> you're lamenting that a new horseshoe-making AI is going to put mom & pop blacksmiths out of business. I'm not "lamenting" anything, and can't imagine where

> you're lamenting that a new horseshoe-making AI is going to put mom & pop blacksmiths out of business. I'm not "lamenting" anything, and can't imagine where you're getting that from. > Mediocre art, writing, and music on their own were already completely worthless. Nope. Plenty of people get paid for creating mediocre art, writing, and music. The guy who writes commercial jingles for Bob's Used Cars is not Johann Sebastian Bach. But he still gets paid.