Here's something Tom Brevoort posted on his blog. Posting this here to get ahead of the bait shitposting.>https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/179-irresponsible>There’s obviously been a lot of concern about the impact that A.I. programs are going to have on the creative arts, and how such programs remix and repurpose the works of other artists without credit or recompense. And these are all very sound arguments and matters that are going to need to be worked out. By that same token, the history of human innovation proves pretty conclusively that once something is discovered, all efforts to halt its further use are likely to be in vain. Technology changes the world, whether we want it to or not. So it falls to us to make sure those changes are proper and fair and equitable.>All of which is to say that I wound up messing around with Google’s Gemini AI program for a little bit this past week, and with it I generated a couple of things that I’m going to share with you here. Irresponsible? Probably. But for all that the software is undeniably dangerous, it’s also pretty fun to use. And as this remains and will always remain a free feature, well, you get what you pay for.>So I asked Gemini to generate a movie poster graphic for this feature, and this is what it came up with. I have no idea who Rex Fury or Max Midnight are, but both of them have excellent names. And the system wasn’t smart enough not to list my first name twice, a relatively basic error. Still, this is kind of a cool image.
>I also asked it to generate a logo for this feature, and this is what it came up with. and I have to say, this is actually pretty good. I’m not going to use it for anything, I’m just sharing it for fun here. But that isn’t bad. Such is the seductive allure of AI.>I had thought about using the Gemini AI to answer this week’s reader questions as well, but when I put in the prompt, it told me that it was “unable to write responses in the style of Tom Brevoort.” So I’m still irreplaceable, it seems. On the downside, that means that I’m going to have to answer all of these questions as usual.
My take? I think he's right in that this stuff is magical for the average casual person. But it sure doesn't come off well when an editor falls for the usual "you can't stop progress so we have to accept using it!" talking points by tech company propagandists.
>>150157851I just think it's pathetic that his ideas for what do do with AI art and his own self-image are just "wears a hat". In 2025 this guy is still building his identity around being le fedora guy.
>>150157787entire writing staff uses chatgtp and make less than minimum wage. entire artist pool is just 3d model tracers and drag and drop clipstudio/sketup "artists". AI would be less egregious than the absolute dog shit marvel and dc put out at htis point. bunch of 3rd world sweat shops making pennies through contract houses like glasshouse graphics in brazil, etc.
