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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9081825" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>I think this is a really important distinction between modes of value, though I do not agree with your final conclusion, at all.</p><p></p><p>I think that generative AI might cause us to look at a lot of other art the way we currently look at a lot of writing: as utilitarian, functional. We will see its value not in its inherent qualities or origins, like we do art from an artist or musician, but in what it lets us do or have that we couldn't before, at least not without spending a ton of money.</p><p></p><p>Go back to my example of being able to illustrate my new campaign setting, designed not for publication but personal use and enjoyment, with AI art that can perfectly capture what I see in my mind. I see immense value in what the AI has allowed me to do, the expression it has let me achieve. It lets me accomplish something that would have previously been unattainable.</p><p></p><p>It automates technical expertise. It doesn't automate inspiration and uniqueness. But most of the <em>commercial</em> value from art is contained in the expertise. There is <em>enormous</em> profit to be had from the cheap automation of technical skill to make products or services for everyday consumption. That's what the automated loom did (cheap textiles), it's what assembly lines did (cheap automobiles and appliances), it's what radios did (cheap entertainment), it's what calculators did (cheap math), it's what home computers did (cheap you name it). Generative AI will create unique art in <em>volume</em>, and that's where the immense profits lie. Quantity, not quality.</p><p></p><p>We already see this happening - as I mentioned, my buddy's law firm has already replaced a lot of jobs with AI, because AI can do basic, clearly defined writing tasks a lot more efficiently than humans (and has been able to for awhile; law firms and other businesses have been using AI since long before ChatGPT). So I think the risk to people who work in fields affected by the new generative AI is very real. I think it is going to create a ton of wealth, often at their expense, just as robots did to factory workers. I think it has already begun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9081825, member: 7035894"] I think this is a really important distinction between modes of value, though I do not agree with your final conclusion, at all. I think that generative AI might cause us to look at a lot of other art the way we currently look at a lot of writing: as utilitarian, functional. We will see its value not in its inherent qualities or origins, like we do art from an artist or musician, but in what it lets us do or have that we couldn't before, at least not without spending a ton of money. Go back to my example of being able to illustrate my new campaign setting, designed not for publication but personal use and enjoyment, with AI art that can perfectly capture what I see in my mind. I see immense value in what the AI has allowed me to do, the expression it has let me achieve. It lets me accomplish something that would have previously been unattainable. It automates technical expertise. It doesn't automate inspiration and uniqueness. But most of the [I]commercial[/I] value from art is contained in the expertise. There is [I]enormous[/I] profit to be had from the cheap automation of technical skill to make products or services for everyday consumption. That's what the automated loom did (cheap textiles), it's what assembly lines did (cheap automobiles and appliances), it's what radios did (cheap entertainment), it's what calculators did (cheap math), it's what home computers did (cheap you name it). Generative AI will create unique art in [I]volume[/I], and that's where the immense profits lie. Quantity, not quality. We already see this happening - as I mentioned, my buddy's law firm has already replaced a lot of jobs with AI, because AI can do basic, clearly defined writing tasks a lot more efficiently than humans (and has been able to for awhile; law firms and other businesses have been using AI since long before ChatGPT). So I think the risk to people who work in fields affected by the new generative AI is very real. I think it is going to create a ton of wealth, often at their expense, just as robots did to factory workers. I think it has already begun. [/QUOTE]
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