AI does have its uses

[fisicx]

dont forget video games are making us more violent too XD

I’m assuming this a joke as that trope has long been disproved.

I know people who are unable to function without their phone. It got to point where they were unable to use a ticket machine at the train station - they had only ever used their phone to buy tickets.

And there are now people who don’t realise you can open a car door with a key.

 

[ctrlbrk]

AI is just another evolution of the human reliance on technology; it's 'progress'

Like Bill Clinton would say, 'it all depends on what "progress" means'

 

[Data Swami]

I’m assuming this a joke as that trope has long been disproved.

I know people who are unable to function without their phone. It got to point where they were unable to use a ticket machine at the train station - they had only ever used their phone to buy tickets.

And there are now people who don’t realise you can open a car door with a key.

Yes definitely a joke. From a youth of playing Grand theft auto 3 almost religiously the amount of times i saw it in the news is laughable

 

[antropy]

I've worked in IT all my life, never heard "PICNIC".

However, PEBKAC was common, perhaps not so much now.

PEBKAC is a technical acronym for "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair"

Paul.

 

[Imgto3d]

Interesting discussion. Moving away from coding and text generation for a sec, if look at the broader generative AI, the shift is undeniable

AI image generation tools can now take a fairly generalized, vague prompt and, through occasional bursts of algorithmic "inspiration," produce highly usable assets, AI image-to-image editing is rapidly reaching a point where it's making like Photoshop practically redundant for the average user.

However, AI 3D model generation—specifically in the image-to-3D pipeline—still has a bit of a road ahead. We are still seeing inconsistent outputs resulting in excessively high polygon counts, and the mesh topology definitely still has room for improvement. But realistically? That gap is not huge anymore, and it is shrinking steadily by the day. And of course, the compute and generation costs are only going to keep dropping.

The overarching trend is: if a job merely requires someone to be a basic "tool operator" who applies just a tiny bit of intelligence to execute a mechanical software task, that role is actively being replaced.

 

[fisicx]

And of course, the compute and generation costs are only going to keep dropping.

The opposite is true. The current pricing structure is unsustainable. Even the free tools are becoming restricted.

 

[UKSBD]

The opposite is true. The current pricing structure is unsustainable. Even the free tools are becoming restricted.

Yes, and once drawn in and familiar with what you are using the prices initially gradually increase and eventually increase at crazy rates.