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This comes across as gatekeeping by the historians. Why don’t they make more accurate videos themselves. The same tools are available to them.
by ralph84 2y ago
This comes across as gatekeeping by the historians. Why don’t they make more accurate videos themselves. The same tools are available to them.
- lukev 2y agoThey are not. It’s quite difficult to prompt a generative model to get details correct, and it takes a ton of tries if you can make it work at all. Practically impossible if the model wasn’t trained with data that makes a distinction in what you’re trying to specify. So creating accurate generative media is categorically more difficult than inaccurate media.
- azemetre 2y agoThis is a grossly unfair comment. Do you really expect someone who had dedicated their life to an academic pursuit to also be CGI experts and filmmakers? Why can’t professionals be allowed to criticize without having others fault them? Edit to add: I’m sure the majority of devs on this site have opinions on current LLMs, is it fair to dismiss everyone’s concerns and tell them “you know how to program, make a better model.” That feels wrong.
- addicted 2y agoBecause it’s a lot easier to make up shit than to create stuff that is vetted? Also there are videos made by historians or science educators. Of the top of my head I can think of Flint Dibble who is an paleontologist? and miniminuteman who is a science communicator who also has an archeology degree? And while both of them have decent to great success on YouTube, their success pales in comparison to the Ancient Aliens and Atlantis video makers, simply because those are more attractive stories even if they’re not real, but are presented as legitimate theories.
- camillomiller 2y agoExtrapolate and abstract and apply to your area of expertise. See how that feels.