The Fear Of AI Just Killed A Very Useful Tool
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I do understand why so many people, especially creative folks, are worried about AI and how it’s used. The future is quite unknown, and things are changing very rapidly, at a pace that can feel out…
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This is sad but understandable. Authors, most of whom don't make enough money to call it a career, are being kicked from every side. In just the last handful of years, you have AI companies training on their works, companies demonstrating they're open to replacing writers with AI, the Internet Archive giving their books away for free, states trying to ban more and more books, etc. When you're kicked enough, everything looks like a threat.
Similar to music, I imagine there's going to need to be some shift in the industry but I don't think we've seen what that is yet. Patreon, physical merch, and live performances just don't seem to work as well for authors as they do for musicians.
That being said, this particular site is clearly fair use and I'm surprised AI was even mentioned anywhere in the conversation.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but it's not the industries that needs to change, but rather the paradigm of our economic system. Advanced technologies are not going anywhere, are only going to get more advanced, and are only going to be regulated in ways to continue funneling money to the wealthy. Anybody who says technology will never be able to do {x} is fighting a losing battle.
@jrburkh Thing is, you can't just tell a guy who's trying to scrape together enough for food that "We need to change the paradigm of our economic system." That's not a thing that can be done quickly or effectively right now, and writers need to protect their income NOW. The only thing that can be done is for them to aggressively protect their rights while lobbying the governments so they don't die while waiting for reform.
I 100% agree with you, and did not intend to suggest otherwise.