The author of this is a web developer so has a lot more to lose. Yes there will always be people who pay for a human made creative website, but that market has decreased for the foreseeable future. I can't blame them for being hostile and tired, I would be too.
Simply acknowledging criticism of AI then saying "anyway" isn't really an argument either. "So do knives" is bullshit, nobody with knives wants to eliminate interns and create 20% unemployment like Amodei claims.
One thing this makes me realise is that an AI generated web largely stops growing. We've all joked about webdevs perpetually porting to JavaScript framework-of-the-week. If most websites are generated from a set of historical training data and we force web devs to diversify away, then there will be few people left to make a "web 4.0" or whatever version you consider is after the modern web.
Hopefully you like hamburger menus, looks like they're here to stay.
AI is just the latest version of "no code", that promises results with little skill. The details required to have a good and accessible web site that works reliably on all the popular viewing platforms, can't be delivered with oversimplified requirements, especially when you through hallucination into the mix.
However, the old saying "Garbage In, Garbage Out" still applies.
What do they teach kids at college these days?
bitpush•8mo ago
I’m incredibly fortunate to have a craft that I cherish. My work is visceral; the smell of the oils, the feel of the canvas beneath my brush. The challenges of translating vision to a tangible form are deeply fulfilling. I don’t take that for granted. When I imagine computers further encroaching on design, it does not spark inspiration. I’ve seen these digital drawing tablets and "design" software; they feel cold and disconnected, like painting by numbers with a sterile stylus. I’ve witnessed the rise of computer-generated graphics and felt a profound sense of loss for the handcrafted. I don’t want a future as a “graphic operator” or a “filter adjuster.” I’d rather pack up my easel and find something else entirely.
os2warpman•8mo ago
They, and AI bullshit, are not comparable.
Attempting to equate them just demonstrates the intellectual and moral bankruptcy of the techbros behind the ai hype train.
tpmoney•8mo ago
scotty79•8mo ago
Good creators are set.
Bad creators are screwed.
We are only beginning to see what a talented artist can do with AI tools. Bad ones can't do much more than laymen and are scared and disappointed.
bitpush•8mo ago
How about easy undo? What would a master like Da Vinci say if he saw modern designers iterating over colors using colorpickers? He'd shake his head saying "designers these days cant visualize things in their heads"
os2warpman•8mo ago
Thinking they know what a long-dead person would say or think is YET ANOTHER sign of the AIbro’s intellectual and moral bankruptcy.
dbushell•8mo ago