YingwuJan 6, 2025

Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/35012211

Why do AI bros and other staunch AI defenders seem happy about the potential of killing off the creative industries? - Divisions by zero

I don’t get this. AI bros talk about how “in the near future” no one will “need” to be a writer, a filmmaker or a musician anymore, as you’ll be able to generate your own media with your own parameters and preferences on the fly. This, to me, feels like such an insane opinion. How can someone not value the ingenuity and creativity behind a work of art? Do these people not see or feel the human behind it all? And are these really opinions that you’ve encountered outside of the internet?

Show threadkaduJan 6, 2025

The AI bros can’t draw, so they love the idea their computer can do it for them.

The AI bros can’t sing, so they love the idea their computer can do it for them.

The AI bros can’t write, so they love the idea their computer can do it for them.

The AI bros can only consume, and AI is great for generating a lot of endless content lacking any depth.

Show threadLainTrainJan 6, 2025

Eh, I make my own music and somewhat play guitar, I don’t even use samples because it feels personally a bit like cheating myself out of the most challenging and interesting part, though ofc plenty way more talented and successful musicians sample all the way, so it’s just a personal stance.

I’d say actually it’s that experience, just making art as self-expression that has thoroughly inoculated me against artbro talking points.

I’m not against creative industries, nor am I pro corpos, but AI is just a tool and now that anybody can make images, the drawing people seethe, sorry not sorry, I’d rather make creativity more accessible than please egos of a select few rich kid narcissists.

Show threadagent_nyctoJan 6, 2025
Everyone already can be creative and make images you moron
Show threadshalafiJan 6, 2025
Neither is true.
Show threadagent_nyctoJan 7, 2025
Elaborate
Show threadshalafi

The vast majority of people don’t have a creative bone in their body. Most people are some variation of stupid. Intelligence and creativity usually go hand in hand.

Perhaps you disagree? Consider, just being here, in this space, having this conversation, puts you well above most people in intelligence. And your friends and coworkers likely reflect that intelligence. Still don’t believe me? Sign into Facebook with a new account, look around. And those are the people who can and do use technology.

I’m barely above average, 119 IQ, but I’ve got down in the trenches, at work and in interpersonal relationships. Yeah. Most people are dumber than me, and that’s scary. Odds are, you’re smarter than me.

And no, even among the smarter set, most people can’t make an image without a website to do it for them. I worked at a shop that was part graphic design. It’s appalling how clueless people are at creating the simplest thing. And I am no artist.

Jan 9, 2025 at 12:49amWeb
Show threadagent_nyctoJan 9, 2025

I see creativity as an inherently human trait. I’ve known plenty of people who are smart and have very low creativity, and people who aren’t that bright who come up with very creative ideas. And people who are both and neither.

Making images and arts are only part of that creativity, there’s more to it than that.