Respectfully, I have to disagree with your perspective. I think it will dehumanise art - is already dehumanising art - to a dismal degree.
Great artists *see* the world differently, and their art changes our perception. AI cannot conceivably do this, as it recycles what has already been created.
It will be enough for most, and their horizons will never be expanded.
I have seen this in my profession as a singer; autotune hurts my ears and allows those who cannot sing but look good to rise to the top.
My sideline was as a translator. All gone now; companies do not care if the translation is faithful and perceptive, only that it is cheap.
And as an artist, oh, I can see that a few artists will cater to the elite whilst most will limit themselves to banality.
As a tool, AI is great. As a creative force, it is soul-destroying.
What a load of fallacious garbage. “Don’t worry artists. The AI won’t replace you, it will just force you to do something different.” Just because you can show examples of similar things having happened before doesn’t mean we should all be fine with it happening again or in this way. And no, AI is not the same as a friggin guitar amp. Wake up.
Holy Robot Jesus, I truly believed I was the only person in Substack Land, maybe the world, who was overall optimistic and positive about AI for many of the same reasons you eloquently share here haha. I even have an article of my own sitting in drafts on this topic because the myopic doomer luddites drive me bonkers. Big changes a-coming, for sure, but they *are* coming, and many people are missing the upsides amidst all the panic, much of which is wildly uninformed, and actually either technicians masquerading as artists feeling threatened or issues with *our economic system*, not the many benefits of AI itself. Anyway, different article haha, but great work here, and thanks for sharing it!
There is a strangeness related to most people images created by various tools. Not talking about 6 fingers on hands but the face and eyes. Can’t always tell perhaps the prompt creator refined even more. But out of the first images I sense something not quite human. YMMV.
But AI as a tool to affect process seems quite useful. As middleware can solve some hard connection issues. That productivity boost could free time for better uses. Business may lose some jobs but gain new opportunities.
BS!
Respectfully, I have to disagree with your perspective. I think it will dehumanise art - is already dehumanising art - to a dismal degree.
Great artists *see* the world differently, and their art changes our perception. AI cannot conceivably do this, as it recycles what has already been created.
It will be enough for most, and their horizons will never be expanded.
I have seen this in my profession as a singer; autotune hurts my ears and allows those who cannot sing but look good to rise to the top.
My sideline was as a translator. All gone now; companies do not care if the translation is faithful and perceptive, only that it is cheap.
And as an artist, oh, I can see that a few artists will cater to the elite whilst most will limit themselves to banality.
As a tool, AI is great. As a creative force, it is soul-destroying.
What a load of fallacious garbage. “Don’t worry artists. The AI won’t replace you, it will just force you to do something different.” Just because you can show examples of similar things having happened before doesn’t mean we should all be fine with it happening again or in this way. And no, AI is not the same as a friggin guitar amp. Wake up.
Holy Robot Jesus, I truly believed I was the only person in Substack Land, maybe the world, who was overall optimistic and positive about AI for many of the same reasons you eloquently share here haha. I even have an article of my own sitting in drafts on this topic because the myopic doomer luddites drive me bonkers. Big changes a-coming, for sure, but they *are* coming, and many people are missing the upsides amidst all the panic, much of which is wildly uninformed, and actually either technicians masquerading as artists feeling threatened or issues with *our economic system*, not the many benefits of AI itself. Anyway, different article haha, but great work here, and thanks for sharing it!
There is a strangeness related to most people images created by various tools. Not talking about 6 fingers on hands but the face and eyes. Can’t always tell perhaps the prompt creator refined even more. But out of the first images I sense something not quite human. YMMV.
But AI as a tool to affect process seems quite useful. As middleware can solve some hard connection issues. That productivity boost could free time for better uses. Business may lose some jobs but gain new opportunities.
You must have missed the last hundred years...
Perfect timing for this, Justin. So glad you tackled the tool vs thif point. Exactly.