And therein lies the problem: Diffusion and Large Language models (and their, heh, clanker ilk) cannot originate anything. All they can do is remix what’s already there. It’s ultimately stagnation in creativity (which, to be fair, is what we’ve largely been seeing in capitalist-owned media the last couple decades or so, with the proclivity toward remakes/reboots, etc.)
“Capitalist-owned media” has never, and will never, define or epitomize creativity. Their only purpose is to acquire, remix, and drain existing creative work for their own profit. Even with emerging generative technology, these corporations are doing the same as they’ve always done (far longer than a couple decades), so looking to them as a barometer of how creative people are or can be is beyond foolish, and is further insulting to actual creatives, who won’t be diminished or eliminated by this programmatic slop.
And therein lies the problem: Diffusion and Large Language models (and their, heh, clanker ilk) cannot originate anything. All they can do is remix what’s already there. It’s ultimately stagnation in creativity (which, to be fair, is what we’ve largely been seeing in capitalist-owned media the last couple decades or so, with the proclivity toward remakes/reboots, etc.)
“Capitalist-owned media” has never, and will never, define or epitomize creativity. Their only purpose is to acquire, remix, and drain existing creative work for their own profit. Even with emerging generative technology, these corporations are doing the same as they’ve always done (far longer than a couple decades), so looking to them as a barometer of how creative people are or can be is beyond foolish, and is further insulting to actual creatives, who won’t be diminished or eliminated by this programmatic slop.