AI
From sculpting to gardening
Another way to think about this is to consider the difference between a sculptor and a gardener. A sculptor takes a block of marble and turns it into a work of art. Every line and curve in a sculpture is there because the sculptor decided to put it there with her hands.
A garden is different. A gardener can’t directly... See more
Another way to think about this is to consider the difference between a sculptor and a gardener. A sculptor takes a block of marble and turns it into a work of art. Every line and curve in a sculpture is there because the sculptor decided to put it there with her hands.
A garden is different. A gardener can’t directly... See more
In broad strokes, this is how AI might affect creative work. For many creative tasks, we’ll move up one level of abstraction from doing everything ourselves to directing what work needs to be done and how.
Concerns around AI and art largely boil down to the fear that AI can reproduce exactly any work that an artist does. Taking any paragraph of text from a writer, an AI could probably write that. It’s the same thing with a given painting or film clip. But if you look closely, this is the same old rationalist concern. It identifies art and its value... See more
Why do these businesses care so much? I suspect they aren’t really worried about AI—they're clinging to an old belief that if work isn't visibly difficult to produce, it must be less valuable. When we dig beneath the surface of "no-AI" policies and detection tools, we find an age-old assumption that worth must be measured in struggle. This mindset
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One Year with Dot: Jason’s Story
I’m Jason, one of the creators of Dot. My cofounder Sam and I built our first prototype of Dot a year ago and have been using it ever since. As the two people who have spent the most time with Dot, we wanted to share what we’ve learned and how we’ve changed over the past year of using it.
I’m Jason, one of the creators of Dot. My cofounder Sam and I built our first prototype of Dot a year ago and have been using it ever since. As the two people who have spent the most time with Dot, we wanted to share what we’ve learned and how we’ve changed over the past year of using it.