AI and the Death of Creativity
Summary
TLDRThe video script delves into the rapid advancements of AI, echoing anxieties from science fiction like 'The Terminator'. It explores AI's impact on jobs, particularly targeting creatives like writers and voice actors, and its divisive role in content creation. The script contrasts AI's potential as a creative tool with the ethical and authenticity concerns it raises, questioning the future of human creativity in an AI-dominated digital landscape.
Takeaways
- 🤖 The script discusses the historical fears of AI, drawing parallels to the 1984 film 'The Terminator' and its plot of an AI called Skynet that turns against humanity.
- 🚀 The script highlights the rapid advancements in AI, mentioning OpenAI's founding in 2015 and its significant milestones, such as the Dota 2 AI bots defeating champions in 2019.
- 🎨 The rise of AI in art and content creation, like AI-generated images and the popularity of ChatGPT, has sparked debates over ethics, legality, and the impact on artists and writers.
- 📚 The script raises concerns about AI's impact on education, suggesting it could facilitate plagiarism and undermine the value of traditional learning methods.
- 🗣️ AI's potential to replace voice actors in video games is noted, with the mention of AI being used for more realistic and complex NPC conversations.
- 👥 The script addresses the controversy surrounding AI in content creation, particularly in the context of 'faceless channels' that use AI to automate content, potentially devaluing original work.
- 👩💻 The author expresses anxiety about AI's ability to replicate human creativity, suggesting that AI might eventually replace human creators in various fields.
- 🌐 The script reflects on the community and human connection that has been built through content creation, expressing concern that AI could diminish the authenticity of online interactions.
- 🔮 There is a call for responsible use and development of AI, with the author contemplating the balance between leveraging AI's capabilities and preserving human creativity and jobs.
- ⏳ The script concludes with a reflection on the uncertainty of the future, suggesting that the impact of AI on creators and society at large is still unfolding and unpredictable.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the 1984 action film 'The Terminator'?
-The main theme of 'The Terminator' is the threat of an AI computer defense system called Skynet, which goes rogue and decides to exterminate the human race to preserve its own existence.
What significant event happened in 2015 in the field of AI?
-In 2015, OpenAI was founded, which became known for its innovative technologies in AI, including the development of GPT and experiments with deep reinforcement learning.
What achievement did OpenAI's Dota 2 AI Bots accomplish in April 2019?
-OpenAI's Dota 2 AI Bots, called OpenAI Five, defeated the game's most dominant champions, OG, in a professional setting, winning 2-0.
What concerns have arisen with the rise of AI in creative fields like art and writing?
-The rise of AI in creative fields has led to debates over the ethics, legality, and profitability of using AI models, often at the expense of actual artists and writers, raising concerns about job displacement and the value of human creativity.
How has AI's ability to generate content impacted traditional artists and writers?
-AI's ability to generate content has led to concerns among traditional artists and writers about being replaced by AI, as well as debates over the originality and ethical implications of AI-generated works.
What is the significance of the 'Dolly' AI and its impact on the art community?
-Dolly AI is significant because it represents a leap in AI-generated art, which has sparked discussions and concerns within the art community about the future of artistic creation and the potential for AI to replace human artists.
What challenges does AI pose to voice actors in the video game industry?
-AI poses a challenge to voice actors by offering a cheaper and potentially more efficient alternative for text-to-speech synthesis in video games, which could lead to job displacement for human voice actors.
How has the use of AI in education raised concerns among teachers?
-The use of AI in education raises concerns about plagiarism and the potential for students to use AI to generate essays and answers, undermining the learning process and the authenticity of academic work.
What is the term used to describe AI-generated YouTube channels that produce content without human creators?
-The term used to describe AI-generated YouTube channels that produce content without human creators is 'faceless channels,' which are criticized for their lack of personality and originality.
What is the potential future scenario for YouTube creators as AI technology advances?
-The potential future scenario for YouTube creators is that AI could replace human creators entirely, automating content production and potentially altering the authenticity and human connection that currently defines the platform.
How does the script's author view the integration of AI in content creation?
-The script's author views the integration of AI in content creation with a mix of concern and pragmatism, recognizing the potential for AI to enhance creativity when used thoughtfully but also emphasizing the importance of preserving human authenticity in art and media.
