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I've seen stuff that echoes this sentiment before, and I have to say I don't understand this desire at all. Why would I need a computer to show me what somethin

I've seen stuff that echoes this sentiment before, and I have to say I don't understand this desire at all. Why would I need a computer to show me what something in a book looks like? I already have an imagination for that! Books are fundamentally a collaborative artform between the author and the reader. The author provides the blueprint, but it's up to the reader to construct the scene in their own head. And every reader is going to have slightly different interpretations based on how they imagine the events of a book. This act of imagination and re-interpertation is one of the things I love about reading books. Having a computer do the visualization for you completely destroys what makes books engaging and interesting. If you don't want to visualize the book yourself, I have to wonder why the hell you're reading a book in the first place. If you need that visual component, just watch a movie or read a comic book or something. This isn't a slight against movies or comics! They're fantastic mediums and are able to utilize their visual element to communicate ideas in ways that books can struggle with. And these visuals will form a much more cohesive artistic vision then whatever an AI outputs, since they're an integrated and intentional part of the work.

smusamashah 1y ago
You make it sound like an unfair wish, which I would say is unfair itself. I like the book, I like visualising it in my head, and I fantasise what a scene would look like. AI won't generate a true visual. It's all fantasy anyway and AI can actually do it the way I have it in my head. It will solidify that thought. For this book in particular, I read the comic version and I didn't like the visuals very much. I have a different idea of babel fish. Vogons look different. I would love to see the visual that's in my head on paper.

smusamashah 1y ago

You make it sound like an unfair wish, which I would say is unfair itself. I like the book, I like visualising it in my head, and I fantasise what a scene would look like. AI won't generate a true visual. It's all fantasy anyway and AI can actually do it the way I have it in my head. It will solidify that thought. For this book in particular, I read the comic version and I didn't like the visuals very much. I have a different idea of babel fish. Vogons look different. I would love to see the visual that's in my head on paper.