> The problem is that most people misunderstand what AI is good at. They talk about it "taking over" writing, planning, and problem-solving—as if these were simple, mechanical tasks that could be fully automated without any loss in quality.
Because that’s the claim of all the AI companies. Right next to the claim that AGI is in reach.
The question is if all use AI will all text become too similar.
Talking to some younger colleagues over drinks the other evening they showed me their Instagram feed. It's all AI slop. Machine generated jokes.
For all the talk about jobs and art, LLMs seem to love shitposting.
Making racist memes is like the only thing generative AI is better at than real humans. (Makes sense if you consider that "stereotypes" is just another word for "likelihood estimates".)