Mastodawn

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@drikanis/116107120926277506

I'd like to comment on the common "AI is just a tool" thing: I'm a woodworker by training & that means a lot of machines - but almost every craftsperson knows how to do their job with hand tools, or "lesser" machines.

Similarly, a writer can write without a text editor - just as well, only slower.

If loss of a tool = loss of your skill & knowledge, then that tool isn't an asset, it's a liability. You're signing over your ability to do business to whoever sells & maintains that tool.

Similarly, a writer can write without a text editor - just as well, only slower.AI does with text the same thing it does with images, highly detailed approximates that on closer inspection enter uncanny valley. Having to rewrite an AI text is exactly like rewriting a human written final draft - it basically requires going through the first, second and final drafts. AI only saves time if you don't look too closely and/or aren't familiar with what it's talking about.

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JWcph, Radicalized By Decency

@Theriac "AI only saves time if you don't look too closely and/or aren't familiar with what it's talking about." 🧑‍🍳💋