alt Hacker News> I think there's demonstrably very little difference at all between human and AI outputs
Bold claim, as the internet is awash with counterexamples.
In any case, as I think this conversation is trending towards theories of artistic expression, “AI content” will never be truly relatable until it can feel pleasure, pain, and other human urges. The first thing I often think about when I critically assess a piece of art, like music, is what the artist must have been feeling when they created it, and what prompted them to feel that way. I often wonder if AI influencers have ever critically assessed art, or if they actually don’t understand it because of a lack of empathy or something.
And relatability, for me, is the ultimate value of artistic expression.
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In any case, as I think this conversation is trending towards theories of artistic expression, “AI content” will never be truly relatable until it can feel pleasure, pain, and other human urges. The first thing I often think about when I critically assess a piece of art, like music, is what the artist must have been feeling when they created it, and what prompted them to feel that way.
I recently watched "Come See Me in the Good Light", about the life and death of poet Andrea Gibson. I find their poetry very moving, precisely because it's dripping with human emotion.
Or at least, that's the story I tell myself. The reality is that I perceive it to be written by a human full of emotion. If I were to find out it was AI, I would immediately lose interest, but I think we're already at the point where AI output is indistinguishable from human output in many cases, and if I perceive art to be imbued with human emotion, the actuality of it only matters in terms of how it shapes my perception of it.
I'm not really sure where we'll go with that from here. Maybe art will remain human-created only, and we'll demand some kind of proof of its provenance of being borne of a human mind and a human heart. Or maybe younger generations will really care only about how art makes them feel, not what kind of intelligent entity made it. I really don't know.
> Bold claim, as the internet is awash with counterexamples.
What do you consider a counterexample? Because I've been involved in local politics lately, and can say from experience that any foundation model is capable of more rational and detailed thought, and more creative expression, than most of the beloved members of my community.
If you're comparing AI to the pinnacle of human achievement, as another commenter pointed to Shakespeare, then I think the argument is already won in favor of AI.