AI is stealing writers’ words and jobs…

[Reynard]

Counterpoint: this episode of the Ezra Klein podcast. well worth the listen.

 

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Generative AI used to develop potential new drugs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria - Mindplex

Acinetobacter is a group of bacteria commonly found in the environment. The most common cause of infections is Acinetobacter baumannii. (credit: CDC) Researchers at Stanford Medicine and McMaster University have devised a new AI model, SyntheMol (“synthesizing molecules”), which creates recipes...

magazine.mindplex.ai

 

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I have read here that some court in the US has deemed AI product to be public domain (which I find very difficult to understand, but why not). It would mean that AI-helped medecine research would be public domain too, leading to the ruin of Big Pharma if they can't patent their molecules anymore. An interesting development if the approach sticks (or better, becomes widespread).

 

[Andvari]

Another strange trend I’ve noticed is individuals mistakenly believing they are the creators of art produced by AI. Seems to always be people without artistic talent. A lack of understanding of how the technology works or simply delusions of grandeur?

 

[Reynard]

Another strange trend I’ve noticed is individuals mistakenly believing they are the creators of art produced by AI. Seems to always be people without artistic talent. A lack of understanding of how the technology works or simply delusions of grandeur?

This is going to be less and less true as time goes on and the tools are more responsive to input and revision.

 

[Scribe]

This is going to be less and less true as time goes on and the tools are more responsive to input and revision.

I doubt it. I would already replace Tashas Era art, with generated pieces. It's only going to get easier.

 

[Reynard]

I doubt it. I would already replace Tashas Era art, with generated pieces. It's only going to get easier.

I'm not sure what you are saying here. Most of the image generative AI systems are working hard toward allowing users to input feedback to adjust generated images to their desires. At a certain point, this becomes "creating art."

 

[Scribe]

I'm not sure what you are saying here. Most of the image generative AI systems are working hard toward allowing users to input feedback to adjust generated images to their desires. At a certain point, this becomes "creating art."

It doesn't though, typing into a chat box is not being an artist. It's tapping into the cultural tropes that already exist.

I've prompted for thousands of images, I'm not remotely an artist.

 

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It doesn't though, typing into a chat box is not being an artist. It's tapping into the cultural tropes that already exist.

I've prompted for thousands of images, I'm not remotely an artist.

Just the prompt or does that include inpainting,upscaling,img2img,refiner?

 

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It doesn't though, typing into a chat box is not being an artist. It's tapping into the cultural tropes that already exist.

I've prompted for thousands of images, I'm not remotely an artist.

That's not what I am talking about. I apologize if I was unclear.

What I am talking about is already happening to some degree and will only get more responsive.

You enter a prompt and it spits out a few samples. You ick one but then tell it to change this, or that. The process continues until you get the image you want.

At some point that turns you into the artist, as surely as a director who relies on a cinematographer is an artist.