Ethan MarcotteTech workers: if you, like me, have ever wondered about how automation will impact your work, you should probably pay close attention to how “artificial intelligence” figures into the WGA strike. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub
TJ Radcliffe@beep They should instead demand that a man with a red flag be required to run in front of every project that uses "AI". http://www.oceansplasticleanup.com/Politics_Plastics_Oceans_Cleanup/Red_Flag_Act_Locomotive_1865_Cars_Speed_Limits_Man_Running_Carrying_A.htm
Dilman Dila@tjradcliffe @beep Not the same thing. Both locomotives and horse-drawn carriages relied on human labour.
@dilmandila @beep So do LLMs, both in their manufacture and use. I can see a future where writers become "imagineers" who come up with the ideas and scenarios and shape directions, but where LLMs "write" the first draft of scenes. Attempting to stop new tech rarely works. Engaging with it intelligently and aggressively has a better chance. Prohibition rarely a good policy.