[misnome]

> I think there is also a new profession coming: a DALL-E prompter job.

Exactly, except we call this job "Artist" or "Programmer".

Whenever something like this comes along and people decry that it will "replace artists" or "replace programmers"... someone needs to generate the inputs to get what they want. Nothing helps solve the "But I know what I mean" problem. Either it's not good enough to do "general purpose" tasks, or it is, but it needs coaxing and someone who understands interacting with the systems well enough to get the desired output.

[kuboble]

I agree with all you say with the exception that it is very distinct from being a programmer or an artist like a painter or graphical designer.

As a programmer I love that when I type [i*i for i in range(10)] I can predict the output and that the output will always be the same. I get frustrated if the same action produces unexpected and non-reproducible results.

Good Dall-e prompter is more like a guide who can navigate through the unknowns. He knows how to use seemingly meaningless words to manipulate the beast. I think it's some form of art and at the same time like being a technician of a complex machinery or wild animal trainer.