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As an author who is currently under contract to finish a book, I'm a bit annoyed that AI really can't write for me. I'm busy, I really like writing, but writing

As an author who is currently under contract to finish a book, I'm a bit annoyed that AI really can't write for me. I'm busy, I really like writing, but writing a good book does involve serious time researching and exploring. I've tried to have AI help me through, but I've more often than not had to dive into source code and run experiments to make sure I understand what's going on. It's even a book on AI, so there would be no shame at all in using AI to write it. > So what am I good for anymore? And here I was thinking this question is why writers write at all. Who else would do something requiring so much work for so little reward but those who fundamentally think they aren't worth much, it's what unites us. But I don't think I worry about being replaced, not because I'm irreplaceable, but because if I could be completely replaced I think that might be quite a delightful experience. Imagine all those people who need something from you satisfied. That's what being replaced would entail: not a single person demanding a single thing from you. But unfortunately no, I'm still needed here, annoyingly.

BugsJustFindMe 1y ago
> And here I was thinking this question is why writers write at all. As a job? Income. Like every other job we do in this insufferable world.
Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
>Who else would do something requiring so much work for so little reward but those who fundamentally think they aren't worth much, it's what unites us. This seems like the most dystopian statement given that writers are taking pride in the unity / fact that they are under rewarded / basically exploited by the system and you are taking this exploitation as a sense of unity? I understand that you didn't mean any harm with the statement but I feel like this statement is true and it just shows what a bloody dystopian nightmare we live in man. Exploitation has become the norm.
- wiseowise 1y ago
  > Exploitation has become the norm. This has been the case since the dawn of ages.
  - Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
    Yes. But the world has become way more interconnected yet it still feels like the world doesn't care about such exploitation though. I had also said the same thing after writing this comment and the conclusion I built was: The world has gotten so good at propaganda that even though we can change the world in good direction, nobody wants to because of such propaganda / in general the algorithms make us worry about smaller things than large scale change. Clippy came to my mind too thinking that it is maybe a symbol of change though. I might create a blog post some day about it but I hope you get the idea.
srhtftw 1y ago
As for me I've seen LLM based AI produce bland summaries¹ for a few years. Occasionally they generate something funny². But they cannot yet write anything I would spend my time or money to read. > I'm still needed here, annoyingly. Indeed you are. Indeed you are. ¹- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34647947 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34647947 ²- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43168595 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43168595
weatherlite 1y ago
> But I don't think I worry about being replaced, not because I'm irreplaceable, but because if I could be completely replaced I think that might be quite a delightful experience. Would like a bit more of whatever it is you're taking :) Seriously, you don't need to know you create some value to the world ? If we all stop contributing why the hell would Zuckerberg let us live ? We're ruining his earth in his eyes probably ... I bet his A.I is already telling him it's not great to let 8 billion people consume so much resources...
- wiseowise 1y ago
  > If we all stop contributing why the hell would Zuckerberg let us live ? Is this Zuckerberg in the room with us right now? You need to seek therapy, seriously.
  - weatherlite 1y ago
    > You need to seek therapy, seriously. I promise to seek therapy if you promise to try to understand sarcasm on the internet.
    - wiseowise 1y ago
      You'd be surprised, I see people on the internet nowadays that have this stance seriously.
      - weatherlite 1y ago
        Well people are exaggerating for sure but do I trust Zuckerberg to have an enormous, almost infinite amount of power ? or Musk ? No I don't.

BugsJustFindMe 1y ago

> And here I was thinking this question is why writers write at all. As a job? Income. Like every other job we do in this insufferable world.

Imustaskforhelp 1y ago

>Who else would do something requiring so much work for so little reward but those who fundamentally think they aren't worth much, it's what unites us. This seems like the most dystopian statement given that writers are taking pride in the unity / fact that they are under rewarded / basically exploited by the system and you are taking this exploitation as a sense of unity? I understand that you didn't mean any harm with the statement but I feel like this statement is true and it just shows what a bloody dystopian nightmare we live in man. Exploitation has become the norm.

wiseowise 1y ago
> Exploitation has become the norm. This has been the case since the dawn of ages.
- Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
  Yes. But the world has become way more interconnected yet it still feels like the world doesn't care about such exploitation though. I had also said the same thing after writing this comment and the conclusion I built was: The world has gotten so good at propaganda that even though we can change the world in good direction, nobody wants to because of such propaganda / in general the algorithms make us worry about smaller things than large scale change. Clippy came to my mind too thinking that it is maybe a symbol of change though. I might create a blog post some day about it but I hope you get the idea.

srhtftw 1y ago

As for me I've seen LLM based AI produce bland summaries¹ for a few years. Occasionally they generate something funny². But they cannot yet write anything I would spend my time or money to read. > I'm still needed here, annoyingly. Indeed you are. Indeed you are. ¹- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34647947 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34647947 ²- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43168595 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43168595

weatherlite 1y ago

> But I don't think I worry about being replaced, not because I'm irreplaceable, but because if I could be completely replaced I think that might be quite a delightful experience. Would like a bit more of whatever it is you're taking :) Seriously, you don't need to know you create some value to the world ? If we all stop contributing why the hell would Zuckerberg let us live ? We're ruining his earth in his eyes probably ... I bet his A.I is already telling him it's not great to let 8 billion people consume so much resources...

wiseowise 1y ago
> If we all stop contributing why the hell would Zuckerberg let us live ? Is this Zuckerberg in the room with us right now? You need to seek therapy, seriously.
- weatherlite 1y ago
  > You need to seek therapy, seriously. I promise to seek therapy if you promise to try to understand sarcasm on the internet.
  - wiseowise 1y ago
    You'd be surprised, I see people on the internet nowadays that have this stance seriously.
    - weatherlite 1y ago
      Well people are exaggerating for sure but do I trust Zuckerberg to have an enormous, almost infinite amount of power ? or Musk ? No I don't.