in their projects and compiled languages are forbidden. The impact is here likely similar on projects that are needed for something, and not just for fun.

> You're also wrong that AI isn't the problem: it is. AI is the problem because it's too addictive and easy to use, and we're not rational creatures but instinctive.

This is kinda moving the responsibility to the wrong place, and similar issue is on other topics. Is it the fault of the store if they put expensive things on areas where they are easy to steal? And then the store complains about lost property. Should we ban placing the things on poor places or criminalize thiefs and disallow thiefs to enter the store again?

To me AI seems to be similar to drugs. It can be used responsibly (eg. medical use), some users are total junkies. There are huge social/economical impacts. It has similar anti stances, even proposing legislative bans (should we relive the prohibition again?). It's interesting to observe it in this context.