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Actually all progress will definitely will have a huge impact on a lot of lives—otherwise it is not progress. By definition it will impact many, by displacing those who were doing it the old way by doing it better and faster. The trouble is when people hold back progress just to prevent the impact. No one should be disagreeing that the impact shouldn't be prevented, but it should not be at the cost of progress.

>>chrisc+(OP)
I very much agree, and I feel the campaigns to stop AI image generation in its tracks are misguided.

I do wonder what happens as the market for the “old way” dries up, because it implies that there is no career path to lead to doing things better - any fool (I include myself) can be an AI jockey, but without people that need the skills of average designers, from what pool will the greats spring?

>>Nursie+Y5
The gun made it so that even a dainty person could kill a strong person. However, some people are better shooters than others. It will just shift the goal post so that a new skill is required. Being strong is still a thing… just maybe not the most important when in a gun fight.

>>chrisc+UR2
I don’t see this situation as analogous or even particularly useful - we’re not talking about gun fights, we’re talking about art and design, and whether we will see fewer great artists and designers as the market for moderate or learner artists and designers dries up.

It doesn’t really matter to humanity if strong people can still win fights, but it might matter if artists and designers who do produce great, original work stop being produced. It probably even matters to the AI models because that forms part of their input.