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One of the ironically (or maybe not ironic and just expected?) beneficial outcomes of AI tools is that "human-like" qualities are going to become more in-demand

One of the ironically (or maybe not ironic and just expected?) beneficial outcomes of AI tools is that "human-like" qualities are going to become more in-demand. The more weird, charismatic, or unique your personality is, the better you're probably going to do in the creative marketplace. The creators that will thrive are ones that manage to build an audience around their identity, and not merely ones that write/film/create the best works.

notjulianjaynes 1y ago
You are probably thinking this means life will be more like that Jack Kerouac line "the mad ones..." I am imagining how what you describe plays out is more like a billion reality TV stars all trying to one up each other.
- keiferski 1y ago
  It will probably be a mix of both. "One-upping reality star" is still something of a genre in itself, and it turns off a lot of people. IMO it's very possible to convey authenticity via video, if you know what you're doing. I'm thinking of someone like Dry Creek Wrangler School: https://www.youtube.com/@DryCreekWranglerSchool https://www.youtube.com/@DryCreekWranglerSchool
mykowebhn 1y ago
So you mean that personality will trump content? The cult of personality? I think we're already seeing that in the most-watched Youtube videos. The most followed Youtubers usually are the ones who are most "way-out-there" in terms of personality.
- keiferski 1y ago
  I wouldn't call it a "cult of personality" because that seems unduly negative. It will just be...different, both better and worse. Better, because creators are no longer dependent on a film exec in LA / publishing exec in NYC / etc. to "make it" as a creative. Worse, because while those gatekeepers did lock out many talented people, they also had the function of allowing the creator to focus excellent, "pure" work. I'm thinking of anonymous/semi-anonymous authors that wrote world-famous novels while being unknown. I don't think that is going to be a viable route anymore, because it depended on the middle-men. Now that I think about it, this last function might actually appear again: agencies that manage a creator's marketing, budget, etc. and just let them focus on making stuff. In short: I don't know if we could have the open opportunity of social media without it also being dependent on personal charisma.
  - roenxi 1y ago
    > I'm thinking of anonymous/semi-anonymous authors that wrote world-famous novels while being unknown. I don't think that is going to be a viable route anymore, because it depended on the middle-men. It is entirely viable, there are a couple of pipelines that go something like [forum -> patreon -> widespread appeal] to pick up aspiring writers who can rise above the herd. It reminds me a bit of Charles Dickens - a man who was clearly being paid by the word - but much more accessible. Then there are the sites that just aggregate masses of amateur stories. Mostly badly written stories, but talent has a chance to be seen. There isn't going to be any difficulty for the next great novel making it out into the world. The issue is more the living conditions of the legions of also-ran writers.
aucisson_masque 1y ago
I don't see why ai wouldn't be able to copy that 'personality'. Everything ai can read or watch, it can copy. So someone showing his personality on YouTube video, Instagram or even tiktok, you get all the video, feed it into an AI and you get an enhanced clone.
- keiferski 1y ago
  1. We are decades away from an AI being able to livestream convincingly, cheaply enough for the average person to use it. 2. At that point, identity systems will prevent an AI from just copying another creator’s content and passing it off as their own. YouTube, Facebook etc. have an interest in keeping real humans on their platforms and not just bots.
  - hnlmorg 1y ago
    They have an interest in keeping real humans consuming content because they’re the ones watching the adverts. The creators are just a byproduct of the pipeline. If YouTube could replace humans with AI, and thus reduce all that annoying overhead that comes with dealing with creators, and do so without reducing the number of ads that are watched, then I bet Google would be ok with it.
    - keiferski 1y ago
      And what, every creator with a public presence and YouTube channel is going to be okay with Google stealing their identity? This is a sci-fi fantasy with no connection to reality. In the real world, IP matters a lot and lawyers determine what’s allowed on YouTube, not demigod AIs.
      - MonkeyClub 1y ago
        > lawyers determine Laws are skewed through lobbying as a matter of course, and individual content creators don't have the same legal reach as AI unicorns.
      - 1y ago
TheOtherHobbes 1y ago
Or rather - the more weird, charismatic, and unique your AI-generated personalities are. In the future, everyone's aidoru will be famous for fifteen minutes.

