Sundays Are For Art
Imagine respect for the creatives
I deeply respect the imagination of creatives.
The AI machines act like "stochastic parrots", great at calculating the mathematically plausible next word.
Machine learning models generate art like a factory making statistically likely paintings.
It’s multi-modal autocomplete.
On the other hand, human creativity is arrestingly unlikely.
When it comes to the spiciness of machines, oftentimes the output is a 5/10 compared to human composition.
This is like setting a filter max on Yelp for establishments with 2.5/5 stars.
Average is the median plausible result.
Some self-serious business and engineering types tend to be skeptical of creative influence:
advertisers are thought of as slick talkers
marketers get reduced to hype merchants
entertainers are emotional puppeteers
performance artists are on the edge of sanity
writers are mere wordsmiths
content creators promote unattainable standards
Generative AI tools can feel like word calculators cosplaying as hammers.
Brass tacks: creatives are why humans feel things.
All. The. Things.
My definition of art: anything that provokes an emotion.
Generative AI tools can feel like word calculators cosplaying as hammers.
The tools are optimized to produce average feelings.
I hope the ArtDecider would co-sign.
A talented creative is like an emotional architect.
Creatives build demand for their magic.
How?
Hustling. Usually stringing together gigs and honing their craft.
Shower Thought
The Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ) was an operating area for union shops.
SAG-AFTRA is letting A24 shows go on even in the middle of a strike.
Why?
They've agreed to all of the union's terms.
An indie studio - stacked with Academy Awards - is demonstrating respect for creatives.
Hard to imagine?
Well, it's easy if you try, dick.
Sundays are for art.