Jobs That AI Will Replace. Very Soon! - Page 2

JoeMorgue · 20th March 2023, 10:19 AM

That's why my real theory is that (on a timeframe worth discussing here) the Rembrants and the Hemingways and the Marlon Brandos of the world don't have anything to worry about.

The journeyman artists; the guy who writes commercial jingles, the dude who does background art for LEGO sets, the attractive but down to Earth mom on the Yogurt Commercial, their days might be numbered.

Horatius · 20th March 2023, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

Plus, half the time, GPs are simply talking to people. Meeting a human is important for most patients. However, an AI system could chew over symptoms and test results and spot cases of diseases that the ordinary seldom meets and thus may not think of.

Hans

Except that, at least around here, we already don't have enough GPs to meet the demand. Current doctors are burning out and leaving the profession, and our archaic training program isn't meeting the demand for new doctors.

An AI that I can get an appointment with is far better than not having a regular doctor at all.

Horatius · 20th March 2023, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

I don't see AI as replacing creative work, but being a tool people can use creatively when they lack the actual skills to implement their vision.

No one look at my avatar!

But yes, this is the way. "Creativity" doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with technical competence. Sure, the AI might be able to make a picture with the "marmot flipping burgers" et al., but would it ever conceive of the idea of burger-flipping marmots in the first place?

Steve · 20th March 2023, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by SteveAitch

As my local GP does minor surgery (removing skin-tags and so on), innoculations, takes blood for blood-tests, does (necessary) hands-on examinations, I don't see GPs being replaced in the near future.

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

Plus, half the time, GPs are simply talking to people. Meeting a human is important for most patients. However, an AI system could chew over symptoms and test results and spot cases of diseases that the ordinary seldom meets and thus may not think of.

Hans

Agree with both of these. Not sure I would be trusting an AI to check my prostate.

MRC_Hans · 20th March 2023, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Horatius

Except that, at least around here, we already don't have enough GPs to meet the demand. Current doctors are burning out and leaving the profession, and our archaic training program isn't meeting the demand for new doctors.

An AI that I can get an appointment with is far better than not having a regular doctor at all.

I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead.

Hans

TragicMonkey · 20th March 2023, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead.

Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.

Trebuchet · 20th March 2023, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

"So far, having an AI CEO hasn’t had any catastrophic consequences for NetDragon Websoft. In fact, since Yu’s appointment, the company has outperformed Hong Kong’s stock market."

https://thehustle.co/should-we-automate-the-ceo/

That's great!

The Atheist · 20th March 2023, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

Even simple things like reminders no longer being a sterile "You have a reminder to take your tablets" it becomes "Marjorie don't forget in half an hour you'll need to take your heart tablets" and "That TV programme you liked about the chimpanzee, there's a new episode on tomorrow, should we watch that?"

Good idea, and very positive. Would also be able to summon help when needed.

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Depends on what the worker actually does. Do you think "office worker" is a single job? What do you think people do in offices? I've held several different jobs in offices, doing very different things. Some of those things could be automated, perhaps, but not all of them.

I'm using the generic term because there are so many of them. Accountants will redundant, legal executives likewise. Policy analysts, help desk and order-takers... I couldn't even begin to list all of the types of jobs that can be replaced by AI.

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

I feel like some are thinking "AI = Data from Star Trek" which may be true one day in the future, but right now AI doesn't even match the ship's computer on Star Trek and that computer was quite stupid. Couldn't even figure out what temperature to serve drinking water or memorize Picard's normal tea order!

I'm thinking more a computer doing it all rather than robotics. Humanoid robots' big opportunity is in age care, where the number of old farts needing care is far outstripping the ability to find people to wipe arses for minimum wage.

The other thing is, they don't need to be smarter or faster than a human except at one task. Thing of a robotic welder - it's useless for welding steel pipes in a factory, but 100 times more productive at manufacturing petrol tanks than a human.

MRC_Hans · 20th March 2023, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.

Oh, I quite agree. Just like battle-plans, no computer application survives the first confrontation with reality. ... Which is really a good thing.

Hans

Graham2001 · 20th March 2023, 02:04 PM

They've also looking at automating Bias response since 2020...

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Studies have shown that implicit bias—the automatic, and often unintentional, associations people have in their minds about groups of people—is ubiquitous in the workplace, and can hurt not just employees, but also a company’s bottom line.

For example, employees who perceive bias are nearly three times as likely to be disengaged at work, and the cost of disengagement to employers isn’t cheap—to the tune of $450 billion to $550 billion a year. Despite the growing adoption of implicit bias training, some in the field of human resources have raised doubts about its effectiveness in improving diversity and inclusion within organizations.

