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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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AI is meant to automate the boring stuff so we can make art and write stories. Instead, it's been used to make art and write stories so all we're left with is the boring stuff
Saw elsewhere, but fits your post exactly.
Isn't ai art boring and ai stories insufferable?
The ruling class doesn't care.
I know what to do with a ruling class that doesnt care
Same thing we do with a drunken sailor.
Kiss them goodnight and make sure they drink enough water?
They already have people for that
It turns out automating art and writing is a lot easier than automating robotics.
No it's not. It's a tool used by PEOPLE to help with those things. AI is not creating pictures for other AI to consume yet but I appreciate your enthusiasm
It's a tool used by lazy and/or untalented people to take work from actual artists.
No it isn't. Well it is but lazy and untalented people have been doodling for ever, actually creative and talented people are using it too. And no, I'm not going to "prove it" because whatever I post you will say it's crap, even if it's actually by Picasso.
Doodling isn't lazy. You're actively creating art whether it's good or not. AI cannot create art, it can only copy art. If I copy Picasso, should my "art" be respected the same as Picasso's?
I am an artist, went to school for it and everything. You wouldn't be able to "prove it" because I actually know art. AI "art" isn't creative, it's just worse mimicking than a person could do.
You're an imbecile. Shut up
You first. You lazy ass, talentless moron.
You're a tool.
Sounds like someone hasn't been on facebook in the last 4 years. AI posts nonsense, other AIs boost the nonsense.