• plyth@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    16
    ·
    edit-2
    14 days ago

    A computer will most likely not only recreate but create better, * one day.

    Life can be much better with AI, if we don’t starve to death. The problem is not AI but other humans who don’t share their resources.

    • Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      14 days ago

      When I see something impressive generated by a computer, I may go “wow”, but when I see something, displayed on a computer or not, that I know a person went and handcrafted so many details on, I am inspired by that dedication to the craft. The human elements within art are a big part of what makes it meaningful.

      If someone wants to use AI for the parts of a work they don’t care about (or as placeholders) so they can pour their heart into a different aspect of the work, fine. If they want the computer to do all the work for them, they have created slop. This is independent of whether we live in a society that values gross resource accumulation or one that shares equally.

      I will say that the push towards slop primarily stems from our societal zeitgeist. The mentality is “I need to make as much money with as little effort as possible”, and sometimes people really do need that money to pay bills. I think that’s a big reason why it’s such a problem. There is little monetary value in actual expression for the effort required when compared with mass produced “content” for dollars.

      • plyth@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        14 days ago

        Unless humans are magic, AI will be able to feel. I would assume that AI will be able to feel much deeper and much stronger. So one day, AI will use art to tell us about things that are beyond our horizon.

          • plyth@feddit.org
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            13 days ago

            We assumed the same about animals and babies. AI could use hybrid systems that use animal or human cells, or it could simulate emotions to the point that ai art becomes interesting.