But what if a smart device, similar to the Amazon Alexa, could tell when your boss inadvertently left a female colleague out of an important decision, or made her feel that her perspective wasn’t valued?

https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/01/29/how-about-a-smart-device-that-could-catch-implicit-bias-in-the-workplace/

bruto · 20th March 2023, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

https://creator.nightcafe.studio/cre...6R2xsww3QxDIf0

(Sadly I hit the character limit and could only get about 1/4th of the prompt actually in there.)

ETA: I assumed it was obvious but just to check all the marks in accordance with the new rules, the link is to an AI created image from the NightCafe AI.

It's not entirely clear, but I think the trunk-generating rules need tweaking.

Of course you never know how long it will take for this stuff to be perfected. My vote is that it will be driven by porn, and happen faster than you expect.

MinnesotaBrant · 20th March 2023, 03:26 PM

I guess they are good for explaining what is wrong with gamers in a bitchy female voice from what I have heard.

I have read a few responses and now realize this is not where the thread is going. I was looking up ai girlfriend and it sounds not ready for prime time

novaphile · 20th March 2023, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Depends on what the worker actually does. Do you think "office worker" is a single job? What do you think people do in offices? I've held several different jobs in offices, doing very different things. Some of those things could be automated, perhaps, but not all of them.

I feel like some are thinking "AI = Data from Star Trek" which may be true one day in the future, but right now AI doesn't even match the ship's computer on Star Trek and that computer was quite stupid. Couldn't even figure out what temperature to serve drinking water or memorize Picard's normal tea order!

I always saw that one as Picard's inability to use the technology...

The only thing he could get out of replicators was 'Earl Grey Hot', so he relied on turning up at crew member's quarters at meal times, or ate at ten forward or one of the messes.

Painted a portrait of an aging Captain who was completely out of his depth with all the technology around him...

The crew were fond of him in a 'that old uncle' kind of way, so did their best to carry him...

rjh01 · 20th March 2023, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.

A computer program to diagnose a patient's issues could work, but only if it is done right. Doctors would have to give heaps of feedback before it would work in reality. Once it does work, it would be enormously powerful.

mumblethrax · 20th March 2023, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by rjh01

A computer program to diagnose a patient's issues could work, but only if it is done right. Doctors would have to give heaps of feedback before it would work in reality. Once it does work, it would be enormously powerful.

I don't see why doctors would need to give heaps of feedback. Clinical trials would be more important. There's already a fair amount of diagnostic software (AI and otherwise) in the world. Some researchers at MIT have recently developed a neural network capable of early detection of Parkinson's from analysis of breathing patterns. Notably, this isn't replacing anybody or anything; it's providing a diagnostic service that could not be done at all before.

....

I do find it funny that in the movie Her, from all of ten years ago, Joaquin Phoenix's near-future job is whore-poet: he writes nice personalized notes on behalf of other people in greeting cards, a job that I suppose somebody thought would be AI-proof, but in reality would already be on the verge of extinction if there had ever been a market for it in the first place.

Anyway, when I was a kid I kind of dreaded a world where strong AI would replace us. Now I consider that preferable to the dumbtopia where bedazzled technophiles insisted that weak AI should.

The Don · 21st March 2023, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead.

Hans

Maybe, but one of the current failures of the UK GP system is that GPs don't have the time to talk to, and reassure, people who may be unwell, may be lonely and so on. "Old fashioned" GPs had the time to do this (presumably because lifespans were shorter in old fashioned times). My late father was a "frequent flier" at the local GP surgery because he was the perfect storm of loneliness and lifelong hypochondria.

Unfortunately AI may not be able to help with this too much. These patients want to speak, at length, to a human - which may be one reason why alternative therapists are so popular.

Olmstead · 21st March 2023, 04:58 AM

I think there will be new jobs, but some people will necessarily get shafted just as the Luddites did. Retraining sounds good on paper, but an agoraphobe will be hard pressed to succeed in a "people job" if that's suddenly the only game in town.

Orphia Nay · 21st March 2023, 06:19 PM

This can go here.

Orphia Nay · 21st March 2023, 08:50 PM

Bill Gates today on AI:

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No matter what, the subject of AIs will dominate the public discussion for the foreseeable future. I want to suggest three principles that should guide that conversation.

First, we should try to balance fears about the downsides of AI—which are understandable and valid—with its ability to improve people’s lives. To make the most of this remarkable new technology, we’ll need to both guard against the risks and spread the benefits to as many people as possible.

Second, market forces won’t naturally produce AI products and services that help the poorest. The opposite is more likely. With reliable funding and the right policies, governments and philanthropy can ensure that AIs are used to reduce inequity. Just as the world needs its brightest people focused on its biggest problems, we will need to focus the world’s best AIs on its biggest problems.

