I'm still working on a test project to see if AI for art - quasi-freeware sites like MidJourney or NightCafe are cost-effective tools for illustrators or comic book artists.
Right now the jury is out, as the pilot-error learning curve is steep. But! And! The retardery of AI is frustrating. So the cost in either time, or money, or equipment to use is still too high to make it more than a minor adjunct. There's also the question of the companies who make the AI going full Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook. The latter of which still claims to own rights to anything you post there.
Claude Sonnet 4 is serving me well for writing apocalyptic fiction. It even gets Bible verses (mostly) correct. It even correctly used 1 John 4:1-3 to create a witch test for my characters.
I've found co-pilot to be useful now to "pre-review" code. Definitely helps speed things up a bit, but I am jealous of a 14X increase in production speed!
Maybe an AI-assisted long-past prequel or sequel series for future generations to be able to compare with/without AI-assistance in the same universe?
I'm writing the sequel to A SEA OF SKULLS without AI. It will probably take 2 years. I'll probably also publish several AI-assisted novels in the interlude.
Is there any benefit when it comes to writing in volume that would improve the author's work?
I think you mentioned that reading a lot is very important?
For example, I think of gamers who die over and over until they become masters just from pure repetition and muscle memory, making slight adjustments on each death.
Could one say that AI has "gamified" writing to a degree that now amateurs can simply generate over and over iteratively until they get the end product they want?
You can write without the purpose of publishing to get better, and then writing about many different things will show you how well you do at them, and you can find areas you can improve on.
Repeating things and thinking about what could be better is how you get better, if you can do it faster, you can get better faster.
It's not enough to endlessly iterate if one is incapable of telling quality from garbage. It still requires discernment on the part of the creator to use the tools to make good quality work. Power tools don't make one a better carpenter if one lacks the skills to use them.
Does all this cash flowing into AI companies not feel like the makings of a bubble?
I'm still working on a test project to see if AI for art - quasi-freeware sites like MidJourney or NightCafe are cost-effective tools for illustrators or comic book artists.
Right now the jury is out, as the pilot-error learning curve is steep. But! And! The retardery of AI is frustrating. So the cost in either time, or money, or equipment to use is still too high to make it more than a minor adjunct. There's also the question of the companies who make the AI going full Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook. The latter of which still claims to own rights to anything you post there.
But using it for reference is useful.
Claude Sonnet 4 is serving me well for writing apocalyptic fiction. It even gets Bible verses (mostly) correct. It even correctly used 1 John 4:1-3 to create a witch test for my characters.
I've found co-pilot to be useful now to "pre-review" code. Definitely helps speed things up a bit, but I am jealous of a 14X increase in production speed!
Maybe an AI-assisted long-past prequel or sequel series for future generations to be able to compare with/without AI-assistance in the same universe?
I'm writing the sequel to A SEA OF SKULLS without AI. It will probably take 2 years. I'll probably also publish several AI-assisted novels in the interlude.
Readers can compare the results.
But we're going to do a formal A-B test soon.
Two novels in 4 months with AI? Rookie numbers.
How do you set the arc?
Is this the new Apple with black jack and hookers?
Is there any benefit when it comes to writing in volume that would improve the author's work?
I think you mentioned that reading a lot is very important?
For example, I think of gamers who die over and over until they become masters just from pure repetition and muscle memory, making slight adjustments on each death.
Could one say that AI has "gamified" writing to a degree that now amateurs can simply generate over and over iteratively until they get the end product they want?
AI Music probably a better metaphor.
You can write without the purpose of publishing to get better, and then writing about many different things will show you how well you do at them, and you can find areas you can improve on.
Repeating things and thinking about what could be better is how you get better, if you can do it faster, you can get better faster.
It's not enough to endlessly iterate if one is incapable of telling quality from garbage. It still requires discernment on the part of the creator to use the tools to make good quality work. Power tools don't make one a better carpenter if one lacks the skills to use them.
Writing 100 novels versus 1 novel can still be beneficial as long as it's subjected to some sort of feedback loop.
The most basic one being sales. Profit will direct efforts towards products that have strong demand.