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Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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Popular iPad design app Procreate is coming out against generative AI, and has vowed never to introduce generative AI features into its products. The company said on its website that although machine learning is a “compelling technology with a lot of merit,” the current path that generative AI is on is wrong for its platform.

Procreate goes on to say that it’s not chasing a technology that is a threat to human creativity, even though this may make the company “seem at risk of being left behind.”

Procreate CEO James Cuda released an even stronger statement against the technology in a video posted to X on Monday.

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[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 months ago

You are right, generally, generative AI pirates art and the rest of the content on the internet.

[+] ReCursing -8 points 3 months ago

That is at least borderline more correct, but it's still wrong. It learns using a neural network much like, but much simpler than, the one in your head

[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

It doesn't "learn" anything, its a database with linear algebra. Using anthropomorphic adjectives only helps to entrench this useless and wasteful technology to regular people.

[-] ReCursing -3 points 3 months ago

Trying to redefine the word "learn" won;t help your cause either. Stop being a luddite and realise that it is neither useless not wasteful

[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Everyone loves increased work load and wow that's a lot of power to... do what exactly.

You don't need to resort to name calling, you could make a compelling argument instead...

[-] ReCursing -2 points 3 months ago

I'm calling you a luddite because you're being a luddite. AI is just a new medium, that's all it is, you're just scared of new technology just like how idiots were scared of photography a hundred and some years ago. You do not have an argument that holds any water because they were all made against photography, and many of them against pre-mixed paints before that!

Also I'm done arguing with anti-ai luddites because you are about as intractable as trump cultists. I'll respond to a level or two of comments in good faith because someone else might see your nonsense and believe it but this deep it's most likely you and me, and you're not gonna be convinced of anything.

Stop being a luddite

[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Name calling is what people do when they don't have any rational argument left, and you've done it twice.

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