Although we shouldn’t wait for this to happen, it’s interesting to think about whether artificial intelligence would ever identify inequity and try to reduce it. Do you need to have a sense of morality in order to see inequity, or would a purely rational AI also see it? If it did recognize inequity, what would it suggest that we do about it?

Finally, we should keep in mind that we’re only at the beginning of what AI can accomplish. Whatever limitations it has today will be gone before we know it.

https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun

Darat · 22nd March 2023, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by The Don

Maybe, but one of the current failures of the UK GP system is that GPs don't have the time to talk to, and reassure, people who may be unwell, may be lonely and so on. "Old fashioned" GPs had the time to do this (presumably because lifespans were shorter in old fashioned times). My late father was a "frequent flier" at the local GP surgery because he was the perfect storm of loneliness and lifelong hypochondria.

Unfortunately AI may not be able to help with this too much. These patients want to speak, at length, to a human - which may be one reason why alternative therapists are so popular.

I'd challenge that - I think they'd be happy with chatting to anything* that responded to them with sympathy and support. I really do think the ability to "chat" with people is an area where AI can make immense improvements in people's life without "doing" anything.

*Look at how many pet owners talk to their animals and even have conversations with them!

Wudang · 22nd March 2023, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Okay fair point. Fear of being replaced by new tech hasn't exactly born out historically speaking.

I'll amend that to people who mocked the fears (justified or not) of being replaced by machines when it was blue collar factory workers and truckers now having a different reaction when it's ARTISTS! (Flourish) and actors and writers possibly being replaced is, again not universal but a subtext in a lot of this.

Also several IT roles, especially in the Service Delivery area. As a guy I respect said "We've done computerization. Now we're doing computerization of computerization" and a lot of the people in nice safe "I'll reject changes like my manager and his manager before him" jobs are in for bad news.
And yeah, my first job in 1984 someone told me my job would be obsolete in a couple of years as "magic bullet product" would do it all. Nope, now I had the equivalent of a lawn mower instead of a scythe so I could do my job and look at doing it better and other stuff. And on and on.

welshdean · 22nd March 2023, 03:51 PM

Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat.

Roger Ramjets · 22nd March 2023, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by The Atheist

Two of the biggest white-collar sectors who should be studying for their barista qualifications right now are those at banks and insurance companies.

I can't think of a worse industry to be in right now. Humans shouldn't be used as glorified adding machines.

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Engineering, too, will be changed out of all recognition. Who needs 20 traffic engineers, when you have one computer doing the same job much fast and better than the team of professionals costing $200k each?

"Hey ChatGPT, your bad planning caused a 20% increase in traffic accidents. Prepare to be sued for $100 billion!"

How do you think traffic engineers currently do the job, with protractors and slide rules?

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Given our slavish devotion to the Friedman Doctrine, companies will be falling over themselves to get rid of people and invest in machines.

I'm not so sure about that. In this day and age, why do we still have skyscrapers full of offices?

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Advertising agencies? Who needs 'em? A single AI computer will devise a campaign that works without human input. We know how easy it is to persuade people, thanks to my pal Robert Mercer and Cambridge Analytica.

Advertising still needs creativity to be more successful than the competition. AI is a long way from replacing humans there.

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The next ten years are going to see a complete change in employment dynamics, and white-collar workers are going to be a dying breed.

One can hope, but I doubt it.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Reportedly Costs $100,000 a Day to Run

I could employ over 100 traffic engineers for the price of running one AI that is useless for the job. I would probably need 100 traffic engineers just to train it, another 100 to check that it was doing the job properly, and 100 lawyers to handle all the torts. And they would all want more money for dealing with an AI.

rjh01 · 23rd March 2023, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by welshdean

Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat.

They should join forums like this one. There are many people who would be willing to discuss almost any topic.

Gord_in_Toronto · 23rd March 2023, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by welshdean

Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat.

Early on I saw a report on Alexa from parents of autistic children who noted that she was an excellent companion for them as she did not mind if she was asked the same question over and over and yet show no frustration.

As an elderly person (but not hugely lonely) I just asked Alexa "If I was lonely would she tell me a story? She replied that my text to speech app was not loaded and I had no books in my library. Then she suggested on the screen a joke and that I ask, "Why beavers are the best story tellers?". I did but am not telling.

JoeMorgue · 23rd March 2023, 10:32 AM

Yeah but socially that is super problematic.

People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them?

Thermal · 23rd March 2023, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Yeah but socially that is super problematic.

People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them?

What?

Physical- not provided by pc
Safety- not provided by pc
Love- not provided by pc (unless you're into that)
Self Esteem- not provided by pc
Self actualization- not provided by pc.

