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This is exactly how I felt as a photographer when smart phones took over the world 15 years ago. I try to remind myself that democratization is good, even if it
by munchler 2y ago
This is exactly how I felt as a photographer when smart phones took over the world 15 years ago. I try to remind myself that democratization is good, even if it isn’t necessarily pretty.
- celsius1414 2y agoArt was already democratic. Now the megacorps are inserting themselves in the process and using “democratization” to sell the idea back to people. That doesn’t mean good art is impossible with, say, an iPhone’s digital camera and its AI-powered capabilities. Nor will it mean LLM-powered tools can’t be helpful to writers or other workers. But all creative pursuits — programming included — are already democratic without Apple or Google or whatever corporation butting in looking for more rent.