AI companies would love that. Just as oil companies love it that climate change is still debated throughout society. Big tech would prefer nobody cared about privacy.

People are starting to notice and care about these things.

Maybe I’m just not cynical enough about the “average” non-HN population but I think there are quite a few people who care.

Lots of people from all walks of life play board games. There are a lot of people who refuse to buy games made with AI generated assets. They go as far as making forums and tracking these things so that other folks can avoid them.