The best you could hope for is a heavily watered down simulation of a couple of them, or a totally ineffective comparison, like saying safety is provided by ordering a security system online.

Plus if you spend $200 for a Chromebook, you got ripped.

Darat · 23rd March 2023, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Yeah but socially that is super problematic.

People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them?

But we know we have (at least in the UK) a problem with people who are unable to regularly have social interactions. The problem of loneliness especially in housebound folk is endemic.

I really do see that a "chatty" AI assistant device that responds like a person - albeit always a level headed person - that can initiate conversations could be very useful in helping folk who are lonely. We recommend getting a pet for people to help with loneliness so I don't think alleviating a problem like loneliness and lack of social interactions requires other people.

Roger Ramjets · 23rd March 2023, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.

True, but a system that helps you perform an accurate self-diagnosis would go a long way towards reducing pressure on doctors.

You don't want an AI for that though. Like a doctor, it just puts a middleman between you and what you need to know.

One application that an AI would be ideal for is scamming. You think you are talking to a real person, but it's actually just an algorithm designed to clean out your bank account. Lonely old people would be ideal marks.

Wudang · 23rd March 2023, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.

If I bring up HL7, FHIR, SNOMED CT and stuff do you promise not to scream or mutilate me?

Olmstead · 23rd March 2023, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Darat

But we know we have (at least in the UK) a problem with people who are unable to regularly have social interactions. The problem of loneliness especially in housebound folk is endemic.

I really do see that a "chatty" AI assistant device that responds like a person - albeit always a level headed person - that can initiate conversations could be very useful in helping folk who are lonely. We recommend getting a pet for people to help with loneliness so I don't think alleviating a problem like loneliness and lack of social interactions requires other people.

Don't know about the current octogenarians, but if I'm ever old enough to have someone try to "solve" my problems by having a non-sentient machine talk to me, I'm throwing the glorified AIBO into their face.

Trebuchet · 23rd March 2023, 04:33 PM

Don't hire a robot lawyer!

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sackett · 26th March 2023, 03:57 PM

"Wine label copywriter" is an actual job title. I discovered that just the other day.

Here I thought AI had long ago taken over writing the incoherent bilge that I try not to waste neurons reading when I handle a bottle o' plonk. Surely it could be done?

And wine & food criticism while the robot's at it.

sackett · 26th March 2023, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by MRC_Hans

Interesting point about art and technology: When photography was introduced, some people predicted it would be the end of painting art. Not only was it not the end of painting art, it wasn't even the end of figurative art, AND photography turned into an artform of its own.

Hans

There was a vogue in early photography for a painterly look, as far as B & W would go. Genre photography of that type can be quite impressionistic. With applied color (another early vogue; it's come back into fashion now, of course) it could -- can -- fool you into thinking it's painting.

SteveAitch · 26th March 2023, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by sackett

...

And wine & food criticism while the robot's at it.

Funny you should say that...

Wudang · 27th March 2023, 03:59 AM

I think there's more than a grain of truth in this cartoon
https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-...n-ai-read.html

sackett · 27th March 2023, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by SteveAitch

Funny you should say that...

How long, I wonder, before the sort of people who read restaurant reviews would catch on to an AI-produced foodie column?

Thermal · 27th March 2023, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by sackett

How long, I wonder, before the sort of people who read restaurant reviews would catch on to an AI-produced foodie column?

"This steak melts sumptuously across your 45 teeth after cutting it with your 19 fingers...".

The Atheist · 27th March 2023, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Wudang

I think there's more than a grain of truth in this cartoon
https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-...n-ai-read.html

Yeah, that's good.

It does raise the spectre of my AI talking to your AI and ending up with global thermonuclear war.

Make sure you teach the AI tic-tac-toe.

