These days, chatGPT is seriously hot. It’s all over the place with tons of related posts and YouTube clips, making timelines a messy affair. Similarly, AI art generators like Midjourney have taken the world by storm, with everyone trying their hand at creating illustrations through these services. 🎨
The quality of Natural Language Processing with chatGPT is nothing short of mind-blowing. The advancement in natural language recognition and generation suggests that the Singularity isn’t too far off. Within a short span, like 1-2 years, we might face significant changes that could shake up our daily lives. Welcome to an era of chaos. 🌪️
Many believed that AI could never surpass human creativity. But is that really the case? 🤔 Before we feel too secure, it’s worth defining what creativity actually means. Sure, there are geniuses who create entirely new things, invent genres, or develop groundbreaking theories. Yet, for most, creativity is about remixing past experiences. Think of compositions inspired by references, or new art styles that blend multiple influences. We often celebrate these as creative reinterpretations, though overly obvious copies might get some flak. 🎭
In regular work scenarios, creativity is simpler. It involves seeking changes within business processes, combining data in slightly different ways, or crafting UI/UX inspired by existing features. These tasks are surprisingly similar to the workings of deep learning. And just how vast is any individual’s past experience compared to the entirety of data an algorithm can process? 📊
Issues surrounding chatGPT and its biases or misinformation are never-ending. But can any single person’s judgment and opinions ever be entirely objective? Even high-cost consultants provide outputs limited by their own experiences and knowledge. Nothing’s perfect; most things are surprisingly imperfect. 🤷♂️
I’ve gone on, but my point is that AI isn’t lacking when it comes to handling typical creative or work tasks that humans do. This is why the Singularity’s dawn might not be far. Most jobs can be replaced by AI, leading humanity to wrestle with an identity crisis filled with emptiness and apathy. 😞
AI will likely first replace humans in areas like art and content production, where responsibility is less burdensome. Future evaluations of human capabilities won’t focus on creating content but on crafting prompts that guide AI to do so. While such content might be lower in quality, its rapid production will eventually overshadow human outputs in sheer efficiency. ⚡
But can such content ever win the hearts of the masses like human-made creations do?
This is the question I want to raise. Can AI-generated creations truly thrive? Can they build a fanbase like before? On the business front, AI will eventually achieve an unmatched quality that humans can’t compete with. However, art is a different story. Yet, it’s not that art is beyond AI’s reach. 🎨
Behind existing creative works, there’s often an imperfect human who crafted them through various trials and experiences — that’s the story. Initially, people are drawn to the quality of a work, but it’s the story behind it that deepens their connection to the art and its creator. These stories become topics on shows, parts of history, or fuel for conversations. They define art’s role in society. 🎭
But AI creations, despite their quality, lack the story of effort behind them. They’re produced in bulk with short lead times driven by prompts. While the algorithm’s creation story exists, AI creations largely rely on the law of large numbers. There’s no tale of perseverance or rising after countless falls. Such content will flood the market. Already, there are countless posts whipped up in seconds by chatGPT online. The same goes for YouTube, music platforms, and other social media. Human creations will be overshadowed, harder to find, and lose their shine. The public might tire of this low-grade content flood, and art may no longer offer solace. 🌊
This rapid pace of development is exhausting for humans. Even with less than a century to live, we’re overwhelmed by new things, leading to an apocalypse of sorts. Twenty years ago, when only a fraction of today’s songs were released, I think I loved music more. 🎶
Isn’t the soul more vital to content than creativity? 💖
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