This will solve problems that humans are working on, but it also will solve everything that makes life worthwhile.
There's nothing good at the end of this path.
There's nothing good at the end of this path.
Like programming? Or what else, I'm not sure I understand what that would mean.
Programming is one such creative endeavor, but they're all under attack.
I don't think everyone will agree with me, and we might have truly AI generated movie and pop stars, but I think most people won't want synthetic art- it's missing the point of what art is for, for expressing something about humans.
You're betting on AI continuing to be bad, or on humans rejecting it wholesale. While I wish humans would reject it, I'm not so optimistic.
For most people, art is just entertainment. For artists, it's a source of income.
AI can likely solve entertainment cheaper than artists can.
It's going to solve your kids? Or eating food? Or enjoying fresh air?
Build a garden and harvest food, creating a bee- and butterfly-friendly environment while watching the little beasties feed on the bounty supplied by the plants' sex organs.
With the magic of grit and glass, make a telescope, then spend evenings observing with your organic eye, planets, and waiting for those moments of atmospheric stability and clarity when you see the most amazing detail.
AI won't keep me from any of these things, but the need for money to live does.
much worse than having one's identity entirely subsumed by typing code and reading software documentation
Intellectual anything? Doing things? Pfft. Just breathe the fresh forest fire air in the fresh, new, brightly incinerated climate we're building towards. It's all anyone could ever aspire to leave their children.