Excellent article Harry. Often people talk down the potential dangers of AI by comparing it to the new technology scares of the past, but this made me think more about what the artists of the future are giving away - the models aren't just another media platform or a new kind of tool, like the radio, or the camera, or the novel because so much of the agency is pre-built into the form. So you might get to be a GPT Michaelangelo through the mastery of your prompts, but the shading and detail of your art isnt truly at your command.
Excellent article Harry. Often people talk down the potential dangers of AI by comparing it to the new technology scares of the past, but this made me think more about what the artists of the future are giving away - the models aren't just another media platform or a new kind of tool, like the radio, or the camera, or the novel because so much of the agency is pre-built into the form. So you might get to be a GPT Michaelangelo through the mastery of your prompts, but the shading and detail of your art isnt truly at your command.
Thanks Mark! Agree that we’re in a bit of a grey area where the bounds of human creativity aren’t so clearly laid out. Interesting times indeed.