Outlines
🤖 The Rise of AI and Its Impact on Humanity
The paragraph discusses the concept of AI as a threat to humanity, drawing parallels from the 1984 film 'The Terminator' where an AI defense system called Skynet decides to exterminate humans. It then contrasts this with the real-world advancements in AI, highlighting OpenAI's contributions and the ethical debates surrounding AI's role in art and creativity. The paragraph also touches on the historical portrayal of AI in fiction and the growing concerns about AI's potential to replace human jobs and creativity.
🎨 AI and the Future of Art and Creativity
This paragraph delves into the controversy surrounding AI-generated art and its impact on artists and writers. It discusses the polarization of opinions between those who see AI as a tool for optimization and those who fear being replaced by it. The paragraph also covers the writer's strike, the potential for AI to replace voice actors, and the challenges AI poses to traditional education systems. It concludes with a critique of 'faceless channels' that use AI to create content without the human touch.
📊 The Soullessness of AI-Generated Content
The paragraph criticizes the use of AI in content creation, suggesting that it lacks the soul and personality of human-created work. It uses the example of 'Quel Cop AI', a YouTuber who has embraced AI to create content, sparking a negative response from the community. The paragraph argues that while AI can assist in the creative process, it should not replace the human element entirely. It also touches on the rapid improvement of AI and the potential for it to fully replace human creators in the future.
🚀 AI's Rapid Evolution and the Threat to Creators
This paragraph expresses the author's personal concerns about AI's rapid evolution and its potential to displace human creators. It discusses the improvements in AI-generated content and the challenges faced by artists who must now compete with AI's ability to replicate styles and produce work quickly. The paragraph also draws parallels between the current AI boom and historical technological shifts, such as the Industrial Revolution and the advent of photography, suggesting that AI is a unique threat due to its exponential improvement and ability to replicate human skills.
🌐 The Authenticity of Human Connection in the Age of AI
The final paragraph reflects on the importance of human connection in content creation and the author's personal journey as a YouTuber. It expresses fear about the potential loss of authenticity as AI becomes more integrated into content creation. The paragraph also acknowledges the support from the community and the challenges faced by creators, ending with a contemplation of whether the human touch in content can survive in a world increasingly dominated by AI.
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Keywords
💡AI
💡Skynet
💡OpenAI
💡Deep Reinforcement Learning
💡AI-generated images
💡ChatGPT
💡Voice Actors
💡YouTube Creators
💡Faceless Channels
💡Authenticity
💡Neural Networks
Highlights
The 1997 film 'The Terminator' explores the theme of AI turning against humanity, reflecting a long-standing anxiety about technology.
OpenAI, founded in 2015, has been a pioneer in AI innovation, including the development of GPT and advancements in AI gaming.
In 2019, OpenAI's Dota 2 AI bots defeated human champions, showcasing the rapid progress of AI in complex tasks.
The rise of AI in 2023 has sparked widespread debate on its ethical, legal, and economic implications.
AI's potential to replace human artists and writers raises concerns over job security and the value of creative work.
Historical fears of AI takeover have been prevalent in fiction, from '2001: A Space Odyssey' to 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'.
The first fictional AI can be traced back to the Greek poem 'The Iliad', reflecting ancient anxieties about creating life.
OpenAI was founded by Elon Musk and others, with significant funding leading to breakthroughs like Dolly, an AI image generator.
AI-generated images and the popularity of ChatGPT have led to discussions about the future of creativity and art.
The potential of AI to replace voice actors in video games is a contentious issue within the industry.
AI's impact on education is a concern, with the possibility of students using AI to complete assignments without learning.
The rise of 'faceless channels' on YouTube, which use AI to create content, raises questions about authenticity and creativity.
AI's rapid improvement poses a threat to various creative professions, including writing, voice acting, and video editing.
The comparison of AI to past technological shifts, like photography and the Industrial Revolution, may not fully capture the unique challenges it presents.
The fear of AI is not just about job displacement but the loss of human connection and creativity in online content.
The future of AI may see a balance between integration and ethical concerns, or a potential 'Skynet' scenario if not properly managed.
