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AI has been a boom in content creation, there can be no doubt about that. The graphic at the top of this article was created in about five minutes using a service called Ideogram AI . But just how far will this trend go.
The field of AI is still very young and evolving rapidly. No one knows where it will go or whether it will hit a brick wall. My plan is to use it here and there but not over rely on it. So the question becomes where will AI settle into the scheme of things.I very much enjoy creating graphics and video by hand. There is just something in the process that I find very fulfilling.
This is a very casual article and at this very moment it is more a thought sold the following text is likely to of old over the next few days. One of the things holding AI back is each huge power consumption. That simply is a problem that must be overcome. But it is easier said than done. The other thing is the fact that I have heard that when processing a request from a user, each work in their question is given to a separate CPU. It is no wonder there is so much power being utilized. Quantum computing may help for certain aspects but from one of heard this may be a very small specialized subset of queries and/or problems.
Perhaps a good starting point for this discussion is how do you use AI currently in your content creation. Myself it is currently with graphics and occasionally gaining insight into technical questions which are usually related to servers or the web. These types of questions tend to be those that are hard to use a traditional search phrase for because of their complexity. Chat GPT or Gemini in these cases give me insights start from and occasionally almost accidentally contained within their responses is the answer.
It is amusing to think how quickly I've gone from an attitude of "I feel guilty when I use AI, because it is cheating." to "Gee, this can be very handy when used properly." However one thing is for sure, some AI's are definitely better at certain aspects. I use mainly Chat GPT and Gemini and to pay for a subscription to Ideogram AI . The one thing I don't do however with AI is completely trust the answers. Much is been said about "AI hallucinations", and after taking a introductory course on brilliant.org I understand why these mechanisms sometimes fail in their answers. I worked with someone recently who on the other hand by the sounds of it completely trusts AI in their daily activities. They were rather shocked to find out that I don't. They use the phrase that caught me off guard in our discussions as well. "Oh, you did it that way… That was before you could use AI." They acted like everything before the creation of AI was somehow almost prehistory. Although AI has been worked on for many years and has gone through many starts and stops, it hasn't been around no functional state for too long
As I recall in the 70s there were great predictions that AI would be everywhere. As the euro went on a however and the 80s approached, many researchers thought it was an unobtainable goal. There were minor breakthroughs here and there but interest in artificial intelligence almost evaporated. Then of course as everyone knows not put too many years ago chat GPT exploded onto the scene. And now we find ourselves in a similar situation to the 1970s. Great prognostications on all sides of the debate.
In my mind however the question still remains, "To what degree will AI be used in content creation?" And of course this question can be expanded to other fields. Hopefully there will always be a human component in the equation. Humanity must not get to a point where we don't understand how the solutions are being achieved at. It's a little frightening to think that in some aspects we already don't know how things work. It is indeed critical that we strive to have a fundamental understanding because that also means that we can direct the ultimate goal of whatever the endeavour is.
Who knows there may be a Renaissance of the AI prehistory techniques. Much like there's been a revival in the use and enjoyment of vinyl records. Which is something I never saw coming. I really thought that vinyl records were going to stay as part of history. I really hated when I would get a brand-new record home only to find in a few weeks that there would be an inevitable "snap, crackle, pop" sound because some dust, despite all my best efforts, had invaded the grooves.
Anyway let me know what you think, and please watch this article as it is very likely to leave multiple over time.
Take care,
Patrick
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