Recent content by Maxperson

I have two that are about equal, depending on my character concept. 1) Blind Fighting, being able to see anything, including invisible creatures who are within 10 feet of you, unless hidden, is fantastic. Human in total darkness? No problem! Well, less problem. Things 30 feet away from you in...

So what. The dictator being able to do anything has no bearing on whether or not the dictatorship as a whole has a strong set of laws. One person being an exception and 30 million being subject doesn't equate to a shaky legal system. There are several real world examples that say you are...

Sort of like an axe, sword and saw, but all three are sharp tools. It doesn't matter if they have different names, they still all function as a form of automation. Not really. For example, I have a really good intuitive grasp of what looks good. I can't draw it, but I could get there via...

They were nothing but a tool if I dictate every last detail of what is to be done. I can't cut a tree in half with my arm, but an axe can do it and if I use the axe to chop down the tree, I'm the one who did it. If they contribute nothing but their skill at drawing, they are still just a tool...

All the generative AI or LLM does, though, is automate the drawing of the picture, not the vision behind it. It's a different kind of automation, sure, but it's still effectively just automation the way I'm suggesting that AI be used as a tool. But I am drawing on the creativity and unique...

I wasn't. I was drawing hard lines around the context I am using for the argument, not the art itself. I know the context I have been using in my arguments, and that context doesn't change just because you want to consider other angles. Those other angles can be added to the discussion and...

My only argument here is about the one thing that you are not interested in. Is it art? I already agree with the majority regarding the ethics of AI training and the theft that was involved with it, so I'm not arguing that portion. I agree with you that ethical concerns can reduce, invalidate...

Except that the context of my arguments been from my second post in this thread, whether it can be used as a tool to create art. Going into the ethical considerations is going outside the context of my arguments. Looking only at whether it can be used to create art, it's just a tool like any...

Sure. I agree with that. My position is looking solely at whether or not using AI as a tool to meet an artists vision creates art, not whether it is was created ethically or not. I don't believe AI is currently an ethical too and I don't generally use it. It can however be used to create art.

I did it. I was able to get a picture and direct the AI to make the specific changes I want. You can continue to try and tell me that I'm wrong if you want to, but I've done it myself, so I know that it can be done.

I think all that would really take is for the AI companies to start background encrypted tracking of changes to pictures and attach those to the image. That would act as a certificate that shows what the artists did or did not do to the original image, and then if the image passed a certain...

Fashion designers use sewing machines to automate stitching. Architects use computer programs to create blueprints. Sculptors use automatic tools to get to rough shapes in the stone they are working on. Street artists use spray cans to automate much of their painting. And so on. A tool is a...

No, that's a dictator. A dictatorship is the country, not the person. A strong set of laws prevents the dictatorship from being chaotic. Some of those laws can be evil, but they end up creating a LE dictatorship, not a CE one. Looking around the world, the opposite seems to be true. The line...

Were you conflating dictatorship with ditcator? A dictatorship that has robust laws to help it function would be a lawful one. You can't have a chaotic evil dictatorship with a strong system of laws to help it function. Those laws create order and stability for the country, which is anathema...

You need to look at more dictatorships. They have many, many, MANY laws. North Korea has a codified legal system. Iran has a codified legal system. Afghanistan has a codified legal system. Angola has a codified legal system. Cuba has a codified legal system. Yemen has a codified legal system...