[bsenftner]

I'd say the "opportunity" is primarily in creating business models with these new AIs. The AI field is going to be innovating on them regardless what any individual chooses to do. Discussions about viable applications of these new capabilities are scant, beyond reducing existing technical artist head counts I see little to no discussion about new capabilities and new applications not possible before. Sure, we're developers, but we're also supposed to be entrepreneurs and this lack of creative discussion about what can be done that was not possible before is curious in itself.

[fsloth]

Guess based on historical anecdata: I think that is because it looks like the current gen AI:s will help automating lot of stuff, but wont enable anything new. I would say we are at the analogous point where ’computer’ no longer meant a chain of humans with calculators. First the automation needs to become entrenched, then new innovations can emerge.

[bsenftner]

Can I future quote your "current gen AI's will help automating lot of stuff, but won't enable anything new" when that "something new" tears a new economic hole in our global economy?

Personally, I see this tech capable of destroying and recreating the advertising industry completely via inserting everyday consumers into ad media, depicting them as happy consumers of a product they've not used yet - while celebrity spokespeople, appearing as their personal friend, inform them how much the celebrity idolizes them for using said product. This is an obvious non-subtle application. There will be many, many more.

[fsloth]

Current gen is not ready for that. It's ready soon enough for sure. When I said "gen" I meant "not currently" but with this speed of development I'm not ready to bet if the scenario you described is 3 months of 5 years away.