If you present either view alone it will be incomplete, because both views are correct at the same time.
Comment on Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 days ago
“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing,”
And screw those people who make a living washing dishes in restaurants or doing maid service in hotels, their jobs aren't special like mine are.
This headline could be so easily flipped on its head; "Clients rejoice as custom art becomes cheaper and more accessible for their projects." But we've put artists on a pedestal for so long that such views are incredibly unpopular, and so those headlines don't get the clicks and views like it get crushed out of social media.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 days ago
LukeZaz@beehaw.org 2 days ago
The fundamental issue is and has always been that automation is being used to replace people, when it should be used to free up their time. Productivity increases could’ve meant shorter work weeks. But that didn’t generate as much money for the shareholders, so it didn’t get pursued. And now we’ve got LLMs and generative AI, which could’ve been a (admittedly rather shitty and niche) tool, but for the same reasons as before, companies would rather throw people under the bus instead.
Artists aren’t telling you that people washing dishes don’t matter. They’re telling you they might be getting fired just like those dishwashers were. If you care about either, I suggest standing up for the artists here. And once that’s done, they can stand up for everyone else right back. I think you’ll find they’d be happy to return the favor.
Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
Automation replaced hand knitters, and people in that career suffered for a generation, but most people now value mass produced socks more than they value paying a premium for hand knit. Automation replaced telephone operators, and people in that career suffered for a generation, but no one now wants their phone call to be manually switched by a person.
The pain of automation is real and lasts the length of the career of everyone impacted, but the societal benefit lasts many generations. More support is needed for people who are displaced, but I don’t see fighting the technology as the effective way to achieve that.