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I think he, like many, overemphasizes the phenomenology of creativity. But he's right about the predictability of the pastiche. And after all, isn't it precis

I think he, like many, overemphasizes the phenomenology of creativity. But he's right about the predictability of the pastiche. And after all, isn't it precisely pastiche that gen AIs are built for? Yes, directed pastiche, sometimes even useful. Does insight or critical thought ever come from context-based prediction?

boredhedgehog 2y ago
There is this guy who tests every new image generation model by asking it for a pelican riding a bicycle. I found some of the results interesting, because they broke down the subjects to their basic shapes and reordered them geometrically instead of physically. It was a new perspective on how to think about a bicycle, and perhaps the AI's most authentic voice. And I'm sure the AI was punished for it and trained towards more photorealism, because pastiche is supposed to be the default. But that, too, is a conscious choice made by the trainers and prompters.