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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Zebub" data-source="post: 9156536" data-attributes="member: 7031982">&quot;Soooo...&quot; (best Maxwell Smart voice) &quot;...the old attack-me-and-then-try-to-end-the-debate trick...&quot;Ok, for anybody else who is reading:This little exchange exemplifies exactly what bothers me about the larger debate.&nbsp; I expressed skepticism about a comment made by somebody who happens to be an artist, and to some people this demonstrates a general pattern of &quot;contempt for artists&quot;.&nbsp; I once knew a motorcyclist, and also first responder, who responded (or maybe just heard about?) an incident where a guy went down on his bike, slide across the pavement, bounced over the curb, and then his helmet caught on the edge of the curb and broke his neck.&nbsp; His conclusion?&nbsp; It's dangerous to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.Same thing.And same thing that is happening in this whole debate, by people who don't understand how generative AI works.P.S. It's actually my deep respect for artists, and for art, that makes me skeptical that AI will ever actually replace them.&nbsp; Change some of what their jobs look like?&nbsp; Probably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill Zebub, post: 9156536, member: 7031982"] "Soooo..." (best Maxwell Smart voice) "...the old attack-me-and-then-try-to-end-the-debate trick..." Ok, for anybody else who is reading: This little exchange exemplifies exactly what bothers me about the larger debate. I expressed skepticism about a comment made by somebody who happens to be an artist, and to some people this demonstrates a general pattern of "contempt for artists". I once knew a motorcyclist, and also first responder, who responded (or maybe just heard about?) an incident where a guy went down on his bike, slide across the pavement, bounced over the curb, and then his helmet caught on the edge of the curb and broke his neck. His conclusion? It's dangerous to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Same thing. And same thing that is happening in this whole debate, by people who don't understand how generative AI works. P.S. It's actually my deep respect for artists, and for art, that makes me skeptical that AI will ever actually replace them. Change some of what their jobs look like? Probably. [/QUOTE]

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