So I've been thinking about why is it that most programmers I know are excited about AI replacing a lot of what they do and most artists I know are not. What's especially odd is that as far as I can tell, coding is a much more solvable problem because of huge data sets and high checkability. Ideas:
Dec 17, 2024 19:04Code is a needed evil in the way between the human intention and the machine.
While some code can be masterfully written, it has no value on itself, beyond the features or performance it builds.
You learn to not get attached to your code and keep replacing it with better code.
Art is not like that.
It's like the techniques for building a bridge. Nowadays most of the work is done by automated engineering programs that do the calculations, and the architect just "makes it look pretty". Nobody cares that a machine is doing all of that. In fact, automation reduces mistakes.
Art is not like that.
Still, by principle, I oppose to anything AI that might be ethically questionable. Although I think Copilot et al are just replacing searches on Stackoverflow, and not replacing programmers, in my experience.