20th March 2023, 10:19 AM	#41
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 44,081	That's why my real theory is that (on a timeframe worth discussing here) the Rembrants and the Hemingways and the Marlon Brandos of the world don't have anything to worry about. The journeyman artists; the guy who writes commercial jingles, the dude who does background art for LEGO sets, the attractive but down to Earth mom on the Yogurt Commercial, their days might be numbered.
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20th March 2023, 10:19 AM	#42
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 29,685	Originally Posted by MRC_Hans Plus, half the time, GPs are simply talking to people. Meeting a human is important for most patients. However, an AI system could chew over symptoms and test results and spot cases of diseases that the ordinary seldom meets and thus may not think of. Hans Except that, at least around here, we already don't have enough GPs to meet the demand. Current doctors are burning out and leaving the profession, and our archaic training program isn't meeting the demand for new doctors. An AI that I can get an appointment with is far better than not having a regular doctor at all.
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20th March 2023, 10:27 AM	#43
Horatius NWO Kitty Wrangler Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 29,685	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey I don't see AI as replacing creative work, but being a tool people can use creatively when they lack the actual skills to implement their vision. No one look at my avatar! But yes, this is the way. "Creativity" doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with technical competence. Sure, the AI might be able to make a picture with the "marmot flipping burgers" et al., but would it ever conceive of the idea of burger-flipping marmots in the first place?
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20th March 2023, 10:34 AM	#44
Steve Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney Nova Scotia Posts: 12,577	Originally Posted by SteveAitch As my local GP does minor surgery (removing skin-tags and so on), innoculations, takes blood for blood-tests, does (necessary) hands-on examinations, I don't see GPs being replaced in the near future. Originally Posted by MRC_Hans Plus, half the time, GPs are simply talking to people. Meeting a human is important for most patients. However, an AI system could chew over symptoms and test results and spot cases of diseases that the ordinary seldom meets and thus may not think of. Hans Agree with both of these. Not sure I would be trusting an AI to check my prostate.
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20th March 2023, 10:34 AM	#45
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 24,503	Originally Posted by Horatius Except that, at least around here, we already don't have enough GPs to meet the demand. Current doctors are burning out and leaving the profession, and our archaic training program isn't meeting the demand for new doctors. An AI that I can get an appointment with is far better than not having a regular doctor at all. I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead. Hans
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20th March 2023, 10:42 AM	#46
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 66,007	Originally Posted by MRC_Hans I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead. Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside.
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20th March 2023, 10:47 AM	#47
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 36,519	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay "So far, having an AI CEO hasn’t had any catastrophic consequences for NetDragon Websoft. In fact, since Yu’s appointment, the company has outperformed Hong Kong’s stock market." https://thehustle.co/should-we-automate-the-ceo/ That's great!
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20th March 2023, 11:10 AM	#48
The Atheist The Grammar Tyrant Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33,593	Originally Posted by Darat Even simple things like reminders no longer being a sterile "You have a reminder to take your tablets" it becomes "Marjorie don't forget in half an hour you'll need to take your heart tablets" and "That TV programme you liked about the chimpanzee, there's a new episode on tomorrow, should we watch that?" Good idea, and very positive. Would also be able to summon help when needed. Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Depends on what the worker actually does. Do you think "office worker" is a single job? What do you think people do in offices? I've held several different jobs in offices, doing very different things. Some of those things could be automated, perhaps, but not all of them. I'm using the generic term because there are so many of them. Accountants will redundant, legal executives likewise. Policy analysts, help desk and order-takers... I couldn't even begin to list all of the types of jobs that can be replaced by AI. Originally Posted by TragicMonkey I feel like some are thinking "AI = Data from Star Trek" which may be true one day in the future, but right now AI doesn't even match the ship's computer on Star Trek and that computer was quite stupid. Couldn't even figure out what temperature to serve drinking water or memorize Picard's normal tea order! I'm thinking more a computer doing it all rather than robotics. Humanoid robots' big opportunity is in age care, where the number of old farts needing care is far outstripping the ability to find people to wipe arses for minimum wage. The other thing is, they don't need to be smarter or faster than a human except at one task. Thing of a robotic welder - it's useless for welding steel pipes in a factory, but 100 times more productive at manufacturing petrol tanks than a human.
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20th March 2023, 12:25 PM	#49
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 24,503	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside. Oh, I quite agree. Just like battle-plans, no computer application survives the first confrontation with reality. ... Which is really a good thing. Hans
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20th March 2023, 02:04 PM	#50
Graham2001 Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,665	They've also looking at automating Bias response since 2020... Quote: Studies have shown that implicit bias—the automatic, and often unintentional, associations people have in their minds about groups of people—is ubiquitous in the workplace, and can hurt not just employees, but also a company’s bottom line. For example, employees who perceive bias are nearly three times as likely to be disengaged at work, and the cost of disengagement to employers isn’t cheap—to the tune of $450 billion to $550 billion a year. Despite the growing adoption of implicit bias training, some in the field of human resources have raised doubts about its effectiveness in improving diversity and inclusion within organizations. But what if a smart device, similar to the Amazon Alexa, could tell when your boss inadvertently left a female colleague out of an important decision, or made her feel that her perspective wasn’t valued? https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/01/29/how-about-a-smart-device-that-could-catch-implicit-bias-in-the-workplace/
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20th March 2023, 03:17 PM	#51
bruto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy Posts: 34,758	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue https://creator.nightcafe.studio/cre...6R2xsww3QxDIf0 (Sadly I hit the character limit and could only get about 1/4th of the prompt actually in there.) ETA: I assumed it was obvious but just to check all the marks in accordance with the new rules, the link is to an AI created image from the NightCafe AI. It's not entirely clear, but I think the trunk-generating rules need tweaking. Of course you never know how long it will take for this stuff to be perfected. My vote is that it will be driven by porn, and happen faster than you expect.
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20th March 2023, 03:26 PM	#52
MinnesotaBrant Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,277	I guess they are good for explaining what is wrong with gamers in a bitchy female voice from what I have heard. I have read a few responses and now realize this is not where the thread is going. I was looking up ai girlfriend and it sounds not ready for prime time
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20th March 2023, 05:39 PM	#53
novaphile Quester of Doglets Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sunny South Australia Posts: 4,933	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Depends on what the worker actually does. Do you think "office worker" is a single job? What do you think people do in offices? I've held several different jobs in offices, doing very different things. Some of those things could be automated, perhaps, but not all of them. I feel like some are thinking "AI = Data from Star Trek" which may be true one day in the future, but right now AI doesn't even match the ship's computer on Star Trek and that computer was quite stupid. Couldn't even figure out what temperature to serve drinking water or memorize Picard's normal tea order! I always saw that one as Picard's inability to use the technology... The only thing he could get out of replicators was 'Earl Grey Hot', so he relied on turning up at crew member's quarters at meal times, or ate at ten forward or one of the messes. Painted a portrait of an aging Captain who was completely out of his depth with all the technology around him... The crew were fond of him in a 'that old uncle' kind of way, so did their best to carry him...
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20th March 2023, 06:22 PM	#54
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 27,724	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside. A computer program to diagnose a patient's issues could work, but only if it is done right. Doctors would have to give heaps of feedback before it would work in reality. Once it does work, it would be enormously powerful.
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20th March 2023, 11:25 PM	#55
mumblethrax Species traitor Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,544	Originally Posted by rjh01 A computer program to diagnose a patient's issues could work, but only if it is done right. Doctors would have to give heaps of feedback before it would work in reality. Once it does work, it would be enormously powerful. I don't see why doctors would need to give heaps of feedback. Clinical trials would be more important. There's already a fair amount of diagnostic software (AI and otherwise) in the world. Some researchers at MIT have recently developed a neural network capable of early detection of Parkinson's from analysis of breathing patterns. Notably, this isn't replacing anybody or anything; it's providing a diagnostic service that could not be done at all before. .... I do find it funny that in the movie Her, from all of ten years ago, Joaquin Phoenix's near-future job is whore-poet: he writes nice personalized notes on behalf of other people in greeting cards, a job that I suppose somebody thought would be AI-proof, but in reality would already be on the verge of extinction if there had ever been a market for it in the first place. Anyway, when I was a kid I kind of dreaded a world where strong AI would replace us. Now I consider that preferable to the dumbtopia where bedazzled technophiles insisted that weak AI should.

