A long time ago I got tired of reading the philosophical thinkers about AI. They argue about utterly meaningless shit like whether AI can be conscious or creative. Of course meaningless arguing is the JOB DEFINITION of philosophers.
Artists and animators understand the ONLY purpose of AI, destroying the skills and lives of artists and animators. That’s why the tech tyrants are pushing it. Their JOB DEFINITION is destroying skills and lives for fun and profit. Especially for fun.
Unions of creative workers understand the point SHARPLY, and are trying to mount serious and organized defenses against the tyrants.
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“Producers have taken advantage of evolving technology to cut back on crew sizes and outsource work for years,” storyboard artist and writer Nora Meek told the crowd. “Character layout, in-house animation, even editing — entire departments that used to be staffed by dozens of people are downsized or gone, and all that work gets heaped onto whoever’s left, like storyboard artists, for no extra pay. And with AI coming towards us, tell me, how many artists do you think the company wants to hire five years down the line? Zero. We don’t have work-life balance. We have burnout, repetitive strain injuries and shorter jobs that demand more and more.”
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AFTRA made some pretty good contract requirements, penalizing the tyrants in the right ways. The videogaming union, though much smaller, is trying to follow their example.
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