The AI Blade Cuts Both Ways

I understand the appeal of AI to some: 

• Filmmakers who can’t assemble the talent and resources needed

• Comics artists who have visual strengths but need stories

• Lyricists who need music

• Composers who need lyrics

• Writers who need art.

I get it and for certain limited functions such as proof of concept etc. I can accept it.

But I also notice a lot of AI prompters seem to burn out very quickly.  They churn the stuff out so fast it loses its meaning even to them, whereas genuine creators (and I begrudge no one who uses computers so long as it’s their creativity controlling the creation of the work) tend to stay in the game their whole life, even if they need mundane jobs to make ends meet.

Those of us in it for the long haul will making lasting impressions, those who use it as a toy for self-amusement (and I don’t begrudge those who use AI for that) won’t because they haven’t put the work in to understand what they’re trying to do.

(I think big budget movies and TV shows will suffer the most. When it gets to the point a user can ask AI to generate an entire Star Wars or Harry Potter movie, there’s no longer a need to go to the source, is there?).

© Buzz Dixon