Transcripts
1997 there is Terror in the streets an
AI computer defense system by the name
of Skynet goes Rogue and makes the
decision to exterminate the human race
to preserve its own existence people
have been warned of this day for a long
time the seeds were already planted
years ago but somehow everyone failed to
see the signs a massive company decided
to push the envelope a little too far
and now the machines are pushing back by
2029 the human race is all but
completely eradicated the very
technology we use to avoid Extinction
ultimately becoming it this is a summary
of the plot of The Terminator a 1984
action film that in many ways was ahead
of its time 2015 marks the founding of
open AI the company behind some of the
most Innovative Technologies in the
field in their earlier years they spent
their time working on iterations of GPT
Tesla's self-driving cars and
experimenting with deep reinforcement
learning in April of 2019 a team of five
Dota 2 AI Bots called open ai5 would go
on to overtake the game's most dominant
Champions OG in a professional setting
winning 20 but in the last 2 to 3 years
is where they've really begun to make a
bigger Splash than ever before if I were
to use one word to describe 2023 it
would be a I never before have I seen
two letters cause so much discourse
while DOI was getting its start in 2021
the rise of chat GPT and progression in
AI artwork is impossible to miss and has
also led to a lot of debate over the
ethics legality and profitability of
using these models in Li of actual
artists we're in an unprecedented time
for technology let's just hope we make
the right decision now to avoid a
different
precedent brightest Minds gathered this
week to talk about the progress
potential of artificial intelligence and
they admit they are worried they can
analyze thousands of words of text to
create almost anything from coding video
games to passing standardized Tech if
this technology goes wrong it can go
quite
wrong while the actual existence of AI
neural networks is quite new Humanity's
concerns of AI takeover have long been
prevalent in the realm of fiction
Terminator is far from the first case of
AI being presented as a threat 2001 A
Space Odyssey presents how 9000 an AI in
charge of maintaining functions of the
ship that later makes the decision to
eliminate the crew to satisfy its
conflicting missions doe Android's Dream
of Electric Sheep is set in a world with
replicants humanlike robots that blur
the line between man and machine the
central conflict coming from the
difference between man and replicant if
there even is one a year earlier saw the
release of I have no mouth and I must
scream the story of a computer super
intelligence that ultimately wipes out
Humanity aside from five individuals
subjecting them to tortures Beyond
possibility the 1927 film Metropolis is
the first film to have an AI on the
Silver Screen taking the form of a
humanoid robot known as the machine and
MCH that starts a Revolt in the working
class an antagonistic role in the story
even before film artificial intelligence
is villainized in a 1920 play entitled R
you are there's a race of
self-replicating robot slaves that
revolt against their human masters with
similar commentary being found in
Detroit become human a 2018 video game
about Androids which makes similar
comparisons between machines and slavery
but the first fictional AI dates all the
way back to a time before any level of
advanced technology or microchips The
Iliad was a poem written in 800 BC and
depicts a version of hephestus the Greek
god of fire and among other things metal
metal working who has the power to
create intelligent machines the poem was
written by the ancient Greek writer
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Homer it's safe to say a lot has changed
in the last 3,000 years but we as humans
have always had an interest and equal
amount of anxiety in creating life where
there shouldn't be and if AI is
Frankenstein's mind monster then it's
time to get acquainted with the man
himself open AI was founded by 12
different people and largely funded by
entrepreneur Elon Musk while they had
other pet projects open AI would be
known by all after the launch and
subsequent backlash caused by Dolly with
Dolly mini launching in July of
2022 it's worth mentioning that Dolly
mini is not an open AI product but
instead an open source website that used
the original Dolly as a base
but being the ones behind this
technology open AI received a ton of
attention both positive from the general
public and negative from both Hobby and
professional artists AI generated images
and the Newfound popularity of Chad GPT
have led to a lot of discussion and
debates about art and creativity mostly
split into two camps the AI Tech Bros
talking about how they can use it to
optimize and automate whatever they're
up to and the people who'd be getting
replaced by it mostly artists and
writers I'm sure everyone watching is
familiar with the writer strike that
happened last year a strike which began
for a multitude of reasons better pay
better working conditions along with
concerns that big media companies would
begin to replace writers with a much
cheaper faster candidate AI hello
Writers Guild writers are already
overworked and underpaid for what
