I have written widely about content being unfairly (possibly illegally) scooped by generative AI algorithms. The recent Ghibli generator is a particularly disgusting form of disrespectful stealing. I'd like them to try it with Disney. They will not because they will be sued out of their skins.
But that doesn't mean I am a Luddite. Every piece of technology must be confronted and if possible incorporated in your own life. I've been experimenting with these algorithms for the past several months, using them in wide-ranging tasks and testing if they're worth anything. More pertinently, I want to know where I can be replaced.
The results have been interesting. I think of these tools as a super-upgrade on the search engine. They can be thought of as an undergrad RA too as others have been pointing out. I don't see their creativity as particularly striking. They are excellent for small filler tasks that don't require special inputs and must be done. All in all I am reassured. They are good but they are fascinatingly limited. For me, if you find these algorithms as revolutionary that speaks more about your abilities.
There is one area where these tools are downright awesome and that's coding. I mean, it has cut down programming time in my life by an order of magnitude. It's cool. Also ironic, if the most effective place they can replace workers is in the software engineering world. Not all of them, of course. But this is going to wreck a lot of jobs related to coding, data analytics, and specialized assistance.
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