notjulianjaynes 1y ago

You are probably thinking this means life will be more like that Jack Kerouac line "the mad ones..." I am imagining how what you describe plays out is more like a billion reality TV stars all trying to one up each other.

keiferski 1y ago
It will probably be a mix of both. "One-upping reality star" is still something of a genre in itself, and it turns off a lot of people. IMO it's very possible to convey authenticity via video, if you know what you're doing. I'm thinking of someone like Dry Creek Wrangler School: https://www.youtube.com/@DryCreekWranglerSchool https://www.youtube.com/@DryCreekWranglerSchool

mykowebhn 1y ago

So you mean that personality will trump content? The cult of personality? I think we're already seeing that in the most-watched Youtube videos. The most followed Youtubers usually are the ones who are most "way-out-there" in terms of personality.

keiferski 1y ago
I wouldn't call it a "cult of personality" because that seems unduly negative. It will just be...different, both better and worse. Better, because creators are no longer dependent on a film exec in LA / publishing exec in NYC / etc. to "make it" as a creative. Worse, because while those gatekeepers did lock out many talented people, they also had the function of allowing the creator to focus excellent, "pure" work. I'm thinking of anonymous/semi-anonymous authors that wrote world-famous novels while being unknown. I don't think that is going to be a viable route anymore, because it depended on the middle-men. Now that I think about it, this last function might actually appear again: agencies that manage a creator's marketing, budget, etc. and just let them focus on making stuff. In short: I don't know if we could have the open opportunity of social media without it also being dependent on personal charisma.
- roenxi 1y ago
  > I'm thinking of anonymous/semi-anonymous authors that wrote world-famous novels while being unknown. I don't think that is going to be a viable route anymore, because it depended on the middle-men. It is entirely viable, there are a couple of pipelines that go something like [forum -> patreon -> widespread appeal] to pick up aspiring writers who can rise above the herd. It reminds me a bit of Charles Dickens - a man who was clearly being paid by the word - but much more accessible. Then there are the sites that just aggregate masses of amateur stories. Mostly badly written stories, but talent has a chance to be seen. There isn't going to be any difficulty for the next great novel making it out into the world. The issue is more the living conditions of the legions of also-ran writers.

aucisson_masque 1y ago

I don't see why ai wouldn't be able to copy that 'personality'. Everything ai can read or watch, it can copy. So someone showing his personality on YouTube video, Instagram or even tiktok, you get all the video, feed it into an AI and you get an enhanced clone.

keiferski 1y ago
1. We are decades away from an AI being able to livestream convincingly, cheaply enough for the average person to use it. 2. At that point, identity systems will prevent an AI from just copying another creator’s content and passing it off as their own. YouTube, Facebook etc. have an interest in keeping real humans on their platforms and not just bots.
- hnlmorg 1y ago
  They have an interest in keeping real humans consuming content because they’re the ones watching the adverts. The creators are just a byproduct of the pipeline. If YouTube could replace humans with AI, and thus reduce all that annoying overhead that comes with dealing with creators, and do so without reducing the number of ads that are watched, then I bet Google would be ok with it.
  - keiferski 1y ago
    And what, every creator with a public presence and YouTube channel is going to be okay with Google stealing their identity? This is a sci-fi fantasy with no connection to reality. In the real world, IP matters a lot and lawyers determine what’s allowed on YouTube, not demigod AIs.
    - MonkeyClub 1y ago
      > lawyers determine Laws are skewed through lobbying as a matter of course, and individual content creators don't have the same legal reach as AI unicorns.
    - 1y ago

TheOtherHobbes 1y ago

Or rather - the more weird, charismatic, and unique your AI-generated personalities are. In the future, everyone's aidoru will be famous for fifteen minutes.