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When looking for information, I despise videos and will avoid watching them if at all possible. For exactly the reasons you mention: random access, too much flu
by ripe 4y ago
When looking for information, I despise videos and will avoid watching them if at all possible. For exactly the reasons you mention: random access, too much fluff and low information content.
The only exception is things like home repair advice, fixing washing machines, etc. I assume that the people with most knowledge of these skills are more likely to produce videos than write down something.
- deltarholamda 4y agoI agree that the sort of people who do home repair, car repair, etc. are much, much more likely to put a video together (low friction) than to put up a well-written and illustrated instruction manual. But I still hate it. The video is always too long, has too much non-relevant stuff in it, and a phone camera jammed under a water pump to see the frobnitz valve or whatever is never as good as an exploded view illustration. Forget AI-powered lawyers and AI-powered fantasy art generators, let's get an AI-powered technical writer and AI-powered technical illustrator going. Train them on Haynes manuals until you can ask them to generate an accurate repair guide for a Kenmore washing machine.
- ElFitz 4y agoThat’s pretty much why I’m working on summarising content, no matter the media. Just getting started, but it has already yielded some fun results.