This Machine Kills AI: The Grassroots Movement of Human Intelligence

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The value of the term “human intelligence” is seeing an uprising as artificial intelligence (AI) takes the stage in art and writing communities. 


I was rummaging around the art supply store the other day, and at the register were a box of black, sleek pencils with bold white letters which read “This Machine Kills AI.”  I couldn’t help but pick up a couple as I thought it would be a nice conversation starter with my teacher friends.

The lady at the cashier stand mentioned something about AI sketches being fussed over because “AI couldn’t draw human hands” as perfectly as real humans could. Hand-drawing was now the pride and joy of human artists- one which could not be conquered by robot, but ironically only by a “human hand” itself… 

“Hollywood is using AI for everything and they are scared to admit it”

The Hollywood Reporter recently ran an article that addressed the issue of AI replacing passionate artists saying that “there are tons of people who are using AI, but they can’t admit it publicly because you still need artists for a lot of work and they’re going to turn against you” and that “this was a public relation issue more than a tech issue.” Art communities worldwide continue to be blown away by the sheer speed and accuracy of what AI has to offer, conjuring up movies, pictures, and cartoons at the drop of a dime. Human actors have been replaced by simulations, and Hollywood relies on Computer Generated Images (CGI). 

Writers and Designers in Luck?

Writing communities are not too far away as there is now hype over the legalities of copyright infringement and even the concept of plagiarism in colleges. “Most writers who have tried out AI have found it’s not a very good writer,” says David Kavanagh, executive officer of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe. A research study showed that AI is actually more prone to replacing the accounting and financial sectors more so than the writing and design sectors:

“Research found that writing (63%), design (51%), and language translation (50%) represented the tasks where AI tools have no impact on removing job roles. However, other roles were not so lucky. Supply chain optimization, for example, was the most likely to be replaced by AI, with 72% of businesses admitting that had removed at least some jobs to perform the task. Other roles at the bottom of the list include legal research (65%), financial analysis (64%), and predictive maintenance on fixed assets (65%).” 

AI can be a very supportive mechanism if used correctly. When it comes down to the root of worldly intelligence, humans have created it all. We have created the books, ideas, pictures, and everything else that is spawned from computer-generation. Any new idea would certainly be construed from the root, which would be human-made or based, right? To be saved for another conversation, one that borders on the likes of Plato and Socrates…











Resources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/07/17/human-intelligence-art-movement-takes-defiant-stand-against-ai/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-ai-artificial-intelligence-cannes-1235900202/

https://tech.co/news/ai-replacing-jobs

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  1. AnonymousJuly 20, 2024 at 5:23 PM

    Thank you for your wonderful teaching. Hope others learn from you also.

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