I don't disagree with anything you've said but Stage 5 is the one I hadn't really considered. And yet... if you get the right code, hardware, algorithms, we really could see the rise of "barely good enough" entertainment flooding the markets.
Funny how we never considered that this was where Skynet might emerge from.
Noticed that you didn't mention Twitter but it's less image and video oriented than the others, I suppose.
Ever the optimist, I like to think that once AI-created artefacts are ubiquitous, people will be prepared to pay premium rates for original, human-created stuff.
Great article! The rise of decentralized communities seems like a positive, at least from my vantage point today. I love Discord, a Zulip community I'm in, and am enjoying Mastodon so far. I'll check out Musero since "the original Instagram" is an enticing pitch for someone who enjoys visual art and doesn't enjoy The Algorithm hiding posts from me; if I followed someone, I want to see their work.
I do wonder if we'll reach a point when AI's creative output is often superior to humans', and what kind of backlash that will produce, and if that will be viewed by AI as discrimination against AI, and what social conflicts might come out of that.
Ah, your essay reminded me of earlier times, when I visited various favorite blogs, forums...and there were several small homemade communities produced by tech-savvy friends in our region. I have especially missed those.
I really enjoyed this. Like Mark said below, the AI option is not one that I had considered or love. I am eager to see, however, the new smaller communities pop up and the engagement that can happen within those communities.
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I don't disagree with anything you've said but Stage 5 is the one I hadn't really considered. And yet... if you get the right code, hardware, algorithms, we really could see the rise of "barely good enough" entertainment flooding the markets.
Funny how we never considered that this was where Skynet might emerge from.
Noticed that you didn't mention Twitter but it's less image and video oriented than the others, I suppose.
Ever the optimist, I like to think that once AI-created artefacts are ubiquitous, people will be prepared to pay premium rates for original, human-created stuff.
Great article, I agree with your analysis.
Great article! The rise of decentralized communities seems like a positive, at least from my vantage point today. I love Discord, a Zulip community I'm in, and am enjoying Mastodon so far. I'll check out Musero since "the original Instagram" is an enticing pitch for someone who enjoys visual art and doesn't enjoy The Algorithm hiding posts from me; if I followed someone, I want to see their work.
I do wonder if we'll reach a point when AI's creative output is often superior to humans', and what kind of backlash that will produce, and if that will be viewed by AI as discrimination against AI, and what social conflicts might come out of that.
Ah, your essay reminded me of earlier times, when I visited various favorite blogs, forums...and there were several small homemade communities produced by tech-savvy friends in our region. I have especially missed those.
I really enjoyed this. Like Mark said below, the AI option is not one that I had considered or love. I am eager to see, however, the new smaller communities pop up and the engagement that can happen within those communities.