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Can we throw in a few large organisations I'm aware of that are choosing to avoid the demographic risk of aging senior leadership by promoting more youth. Something, something, forgotten generation... mumble... rusty cage... mumble.

A lot of the paywalled stuff now has very strict contractual wording about not using LLMs the publisher does not provide.

Err. I summarise every day to produce summaries for people who don't have time to read the entire thing.

I really like NotebookLM, it's useful. If the 'podcast' functionality included an option to edit the script, then it would be an incredible learning tool. If they can add that ability plus auto powerpoint and elearning module creation options, then they will have a real winner for the corporate...

A scientist guesting on a podcast shared your take. He thought researchers are using the resource to create knowledge transferable to other areas of genetics.

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The issues around generative AI are definitely a thing, as are your criticisms. I try to take a balanced view between amazement that this can be done now and known limitations. Not aware of limitations specific to generated video, but I am always cautious of those who say all tech inevitably...

Can't see it. The glamour lent to human stars is a huge part of the Hollywood marketing machine. Although some evidence of parasocial relationships developing within character AI and fake influencers indicates I may be wrong. If this tech improves, it seems to be FX, minor characters, and extras...

RTFA

Whoosh! I don't like using /s because I think critical reading is important.

err, yes, that's the point I thought I illustrated. Unfortunately, as per my other post, you can't divorce a tool from the uses to which it is / will be put and the societal impact. The impact on the world as we know it, not a notional world assuming changed variables. Not sure progressive...

Not to start a rehash of comments on copyright, but the US legislation put it well. The spark of human [vision and] creativity is the difference. Cross out human if you like, but where is the guiding creative mind?* It isn't in the prompts, unless you are saying it was the patrons who created...

A good friend is in the same position, other than perhaps having longer to retirement and desperately weighing up a career change. She is somewhat lucky in being skilled enough to split her time between complex texts and correcting the work of juniors. One of her laments is that newer entrants...

Even if you are uniquely skilled. Before mass production, mass markets, and IP rights, those writers, composers, and artists whose work you love either had another income source or were paid not much more than a basic living by patrons

Hate to break it to you, but cash register jobs are gone too. Either pay via app or scan the groceries yourself with one person watching 5 to 30 registers.

He's a salesman, a very good one. He spent all this time bullshitting to make money.

Yes, it's bollocks. Many people will play around with image generation occasionally for fun or hobbies. Work presentations will get even more annoying, and small businesses who want it will be able to afford custom artwork (although I'm sure paying a final year art student or reaching out on...

Yeah, part of the problem graphic artists, commercial writers, catalogue models, etc., are currently facing is that everyone unaffected was fine with automating and offshoring blue collar work, then the clerical work and call centre work to which many of those people migrated. Oh, there was...

I don't know what you mean. People choose to deliver pizza and your groceries for a pittance plus tips rather than take skilled and professional jobs. So much more rewarding to be terrorised by statistical judgements of performance from an automated manager and eat shit from the general public.

My go to. "Looking at what's considered normal, I'm glad to be weird."