Deleted post notification: I deleted a post about how generative AI gave me new insight into a Springsteen song that I’ve heard hundreds of times. (Yes, of course the AI didn’t actually KNOW anything about the song. It just prompted me to think a different way.) Anyway, the pile-on for even exploring generative AI wasn’t worth it. Rest easy. It’s gone now.

(Followers will know that I’m a generative AI skeptic — so all the more interesting when it does stimulate interesting thought)

@ct_bergstrom Would the same people complain about ever using automated translations? If not, what is the systematic difference? Automated translations cannot be trusted, they exploit the work of human translators without paying them further royalties, etc.