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This was already the case for human made art before? The vast vast majority of 'art' online, including youtube videos, wasn't even worth spending a few seconds

This was already the case for human made art before? The vast vast majority of 'art' online, including youtube videos, wasn't even worth spending a few seconds looking at in 2021. So we go from 98% not worth looking at to 99.9% not worth looking at, or whatever the figure is.

speff 3y ago
Anyone who's dealt with multiple 9s knows how big of a jump 98->99.9% is. This isn't making the point you think.
sumtechguy 3y ago
Most of what is made is not that good. For every shawshank redemption we have 20 'leonard part 6' movies or worse. People just do not realize how much content there is out there in the big budget space. In the low budget space that ratio is even worse. Most of it is not good. We are going to see the volume of low effort items cranked to 11.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
  And the Shawshank Redemption movies will stop being made. Or if they are being made, they will be ignored. I read a blog today and it was high-quality long form tech journalism - something I haven't seen for a long time, tucked away on a no-mark site in a far corner of the Internet. I didn't agree with all of the content, but it was so good to see something written at that level. 50 years ago it would have been normal for tech publishing. Today most tech journalism is gossip and clickbait. It's not thoughtful and referenced long form analysis of where the industry may be heading, written with original critical insights.
  - sumtechguy 3y ago
    I picked that movie because it is considered one of the best movies on IMDB. However, it did very poorly on release. It was years later it did much better. Gems are made. But they also do not always get the recognition they deserve. With AI we are about to get a lot more rubish to dig thru. However, we may be surprised too. At this point is kind of too soon to tell. But my gut reaction is 'a small bit of good tons of bad'.
krapp 3y ago
Given the choice between garbage made by humans and garbage made by a machine, I'd still prefer the former over the latter, even when the AI stuff appears more technically polished.

speff 3y ago

Anyone who's dealt with multiple 9s knows how big of a jump 98->99.9% is. This isn't making the point you think.

sumtechguy 3y ago

Most of what is made is not that good. For every shawshank redemption we have 20 'leonard part 6' movies or worse. People just do not realize how much content there is out there in the big budget space. In the low budget space that ratio is even worse. Most of it is not good. We are going to see the volume of low effort items cranked to 11.

TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
And the Shawshank Redemption movies will stop being made. Or if they are being made, they will be ignored. I read a blog today and it was high-quality long form tech journalism - something I haven't seen for a long time, tucked away on a no-mark site in a far corner of the Internet. I didn't agree with all of the content, but it was so good to see something written at that level. 50 years ago it would have been normal for tech publishing. Today most tech journalism is gossip and clickbait. It's not thoughtful and referenced long form analysis of where the industry may be heading, written with original critical insights.
- sumtechguy 3y ago
  I picked that movie because it is considered one of the best movies on IMDB. However, it did very poorly on release. It was years later it did much better. Gems are made. But they also do not always get the recognition they deserve. With AI we are about to get a lot more rubish to dig thru. However, we may be surprised too. At this point is kind of too soon to tell. But my gut reaction is 'a small bit of good tons of bad'.

krapp 3y ago

Given the choice between garbage made by humans and garbage made by a machine, I'd still prefer the former over the latter, even when the AI stuff appears more technically polished.