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@movq I mean are you surprised? š®
@prologic I hadnāt considered this particular scenario, no.
@prologic I hadnāt considered this particular scenario, no.
@movq I'm more worried about Dustin Curtis's take on Thoughts on Thinking piece š¤ It's a worrying time we're facing, where all human creativity, critical thinking and having to "think" at all just goes out the window šŖ wow š¤Æ
@prologic Thatās an interesting premise in that article:
> The fun has been sucked out of the process of creation because nothing I make organically can compete with what AI already producesāor soon will.
This is like saying itās pointless to make music yourself because some professional player/audio engineer does a better job. Really, thereās always someone or something thatās better than you at a particular job.
If we focus too much on ācompetitionā, then yes, you can just stop doing anything. I donāt know how common this mindset is, especially among artists or creative people. š¤ I would have assumed that many writers, for example, simply enjoy the process of writing. Am I being too naive once more? š¤£
@prologic Thatās an interesting premise in that article:
> The fun has been sucked out of the process of creation because nothing I make organically can compete with what AI already producesāor soon will.
This is like saying itās pointless to make music yourself because some professional player/audio engineer does a better job. Really, thereās always someone or something thatās better than you at a particular job.
If we focus too much on ācompetitionā, then yes, you can just stop doing anything. I donāt know how common this mindset is, especially among artists or creative people. š¤ I would have assumed that many writers, for example, simply enjoy the process of writing. Am I being too naive once more? š¤£
a twt a day keeps the doctor away...
@thecanine @movq So I _actually_ agree with you! I _think_ Dustin is taking a bit of a "deep and dark" path here (_depression_), and there are many parallels to other types of activities that we can all talk to. "AI" or "LLM"(s) here should be no different. Use them, Don't use them. I don't really see how it takes away our creativity or critical thinking.