Trying to Manufacture Permission

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by ethagnawl • 22 days ago

4 2 22 days ago

I was always fascinated by the visual effects you didn't know were there. The obligatorily twenty minute CG battle at the climax of a Marvel movie bores me but when Ellie hears the signal from Vega and is racing her truck back to the office past the giant radio telescopes the mountains in the background aren't real. Why? Because Art, that's why.

I think this is why AI Slop is so pervasive. If the tool were used properly you wouldn't even know it was there. It's possible some curl bug report was discovered with responsible use of ML but now such reports are disallowed, and for good reason. Though if used responsibly who would know?

There was always that kid whose book report was obviously from reading the back cover; today he's in a corporation trying to get someone else to do his work with an LLM. Not a new strategy, unfortunately.

ethagnawl• 22 days ago

today he's in a corporation trying to get someone else to do his work with an LLM.

And it's not even like he's getting away with something. He's being forced to work this way or risks losing his livelihood. Personally, I won't be forced and would rather dig holes or something.

Trying to Manufacture Permission

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