📽️ A philosophical exploration of creation and generative AI

This video was thorough. It's explored so many different facets. Yet, it's cogently laid it out in a way that's both entertaining, thought provoking and informational. I love when something does that - leave you with thoughts to process, research and be even more curious about.

Adam Neely is a masterful story teller.

This sparked so many threads of exploration for me:

• what is art?
• is it still art if you bring in "return on invested capital" and treat skilling up and practice etc as "costs."
  • to me that seems like an unhealthy attention to the outcome
    • or am I just being old?
• lord, what have I justified this way?
• what constitutes work, skill and talent?
• and what are their relative priorities and importance in craft?
• emotional permission
• deskilling
• is there a middle path to do this the right way?
• what are the variables involved in that?
• technological determinism can be abused
• does everyone talk their book?
• how might you discern sincerity?
• the "dumb solution" to problems
• busting the origin story of the dumb solution
  • creators of the dumb solution need not be nefarious or malicious
  • in fact, often aren't
  • also applicable to the feed and algorithmic engagement
  • or ads and the web
• ideas that rise to the top of the marketplace
  • and how do you ensure that you identify when the market's rigged?
• people that crave power are the ones that should least possess it (gestures to the world around)
  • yet the ones with good intention often lose
  • is that the cost of choosing to not play fair?
  • and if so, are you being selfish to uphold your principles?
  • and if so, are you good if you let the ones with the power win and bring about the bad solution?
• be curious to understand the technology
• be curious to understand the benefits
• follow the money
• be curious to think about the perils
• Was the pandemic the ultimate denunciation of the virtual world?
  • Did the valley actually learn from that?
  • The workers are certainly paying the price =(

are just a few...