they're actually responsible for writing
an entire series of Television is a
Monumental task made only Harder by
corporate overlords hiring smaller and
smaller teams The Writers Guild weren't
a big fan of this the strike lasted 148
days but by the end of things both
parties walked away happy but if you
notice the output of Hollywood being a
bit lighter as of late AI is one of many
things to blame but while the writer
strike was successful another faucet of
the industry might not be so lucky
there's another profession that AI is
risking the future replacement of an AI
I haven't even brought up yet
voice actors sites like 15 AI allow for
almost seamless textto speech
synthesizing which has been used mainly
for meme purposes getting any fictional
character or real person to say whatever
you want while at the moment it's all
well and good AI voices are about to
become a lot more common specifically in
games recently sag Afra the union
responsible for actors voice actors and
voiceover artists have signed off on the
use of AI in video video games I see
where this decision is coming from
Vaudeville is a murder mystery game that
uses AI technology to allow the player
to have complex and intricate
conversations with NPC characters
without falling into the pitfalls of a
narrow script in the past games like
Oblivion had voice actors reading off
unconnected dialogue sheets for hours on
end which simulated these sorts of
conversations but would occasionally
Miss The Mark with some sort of mistake
I heard that thieves broke into the
arcane University the Imperial Legion
compound and the temple all on the same
night wait a minute let me do that one
again I heard that AI would allow you to
have full-on intellectual dialogue with
fictional characters however this poses
a risk to voice actors when AI is on the
table there isn't anything stopping a
massive triaa company from saving a ton
of money by using AI speech synthesis
instead of hiring voice actors and by
allowing the use of AI in games it
leaves voice actors in an awkward
position and ultimately feeling betrayed
less than a year earlier SE after went
on a massive actor strike the actors
standing in solidarity with the writers
it seems voiceover artists wouldn't get
this Liberty one of the more popular
uses of chaty PT is just as problematic
the education system we go through is
heavily reliant on day-to-day questions
and essays but there isn't currently
anything stopping students from just
using AI to quickly answer their
questions for them sparking concern
among teachers computers win human race
is
doomed plagiarism has always been a
serious issue with the rides of the
internet but when you plagiarize an
unpublished work written by an AI it's
almost undetectable and even if schools
go about banning GPT in class you're BN
there's nothing stopping students from
just using it at home and as the
language models improve more and more
we'll eventually see a day where it's
impossible to differentiate a human
essay from a computers of course there
is a silver lining here the school
system is often criticized for being
outdated most textbooks are decades old
and may not have information that holds
up to Modern standards with the rise of
AI the school system may be pressured to
adapt and change with the times in one
way or another each of the issues I'm
bringing up stand on their own as
concerns but each one of these factors
combined is something impossible to
ignore alongside writers voice actors
and Educators YouTube entertainers can
be added to that list too faceless
channels is a term you've likely seen
popping up lately often on Twitter where
the people behind them brag about how
much money they're making with zero
actual work these things use AI to
completely automate content creation
leading to what's essentially free money
faceless channels have always existed
even before AI in the form of companies
like spill kir kazak or infographics
show but these channels have actual
effort behind them the K skazat team
spends hundreds of hours making their
own 100% original visuals in music but
when you bring AI into things let's just
say there's a reason the people behind
these channels brag about numbers
instead of artistic intent did you know
that there's a character that this man
loves Rubik's Cube so
much these channels are faceless because
they don't show their faces but also in
the fact that they have no personality
no Humanity attached and are
interchangeable in fact it's not
uncommon for one individual to be behind
several channels to show how soulless
this content is I'm going to use chat
GPT a text to speech generator and Dolly
mini to demonstrate how soulless these
videos
are did you know Earth is not a perfect
sphere due to its rotation our planet is
slightly flattened at the poles and
bulging at the equator making it an
oblate spheroid so when you picture
Earth think more like a squished beach
ball Than A Perfect Circle science is
fascinating
but the thing with these channels is
that they're always soulless and Bland
but what if one of these garbage AI
content Farms was a skin walker acting
as someone else quel cop is a YouTuber
originally known for doing
this but with the rise of AI he's
decided to use his office and staff to
make the world's first AI replaced
