[tombert]

I'll agree that AI has flooded the internet with low-effort slop. I feel like I can make a pretty strong argument that this isn't new, low-effort SEO spam has been a thing for almost as long as search engines have, but it does seem like ChatGPT (and its ilk) has brought that to 11.

> just because something _can_ be automated doesn't mean it _should_ be.

I guess agree to disagree on that. If a machine can do something better that a human, then the machine should do it so that the human can focus on stuff that machines can't do as easily.

[bluefirebrand]

> I guess agree to disagree on that. If a machine can do something better that a human, then the machine should do it so that the human can focus on stuff that machines can't do as easily

Machines exist for the pleasure of humans, not the other way around

This isn't some kind of "division of labour, we both have strengths and weaknesses and we should leverage them to fill pur roles best" situation

Machines are tools for humans to use. Humans should not care about "doing the things the machines aren't good at". All that matters is can machines do something that humans do not want to do. If they can't, they aren't a useful machine

Replacing humans in areas that humans are passionate about, forcing humans to compete with machines, is frankly inhuman

[tombert]

> Replacing humans in areas that humans are passionate about, forcing humans to compete with machines, is frankly inhuman

I don't think it's going to "force" anyone out. We didn't suddenly fire all the artists the second that the camera was invented. We didn't stop paying for live concerts the moment that recorded music was available to purchase.

> Machines exist for the pleasure of humans, not the other way around

I am not good at art. I find it pleasurable to be able to generate a picture in a few seconds that I can use for stuff. It allows me to focus on other things that I find fun instead of opening up CorelPainter and spending hours on something that won't look as good as the AI stuff.

I could of course hire someone to do the art for me, but that cost money that I don't really have. The anti-AI people who just parrot "JUST PAY AN ARTIST LOLOLOL!" are dumb if they think that most people just have cash lying around to spend on random bits of custom art.

Last time I checked, I am human. The AI art manages to allow me to enjoy things I wouldn't have been able to easily achieve before.

[robertlagrant]

> Machines exist for the pleasure of humans, not the other way around

No one's saying that. And a machine making a painting is never going to stop a human from doing so.