Generative AI closes off a better future
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Generative AI closes off a better future
... See moreIn her 2019 dissertation titled Algorithmic Anxiety in Contemporary Art, the scholar Patricia de Vries defined algorithmic anxiety as a condition in which "the possible self is perceived to be cir-cumscribed, bounded, and governed by algorithmic regimes." Her words feel breathtakingly accurate. The possibilities that we perceive for ourselves--our
This kind of thinking sees the future as defined by universal progress—rather than by a messy, contradictory struggle between different interests and forces—and never driven by the aspirations of those from below. It reduces the value of human agency to entrepreneurialism and empty consumerism.
Lizzie O'Shea • Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology
While I'm sympathetic to many already struggling creators who will find fewer commissions and opportunities, I also think the genie is out of the lamp on this one. While there are probably some legal, technological, and social mechanisms to slow the use of these tools—I've heard of calls to boycott AI generated art—we cannot stop their widespread u
... See moreJason Shen • 131: How to Be Human in the Age of Generative AI
One of my deepest held beliefs is that creativity, in its many forms, is humanity’s greatest gift, and our most potent source of strength. We’re at our best both individually and as a species when we’re creatively and courageously confronting the world in front of us. The Pattern is the greatest threat to creativity in all its forms. And it's going... See more