India, June 8 -- On Bakrid this year, I wanted to wish my Facebook friends in a slightly different way. I asked ChatGPT to create a Bakrid greeting poster. Within a minute, it produced an elegant design. There was a mosque minaret, a crescent moon, worshippers offering prayers and, prominently, a goat. The composition was attractive, but the goat troubled me.

I could have deleted just the animal and retained the rest of the poster. Instead, I deleted the entire image and posted a simple text wishing my friends a happy Bakrid (Eid al-Adha).

A little later, my friend and Indian Express cartoonist EP Unny sent me a Bakrid greeting. It was beautiful, tasteful and calligraphic. I immediately shared it on Facebook, giving him full credit.

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