21st March 2023, 03:49 AM	#56
The Don Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sir Fynwy Posts: 36,612	Originally Posted by MRC_Hans I can easily envisage AI as the entry level to a GP and even specialists. You list your symptoms, initial tests are made, and at this point a fair portion of patients will simply get a prescription. Only the more complex cases, the surgical cases, or the ones with a significant psychological factor are sent on to a human doctor. .. And some are actually sent to some kind of therapist, instead. Hans Maybe, but one of the current failures of the UK GP system is that GPs don't have the time to talk to, and reassure, people who may be unwell, may be lonely and so on. "Old fashioned" GPs had the time to do this (presumably because lifespans were shorter in old fashioned times). My late father was a "frequent flier" at the local GP surgery because he was the perfect storm of loneliness and lifelong hypochondria. Unfortunately AI may not be able to help with this too much. These patients want to speak, at length, to a human - which may be one reason why alternative therapists are so popular.

21st March 2023, 04:58 AM	#57
Olmstead Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 1,485	I think there will be new jobs, but some people will necessarily get shafted just as the Luddites did. Retraining sounds good on paper, but an agoraphobe will be hard pressed to succeed in a "people job" if that's suddenly the only game in town.

21st March 2023, 08:50 PM	#59
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Photo Contest Winner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 41,947	Bill Gates today on AI: Quote: No matter what, the subject of AIs will dominate the public discussion for the foreseeable future. I want to suggest three principles that should guide that conversation. First, we should try to balance fears about the downsides of AI—which are understandable and valid—with its ability to improve people’s lives. To make the most of this remarkable new technology, we’ll need to both guard against the risks and spread the benefits to as many people as possible. Second, market forces won’t naturally produce AI products and services that help the poorest. The opposite is more likely. With reliable funding and the right policies, governments and philanthropy can ensure that AIs are used to reduce inequity. Just as the world needs its brightest people focused on its biggest problems, we will need to focus the world’s best AIs on its biggest problems. Although we shouldn’t wait for this to happen, it’s interesting to think about whether artificial intelligence would ever identify inequity and try to reduce it. Do you need to have a sense of morality in order to see inequity, or would a purely rational AI also see it? If it did recognize inequity, what would it suggest that we do about it? Finally, we should keep in mind that we’re only at the beginning of what AI can accomplish. Whatever limitations it has today will be gone before we know it. https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun
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22nd March 2023, 06:16 AM	#60
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,588	Originally Posted by The Don Maybe, but one of the current failures of the UK GP system is that GPs don't have the time to talk to, and reassure, people who may be unwell, may be lonely and so on. "Old fashioned" GPs had the time to do this (presumably because lifespans were shorter in old fashioned times). My late father was a "frequent flier" at the local GP surgery because he was the perfect storm of loneliness and lifelong hypochondria. Unfortunately AI may not be able to help with this too much. These patients want to speak, at length, to a human - which may be one reason why alternative therapists are so popular. I'd challenge that - I think they'd be happy with chatting to anything* that responded to them with sympathy and support. I really do think the ability to "chat" with people is an area where AI can make immense improvements in people's life without "doing" anything. *Look at how many pet owners talk to their animals and even have conversations with them!
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22nd March 2023, 03:23 PM	#61
Wudang BOFH Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: People's Republic of South Yorkshire Posts: 15,450	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Okay fair point. Fear of being replaced by new tech hasn't exactly born out historically speaking. I'll amend that to people who mocked the fears (justified or not) of being replaced by machines when it was blue collar factory workers and truckers now having a different reaction when it's ARTISTS! (Flourish) and actors and writers possibly being replaced is, again not universal but a subtext in a lot of this. Also several IT roles, especially in the Service Delivery area. As a guy I respect said "We've done computerization. Now we're doing computerization of computerization" and a lot of the people in nice safe "I'll reject changes like my manager and his manager before him" jobs are in for bad news. And yeah, my first job in 1984 someone told me my job would be obsolete in a couple of years as "magic bullet product" would do it all. Nope, now I had the equivalent of a lawn mower instead of a scythe so I could do my job and look at doing it better and other stuff. And on and on.
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22nd March 2023, 03:51 PM	#62
welshdean Michael McDonald 1967 - 2021 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,430	Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat.
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22nd March 2023, 11:25 PM	#63
Roger Ramjets Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,325	Originally Posted by The Atheist Two of the biggest white-collar sectors who should be studying for their barista qualifications right now are those at banks and insurance companies. I can't think of a worse industry to be in right now. Humans shouldn't be used as glorified adding machines. Quote: Engineering, too, will be changed out of all recognition. Who needs 20 traffic engineers, when you have one computer doing the same job much fast and better than the team of professionals costing $200k each? "Hey ChatGPT, your bad planning caused a 20% increase in traffic accidents. Prepare to be sued for $100 billion!" How do you think traffic engineers currently do the job, with protractors and slide rules? Quote: Given our slavish devotion to the Friedman Doctrine, companies will be falling over themselves to get rid of people and invest in machines. I'm not so sure about that. In this day and age, why do we still have skyscrapers full of offices? Quote: Advertising agencies? Who needs 'em? A single AI computer will devise a campaign that works without human input. We know how easy it is to persuade people, thanks to my pal Robert Mercer and Cambridge Analytica. Advertising still needs creativity to be more successful than the competition. AI is a long way from replacing humans there. Quote: The next ten years are going to see a complete change in employment dynamics, and white-collar workers are going to be a dying breed. One can hope, but I doubt it. OpenAI’s ChatGPT Reportedly Costs $100,000 a Day to Run I could employ over 100 traffic engineers for the price of running one AI that is useless for the job. I would probably need 100 traffic engineers just to train it, another 100 to check that it was doing the job properly, and 100 lawyers to handle all the torts. And they would all want more money for dealing with an AI.
