Why are you surprised conservative guys actively want this? They're largely used to having small (but tightly knit) circles, and don't really want to be surprised either. This stuff is a wet dream for them. Add in the fact that they could manufacture things with their own morality staring back at them and you can see why this has huge potential.TCTTS said:ABATTBQ11 said:TCTTS said:
Personally? I'm not too worried for my job, specifically. There will ALWAYS be a need for producers. Writers and actors are the ones who have the most to lose, potentially. But the industry will always need people who know/can read the market, conceive of the project on a macro scale, pitch it, provide "prompts," see that it holds to a certain artistic vision, see that it gets proper distribution, etc. IMO, producers and directors are "safe" in that regard. The jobs will certainly change, but they won't go away.
I wouldn't be so sure. In the not too distant future there will probably be an engine that creates an entire movie or show for you based on what you ask for. Audiences might not even need writers, actors, directors, or producers because there might not be movies or even shows made for wide release. Imagine a Netflix equivalent that creates custom content based on what you ask for, your perceived mood, and how you react to what's being created. Why invest in movies and shows hoping to reach a wide enough audience when you can just create individual movies and shows catered to specific viewers for the low cost of processing power? If people want to share with friends, they can just save their content to a library.
But just because you ask for it, and it's custom to some random preferences/prompts you give it, doesn't mean it's going to be good or compelling or have your sense of humor, a unique perspective, or anything meaningful to say.
I strongly believe that without the human element this stuff is ultimately going to feel soulless, and people will - eventually - start to reject it. Whether you know it or not, on a subconscious level, you're responding to the entertainment you like because other human beings made it. Because you inherently know that every single decision you're watching on screen was made by a person with wants, needs, desires, experiences, and a "soul" just like you.
I'm not saying AI won't be capable of making entertaining stories, or that there won't be people entertained by them. But big picture, what human beings ultimately crave are stories from our fellow man. It's how we bond, and how we find empathy in one another. And I promise you, no computer is going to completely take that away.
Lots of people never move beyond the narcissism of childhood. Wanting everything tailored just for "you". Me, me, me, me, me!
And I know the predictably snarky stuff is coming (which is so pass btw). I used the small c in conservative for a reason. Because it's a temperament, not a partisan identity. Being fundamentally risk averse. Wanting to swipe up a menu from a restaurant while walking by it on a sidewalk, because even risking a lackluster meal is unacceptable.
