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I know some extremely hard working independent filmmakers who struggle so hard to get noticed. After this tech goes mainstream in 5 years and gets really good,

I know some extremely hard working independent filmmakers who struggle so hard to get noticed. After this tech goes mainstream in 5 years and gets really good, I don’t know what they’re going to do

elephanlemon 4y ago
Make blockbusters, because scenes that would be incredibly expensive to shoot now will be practically free with this?
- barbariangrunge 4y ago
  Every 15 year old kid will be making their own blockbusters
  - the_lonely_road 4y ago
    Have you talked to the average 15 year old kid? Hell, have you talked to the average 50 year old? It will be the same as ever, a sea of absolute shit surrounding some true gems, be they from novel creativity or just excellent execution of well worn ground. The role of the trusted curator will rise and brands will gain more power. I am sure I will watch MY 15 year old's attempts, and maybe a few from my extended circle but most of my consumed content will still come from what makes the cut to Netflix or HBO etc. Technology like this will empower the truly creatives once it has matured. I would expect closer to 20 years than 5 however.
    - poopnugget 4y ago
    - Nursie 4y ago
      > It will be the same as ever, a sea of absolute shit surrounding some true gems Ah, I can see what's wrong there, just turn down shit randomness and increase the true gem sampling steps to proportionally increase the input weight of true gems and fix your output quality. Basically - if it empowers creative people, their output will be fed back in and parameterised.
      - gpderetta 4y ago
        Better, you ask your local AI agent to filter according to your personal preferences and general artistic qualities :)
electrondood 4y ago
AI is eating the world, and the vast majority of people are not paying attention. I don't know what artists, truck drivers, Uber/Lyft/taxi drivers, delivery drivers, programmers, doctors, judges, fast food workers, etc. are going to do.
- sh4rks 4y ago
  > programmers Surely if we get to the point where programmers are no longer needed, humans have essentially been replaced by AI? Since the AI programmers could just program better and better AI?
  - munchler 4y ago
    Yes, this is called “the singularity” in AI circles. Personally, I don’t think it’s imminent, but it’s certainly worth some concern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
- ddalex 4y ago
  Perhaps humanity would happily share the benefits of machine work and we can all spend idyllics lifes eating, laughing and loving while exploring the galaxy?
  - LambdaComplex 4y ago
    Great idea! Under the current system, the rich can do just that while everyone else literally starves to death :)
    - pkaye 4y ago
      Then the rich will have no consumers.
      - ericd 4y ago
        Why do you need consumers when you have machines making most of what you want? Then you just need to be able to trade things with other people who have different machines and resources from yourself to get the bits you can't have made by your machines.
have_faith 4y ago
From my personal perspective; knowing how something is made affects my interest in it. I guess that's why provenance ascribes value. I value human creativity and so I'll likely always seek out something created by craft than by shortcuts.

elephanlemon 4y ago

Make blockbusters, because scenes that would be incredibly expensive to shoot now will be practically free with this?

barbariangrunge 4y ago
Every 15 year old kid will be making their own blockbusters
- the_lonely_road 4y ago
  Have you talked to the average 15 year old kid? Hell, have you talked to the average 50 year old? It will be the same as ever, a sea of absolute shit surrounding some true gems, be they from novel creativity or just excellent execution of well worn ground. The role of the trusted curator will rise and brands will gain more power. I am sure I will watch MY 15 year old's attempts, and maybe a few from my extended circle but most of my consumed content will still come from what makes the cut to Netflix or HBO etc. Technology like this will empower the truly creatives once it has matured. I would expect closer to 20 years than 5 however.
  - poopnugget 4y ago
  - Nursie 4y ago
    > It will be the same as ever, a sea of absolute shit surrounding some true gems Ah, I can see what's wrong there, just turn down shit randomness and increase the true gem sampling steps to proportionally increase the input weight of true gems and fix your output quality. Basically - if it empowers creative people, their output will be fed back in and parameterised.
    - gpderetta 4y ago
      Better, you ask your local AI agent to filter according to your personal preferences and general artistic qualities :)

electrondood 4y ago

AI is eating the world, and the vast majority of people are not paying attention. I don't know what artists, truck drivers, Uber/Lyft/taxi drivers, delivery drivers, programmers, doctors, judges, fast food workers, etc. are going to do.

sh4rks 4y ago
> programmers Surely if we get to the point where programmers are no longer needed, humans have essentially been replaced by AI? Since the AI programmers could just program better and better AI?
- munchler 4y ago
  Yes, this is called “the singularity” in AI circles. Personally, I don’t think it’s imminent, but it’s certainly worth some concern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
ddalex 4y ago
Perhaps humanity would happily share the benefits of machine work and we can all spend idyllics lifes eating, laughing and loving while exploring the galaxy?
- LambdaComplex 4y ago
  Great idea! Under the current system, the rich can do just that while everyone else literally starves to death :)
  - pkaye 4y ago
    Then the rich will have no consumers.
    - ericd 4y ago
      Why do you need consumers when you have machines making most of what you want? Then you just need to be able to trade things with other people who have different machines and resources from yourself to get the bits you can't have made by your machines.

have_faith 4y ago

From my personal perspective; knowing how something is made affects my interest in it. I guess that's why provenance ascribes value. I value human creativity and so I'll likely always seek out something created by craft than by shortcuts.