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> If Sora/Kling/whatever ran cool locally 24/7 at 60FPS, would anyone ever build a UI?

I like my buttons to stay where I left them.

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Yeah, it’s like asking “why would anyone read a book today when LLMs can generate infinite streams of text”

those streams of text are often conditioned on the prompts - people are using it to learn about new concepts, and as a hyperpersonalised version of search. it can not only tell you of tools you didn't know existed, but it can show you how to use them.

I do like my buttons to stay where I left them - but that can be conditioned. instead of gnome "designers" telling me the button needs to be wide enough to hit with my left foot, I could tell the system I want this button to be small and in that corner - and add it to my prompt.

I suppose if one only reads self-help books of the “You’re the best, trust your instincts!” kind, then LLMs are an appropriate replacement.

Or indeed, if one has a mind of their own and wants a tool to obey them, rather than submit to their "betters"'s opinions.

I feel like a lot of the above assumes the user knows what they want or what works best. I want an intelligent designer to figure out the best flow/story/narrative/game and create/present it, cause I'm a dumb user who doesn't know what is actually good.

that's called a default - I'm happy for a gnome designer to "design" the button to be large enough to hit with my foot with a blindfold on, but I'd like the option to change it to adjust to my workflow rather than adjust my workflow to the button.

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