i'm already tired of thinking about this. and yet!!

Nic Cage on AI and creativity (x), nicked from FFA:

I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us. Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us. That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or her performance even a little bit, an inch will eventually become a mile and all integrity, purity and truth of art will be replaced by financial interests only. We can’t let that happen. The job of all art in my view, film performance included, is to hold a mirror to the external and internal stories of the human condition through the very human thoughtful and emotional process of recreation. A robot can’t do that. If we let robots do that, it will lack all heart and eventually lose edge and turn to mush. There will be no human response to life as we know it. It will be life as robots tell us to know it. I say, protect yourselves from AI interfering with your authentic and honest expressions.

I'm just putting this on my journal because I had a conversation about AI art with my tech bro-y flatmate maybe a week ago which frustrated me no end, and which I've been thinking about with irritation ever since.

( Cut for annoying arguments )

Art is a human response to life. Thanks, Nic Cage. 🙏