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by gnerd00 8 days ago
> do writers and authors still really care about AI

it is demographics.. there is no single answer, you are talking about millions of people with varying amounts of this JOB description

> most people are completely put off by AI slop

this is almost pathological.. most people consume media not produce it. Those in the business of media have been eliminating people for thirty years, and this AI tooling has multiplied that effect

> the value of XXXX writing or image generation generation is basically zero

yes - bingo.. the average capable person now can expect to be paid ZERO for their ability to personally produce writing or image generation.. and, if you don't start somewhere, you will never get to ascend the ladder of success in those fields, by definition

> I suspect that the cloud will pass on math too

consistent with the other statements here, this is 180 degrees false.. substantiation? the content of the letter signed by world class mathematicians, who are visibly quite concerned