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23rd March 2023, 12:45 AM	#64
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 27,724	Originally Posted by welshdean Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat. They should join forums like this one. There are many people who would be willing to discuss almost any topic.
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23rd March 2023, 10:14 AM	#65
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 23,694	Originally Posted by welshdean Perfect job for AI - company for the lonely. The number of times I've called elderly people and have been on the call for an hour or so is staggering. All they want is a chat. Early on I saw a report on Alexa from parents of autistic children who noted that she was an excellent companion for them as she did not mind if she was asked the same question over and over and yet show no frustration. As an elderly person (but not hugely lonely) I just asked Alexa "If I was lonely would she tell me a story? She replied that my text to speech app was not loaded and I had no books in my library. Then she suggested on the screen a joke and that I ask, "Why beavers are the best story tellers?". I did but am not telling.
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23rd March 2023, 10:32 AM	#66
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 44,081	Yeah but socially that is super problematic. People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them?
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23rd March 2023, 10:48 AM	#67
Thermal Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: In the Troll Ignoring Section Posts: 22,595	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Yeah but socially that is super problematic. People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them? What? Physical- not provided by pc Safety- not provided by pc Love- not provided by pc (unless you're into that) Self Esteem- not provided by pc Self actualization- not provided by pc. The best you could hope for is a heavily watered down simulation of a couple of them, or a totally ineffective comparison, like saying safety is provided by ordering a security system online. Plus if you spend $200 for a Chromebook, you got ripped.
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23rd March 2023, 10:51 AM	#68
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,588	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Yeah but socially that is super problematic. People can already get like half of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with a 200 dollar Chromebook and a 50 dollar a month internet connections. What happens when they can get all of them? But we know we have (at least in the UK) a problem with people who are unable to regularly have social interactions. The problem of loneliness especially in housebound folk is endemic. I really do see that a "chatty" AI assistant device that responds like a person - albeit always a level headed person - that can initiate conversations could be very useful in helping folk who are lonely. We recommend getting a pet for people to help with loneliness so I don't think alleviating a problem like loneliness and lack of social interactions requires other people.
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23rd March 2023, 11:54 AM	#69
Roger Ramjets Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,325	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside. True, but a system that helps you perform an accurate self-diagnosis would go a long way towards reducing pressure on doctors. You don't want an AI for that though. Like a doctor, it just puts a middleman between you and what you need to know. One application that an AI would be ideal for is scamming. You think you are talking to a real person, but it's actually just an algorithm designed to clean out your bank account. Lonely old people would be ideal marks.
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23rd March 2023, 12:05 PM	#70
Wudang BOFH Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: People's Republic of South Yorkshire Posts: 15,450	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Someone at my workplace is actually attempting to set up something along these lines. Not AI, but wants to get "all the symptoms" of every patient visit in the database, then use those to steer the patient to particular doctors "who treat those symptoms". It's not going to work because "symptoms" aren't recorded at all -- patient "reason for visit" isn't symptoms, and diagnoses aren't symptoms, and I won't even get started on the madness of attempting to connect a provider's board certifications to a patient's visit. Healthcare is more complicated than people think. Healthcare data is much more complicated than people think. However complicated you think it is, multiply it. Then multiply it again. And once more. It's never as easy as it sounds from outside. If I bring up HL7, FHIR, SNOMED CT and stuff do you promise not to scream or mutilate me?
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23rd March 2023, 04:01 PM	#71
Olmstead Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 1,485	Originally Posted by Darat But we know we have (at least in the UK) a problem with people who are unable to regularly have social interactions. The problem of loneliness especially in housebound folk is endemic. I really do see that a "chatty" AI assistant device that responds like a person - albeit always a level headed person - that can initiate conversations could be very useful in helping folk who are lonely. We recommend getting a pet for people to help with loneliness so I don't think alleviating a problem like loneliness and lack of social interactions requires other people. Don't know about the current octogenarians, but if I'm ever old enough to have someone try to "solve" my problems by having a non-sentient machine talk to me, I'm throwing the glorified AIBO into their face.

