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AI is creating new value from old assets. Those old assets were already paid for in their original use. It's like saying I should pay Apple a dollar because the
by cm2012 3y ago
AI is creating new value from old assets. Those old assets were already paid for in their original use. It's like saying I should pay Apple a dollar because their inspired me to make my site white and minimal or something.
- esafak 3y agoYou're not merely depriving the original creators of royalties (e.g., in music or stock photos), you're shrinking the market for anything that can be artificially generated. One problem with this is that these might be the cash cows. An artist can't survive on sophisticated art that computers can't yet generate because customers may be satisfied with less (esp. for the price); they also need to peddle the potboilers that bring home the bacon. Also, budding artists will find it difficult to stay solvent long enough to become better than the computer. Being an artist is hard enough as it is. Now it risks becoming a pastime for the rich, even in rich countries.
- cm2012 3y agoYeah but any productivity increasing tech decreases the size of the market to some extent, that's a separate issue than ownership