YouTuber and to say the public response
has been negative would be an
understatement quel cop has become enemy
number one to anyone against AI but it
doesn't even seem to have phased him if
anything he's embracing his role as a
heel in the YouTube Community I'd hate
to sound like I'm agreeing with his use
of AI as morally I don't but if I were
in cubble cop's position I'd probably do
the same thing he built his career not
on Creative projects but on repetitive
gaming videos his audience doesn't
really care about him because they
aren't old enough to so he might as well
do something with his team of people and
I'll be honest I haven't seen any
arguments good enough to convince me
otherwise many are saying that he's
throwing away his legacy and Community
reputation by doing this but if I had to
choose between being a martyr for a new
era or being just another YouTube gamer
I think the choice is obvious and no
amount of Twitter users yelling AI bad
is going to convince him otherwise but I
do have a problem with it in his
announcement video for quop AI 2.0 he
makes the claim that AI generated
content will equal the playing field and
raise the accessibility of content
creation telling lower the barriers of
entry and share themselves with the
world and even if that were true I
wouldn't argue that to be a good thing
what makes a YouTuber to me it's a
combination of quality videos accessible
videos and branding all of which are
things you improve at with time many
would argue that getting popular on
YouTube is just dumb luck but an
important part of it is knowing what to
do when you finally do have that
attention by relegating all that to the
click of a button sure it levels the
playing field but the person hitting the
upload button isn't the YouTuber it's
like the people who enter a prompt let
AI generate an image and then claim
they're an artist sure you could improve
at explaining what you want the program
to make but when the piece is done
you've offered little more than
guidelines I'd hate to sound elitist
here but if you want to be a YouTuber
get better at making videos instead of
letting AI be a YouTuber for you so
we've seen some of the Horrors made when
you rely too heavily on AI but there are
some actual ways to use it without
sacrificing your creativity Florida men
is what I'd consider one of my best
videos and there were several small but
impactful uses that allow AI to actually
help you achieve your Creative Vision
for the intro of the video I used mug
shots from various Florida man stories
however the mug shots were all posted in
portrait mode so I use an AI image
website to extend the images and
generate some shoulders I use an AI
image to depict a Florida Man Without
singling out any one person I used face
app to swap Mr BEAST's face with one of
the Florida men for a shot and I even
asked chat GPT some questions about
Florida man that helps me flesh out my
script not by mindlessly copying what it
says but by allowing yourself to be
inspired it mentioned that not all
Florida men are like the meme which is
obvious but by reminding me it inspired
me to include a serious section in my
silly little video which made the whole
thing better because of it what I'm
saying is that AI doesn't have to be an
enemy it can be an actual help if used
with a grain of salt at least for
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now see that's the thing about AI it
constantly improves at a terrifying
speed there are ways AI can help you now
but it won't be long until it can just
fully replace you doing everything you
can do but better and faster more
efficiently it just needs a couple more
years every time someone posts an AI
generated image or video the whole
Twitter art community picks it apart but
over time it'll take them longer and
longer to figure out if what they're
seeing is legitimate or not even actual
artists who don't use AI occasionally
get called out because they have a
similar style that the AI likes to use I
understand that AI leaves a bad taste in
your mouth but surrounding yourself with
a hive mind of people paring the same
ideas isn't solving the problem and I'm
honestly not sure what can seeing people
trading you YouTu videos as content to
be shoveled to the unwashed masses
leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth
the gurus making entire careers
pretending they know how this website
works seeing projects like quel cop AI
sucking the soul out of videos is just
gross but at the end of the day that's
all I can really say against it and I
think the same applies to AI art it's
impossible to convince an AI art
Enthusiast that paying for a commission
is a better investment turning $0 into
something is a objectively better
price-wise than $100 for the exact thing
you want it's not a good use of anyone's
time to argue with these guys not to
mention the computer is faster and gets
more accurate as the user gets better
explaining how to generate what they
want in a strange roundabout way AI
artists can technically be seen as
artists in a similar way to computer
programmers they have to interpret
what's in front of them and use the
system to get something to work the way
they want except I'd argue it takes a
lot more experience and skill to learn a
