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Generative AI accelerates the productivity of productive people, and potentially replaces the efforts of button-pusher types adding minimal value or creative in
by joe_the_user 2y ago
Generative AI accelerates the productivity of productive people, and potentially replaces the efforts of button-pusher types adding minimal value or creative input to a process.
I've seen this rough formula applied to earlier tech. But it's hard to see how, if AI/LLM usage consists of mainly in simple commands ("prompts"), it won't be about making people into "button-pusher types" or just empowering exactly those types. Indeed, one of the draws of generative AI is that it allows managers/marketers to get default mediocre illustrations for a text without having to consult with an artist or even a stock-photo agency (which peddled things made by artists - up until now).
- brk 2y agoYou are correct in those examples, but I think it also opens up new avenues for creation. I can design reasonably decent PCBs (up to 4 layers), I can hack together not-terrible code in a handful of languages from embedded-C (eg: ESP32 stuff) up to Windows or linux apps. But I absolutely suck at graphic design and basic layout. Many of my creative projects stall at the UI level, and rarely are they worth paying someone to help. I've been using genAI tools to help with design, layout, etc. things. I can also see the inverse, someone who may be good at design and can craft something that just oozes "use me", but perhaps they struggle with coding, genAI tools might allow them to use robust components, like ESP32's with attached touchscreens, to build things previously out of reach to them. This seems to me like something that can propel things forward, but potentially at the cost of a person whose previous job was mostly editing powerpoint slides on the corporate template.