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I have a question...
LLMs and generative AI are really only good at a subset of things, and we use them outside those things too often. But one thing they're extremely good at is identifying similarities in text.
I don't think AI as a technology is a problem, simply how we're using it, much like a knife.
If there was an art search engine that indexed every piece of human-made art that could be found and allowed you to search for it in natural language, would you use it? This would be different from a search engine in that natural language allows for more clarity of context and emphasis.
A lot of the joy of viewing and experiencing art, for me, comes from growth. Your tastes grow as you explore art, manually. Your horizons expand as you see art, including art that you don't like, and it can lead you to developing a real sense of your own taste and identity.
To show this even in microcosm: I've got dozens of books containing all sorts of drawn or painted pieces, or photographs, but one of my favourites is The Art of Heraldry. Flicking through the pages you'll see hundreds of different heraldic crests and coats of arms, crowns, all sorts. There's stuff in there I think is thoroughly ugly, but that explored an idea I'd never thought of, or showed a new way to include an element that I'd never seen before.
If I could sit down and type exactly what I wanted into an AI and have it return the exact thing I'm looking for, why would my tastes ever evolve? I would miss out on so much human effort and creativity. I wouldn't grow.
That is a damn good point.
It's tricky because sometimes you need to find something specific for good reason, and other times, exploring would do you good.
In any case, very helpful perspective. Maybe it's good I'd never have the time to build something like this anyway.
I wonder... this is slightly off topic, but fun to think out loud. In Korea, search super sucks. Most content is shared via blogs, and back links aren't a thing. All bloggers, and even the blogging platform, actively discourage any kind of copying. In the West, we solved this with sharing and back links, but that hasn't caught on here. But Koreans seem to (to me, at least) almost enjoy drudging through blog after blog trying to find what they're looking for. I always thought it's because they felt they had no alternative, but now I wonder if they have your perspective in mind.