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There’s nothing creative about generative AI.
If you struggle to understand why so many artists, writers, and other creatives find generative AI objectionable, just read this essay from Ted Chiang. Creativity itself is complex and subjective, but Chiang makes a good argument for why its absence is a notable flaw in AI-generated content.
Here’s one of many thought-provoking excerpts:
The task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write anything for others to read. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning.
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
[The New Yorker]
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