Unpopular opinion:
Gen-AI is destroying the quality of our creative work.
When AI is increasingly used for creative work, people begin to focus only on the output.
"Look what I can make! It only took me 12 minutes!!!"
But...
The beauty of art lies in the process.
It is this process thst allows the viewer, reader, or listener to interpret the message and build meaning for themselves.
Although I can still use my own process to create art, it's harder to justify spending time on it. I imagine the next generstion won't invest time in creativity at all. They will become calculating curators at best.
It takes years of toil to learn how to insert meaning between the words, between the lines. That is somethin AI can never do.
But, due to their high time-preference mindsets, people fail to see the value in work which may offer a greater ROI, but take longer to get there.
We have become blinded by the false promise of infinite productivity.
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