26th March 2023, 03:57 PM	#73
sackett Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 8,387	"Wine label copywriter" is an actual job title. I discovered that just the other day. Here I thought AI had long ago taken over writing the incoherent bilge that I try not to waste neurons reading when I handle a bottle o' plonk. Surely it could be done? And wine & food criticism while the robot's at it.
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26th March 2023, 04:05 PM	#74
sackett Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 8,387	Originally Posted by MRC_Hans Interesting point about art and technology: When photography was introduced, some people predicted it would be the end of painting art. Not only was it not the end of painting art, it wasn't even the end of figurative art, AND photography turned into an artform of its own. Hans There was a vogue in early photography for a painterly look, as far as B & W would go. Genre photography of that type can be quite impressionistic. With applied color (another early vogue; it's come back into fashion now, of course) it could -- can -- fool you into thinking it's painting.
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26th March 2023, 10:35 PM	#75
SteveAitch Muse Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: St Aines Posts: 797	Originally Posted by sackett ... And wine & food criticism while the robot's at it. Funny you should say that...
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27th March 2023, 03:59 AM	#76
Wudang BOFH Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: People's Republic of South Yorkshire Posts: 15,450	I think there's more than a grain of truth in this cartoon https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-...n-ai-read.html
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27th March 2023, 08:27 AM	#77
sackett Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 8,387	Years? Decades? Generations? Originally Posted by SteveAitch Funny you should say that... How long, I wonder, before the sort of people who read restaurant reviews would catch on to an AI-produced foodie column?
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