Things AI can do

[Stuart Dren]

AI is very seductive. My experience as a teacher has taught me that there are always certain individuals who always look for an easy way out. It's not that these individuals cannot do these things on their own - indeed it would probably be a more rewarding and soul-gratifying experience - but short cuts seem to appeal to many people. I'm just not sure that there is a short cut to producing art.

These discussions can spiral quickly because parties don't agree on what it is philisophically e.g. you wouldn't consider a word processor, spell checker, art program with stylus and effects, or even camera to be the "easy way out."

The pro AI argument is that it's merely another innocuous tool. The anti-AI position is that it's different this time. I lean towards the latter but instead of taking my own advice here (don't focus on differences, focus on things we agree on) I was being a bit of a ass.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I was being a bit of a ass.

Not at all. It's refreshing to see people stick to principles, despite the opposition.

word processor, spell checker,

That's not the kind of AI I mean. (Although, I think any good writer should have a grasp of grammar!) But writers who run their writing through AI and ask the AI about coherency and character reactions. My goodness, if the writer doesn't know this, they are no writer.