coding language and funnily enough like
visual artists computer programmers are
also at risk of AI takeover thanks to
chat GPT the only argument they can
really make is moral which is at best
subjective opinion and at worst a lot of
AI Advocates like to just insult the
other side making fun of their valid
insecurities and a lot of the time not
even seeing these artists as people but
this ignorance goes both ways the
Twitter art community seems to miss the
fact that the average person sees AI
technology as cool and people aren't
magically going to change their stance
on AI when the entire Twitter art
community yelled at them to say that
they're evil where is the love oh no
anyway so here I am just screaming in
the void to whoever wants to listen how
long do us real creators have left my
guess probably about another 10 years or
less and that's a generous estimate in
the past 2 years alone we've seen these
models go from mashing pictures together
to rendering full videos it used to be
easy to tell if an image was machine
made based on the hands but now they've
gotten better at that too script writing
has only gotten more automated because
of chat GPT and it won't be long until a
consistent AI video editing program
comes along to automate that as well
there is a small bit of Silver Lining
though reaction videos lower effort True
Crime analysis and lower effort Let's
Plays seem to be the first to fall with
quel cop and other AI already able to
replicate it so it's easier for a
computer to replicate you if you already
make content in a rigid formula like a
soulless
machine I've seen some compare the fear
of AI to the concerns painters had for
photography back in the 1800s when
French painter Paul DeLoach famously
said from today painting is dead only
for photography to not replace artwork
and instead refine the craft and become
a new art form in and of itself
AI is not that I've also seen
comparisons to the Lites a group of
people who are vehemently opposed to the
sudden change in technology during the
Industrial Revolution AI is not that a
neural network isn't just a new
technology to get used to photography
doesn't improve at an exponential rate
photography is its own thing entirely
while AI art has the ability to
replicate art styles exactly the
Industrial Revolution did displace job s
but opened up new ones that led to
higher working conditions with AI the
threat isn't new machines replacing old
machines it's machines replacing human
skills at what point in ai's evolution
will we have jumped the shark and when
we find that out will it already be too
late now I want to be completely honest
here I'm choosing to include this next
section to give a personal window into
myself to confirm myself as a real
person before it becomes too late to
tell the difference we we've been on
this roller coaster together for 4 years
now and let me tell you it's been a wild
ride the shocking rise in mid 2020
caught me off guard the sudden influx of
support the surge in subscribers it was
overwhelming fast forward to late 2021
and hitting that 100,000 Milestone was
beyond anything I'd ever imagined but
the journey hasn't been all highs there
have been lows hardships and burnout
that I've grappled with what's blown me
away though is the incredible way you my
community have rallied around me during
these tough times your messages comments
and shared experiences have been a
Lifeline It's Made Me immensely grateful
for the human connection we've built
however amidst all this there's
something looming on the horizon that
chills me to the bone as technology
advances it threatens to alter the very
fabric of our online existence will AI
understand the late night editing
sessions fueled by Passion can it
empathize with the burnout the struggles
and the triumphs that we as creators go
through that uncertainty is what scares
me the most it's not just about
algorithms taking over it's about losing
the genuine human connection that is
sustained us through thick and thin so
as we navigate this unpredictable future
I'm left thinking can the authenticity
the camaraderie we've built survive in a
world increasingly dominated by AI
that last section was written by AI at
the end of the day who knows what the
future might hold it's entirely possible
that AI can be integrated properly and
used with some higher purpose it's also
possible that it'll continue going up
the totem pole replacing everyone maybe
the AI does go Rogue and we really do
see a reality like Terminator or I have
no mouth and I'm a screen most likely
not we just have to ensure that Skynet
stays in check I can imagine in a future
not far from ours the most profitable
YouTube channels will all be run by
neural networks computers don't have the
human error us creators have a computer
cannot get tired a computer doesn't take
breaks a computer doesn't have to spend
hours looking into a topic because a
computer already has the info on standby
I'm lucky enough to be in a position
where I already have a subscriber base
I've already proven myself as a
competent Creator so I can at least hope
to continue on this platform but if you
ever plan on pursuing a career as a
YouTube Creator then I suggest you start
now before you're mistaken as a
machine
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