Your predictions have a luddite tone that I really didn’t expect. You cover the cutting edge fun stuff. I read your column every week. Love it but...
I disagree on the following points.
Viral deep fakes will not be believed. Look at all the Maduro ones already on X. Nothing will be believed. Everything’s assumed to be AI.
And the backlash will crumble. Of course those artists out of work will oppose AI in the arts. But what they are doing is like opposing electric lighting in order to keep using candles. Entire workflows are being upended, again. They never go backwards.
The AI Free label is novel, rare, niche and expensive. Financially unworkable. Way too expensive.
There may be a completely AI feature film. Now that’s a prediction!
Maybe the pessimism comes across a bit more because of the mood I am in right now. When it comes to technology, I have recently leaned more towards short-term pessimism and long-term optimism.
I could have expanded more on the points you've highlighted.
A viral deepfake does not have to be believed. All that is needed is that it creates a reaction, which then can be fueled by those who will benefit from it. It just needs to resonate with the right people to push them into taking action.
The AI tools will win long-term, I agree with that. But I wanted to highlight this "AI-free" movement that I see on my feeds. I see YouTube videos with "No AI" in their thumbnails. Filmmakers are putting that their movies are AI-free in the credits. And then there are examples from the gaming industry that I used in the text. That will be part of the larger AI backlash I see to be a theme of the year.
I am planning to share more about what I think about AI and creativity, and on optimism/pessimism. Hopefully, soon those articles will go out.
As for the AI-Free movement, the movie business once used actual film, which is absolutely beautiful. But also expensive as all get up, heavy, fragile, and frequently stolen. There are film purists too like AI-Free. But Film schools don’t even use film any more.
Your predictions have a luddite tone that I really didn’t expect. You cover the cutting edge fun stuff. I read your column every week. Love it but...
I disagree on the following points.
Viral deep fakes will not be believed. Look at all the Maduro ones already on X. Nothing will be believed. Everything’s assumed to be AI.
And the backlash will crumble. Of course those artists out of work will oppose AI in the arts. But what they are doing is like opposing electric lighting in order to keep using candles. Entire workflows are being upended, again. They never go backwards.
The AI Free label is novel, rare, niche and expensive. Financially unworkable. Way too expensive.
There may be a completely AI feature film. Now that’s a prediction!
Maybe the pessimism comes across a bit more because of the mood I am in right now. When it comes to technology, I have recently leaned more towards short-term pessimism and long-term optimism.
I could have expanded more on the points you've highlighted.
A viral deepfake does not have to be believed. All that is needed is that it creates a reaction, which then can be fueled by those who will benefit from it. It just needs to resonate with the right people to push them into taking action.
The AI tools will win long-term, I agree with that. But I wanted to highlight this "AI-free" movement that I see on my feeds. I see YouTube videos with "No AI" in their thumbnails. Filmmakers are putting that their movies are AI-free in the credits. And then there are examples from the gaming industry that I used in the text. That will be part of the larger AI backlash I see to be a theme of the year.
I am planning to share more about what I think about AI and creativity, and on optimism/pessimism. Hopefully, soon those articles will go out.
As for the AI-Free movement, the movie business once used actual film, which is absolutely beautiful. But also expensive as all get up, heavy, fragile, and frequently stolen. There are film purists too like AI-Free. But Film schools don’t even use film any more.
Fixed, thanks!