An Educator's Perspective on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Creative Industries
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- Опубліковано 29 лют 2024
- Generative Artificial Intelligence will have a massive impact on the creative industries. But not everybody should be worried. An educator's perspective on the future of the creative profession and the rise of the true - or truly - human artist.
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I would like to Adress on of your final points: you say (correctly as I would agree) that the age of “watching some tutorials” and landing some low jobs is over. This creates a problem in the way, that some of “us” (including me) have taken that route. It is a way of entering the field by working small jobs, staying ahead by educating yourself on UA-cam. Be removing this market it creates “gaps” that have to be overcome by education and well money to sustain that education. From my perspective there is a chance for a privilege to form. Between those who can afford an education and those who loose to ai by never being able to work in the field at all.
I hope this makes sense… in my head it does :)
And: I use Chat gpt as well. Just for completeness
I get that, and this is really unfortunate. But it is not the first time this happens to an industry. And I would argue that you do not necessarily need a formal education to stand out. It’s just that learning how software works is no longer enough. Critical thinking and a good conceptual understanding of art and design are goig to become increasingly important. A formal education helps to get there efficiently. But I know many great artists to achieved that autodidactically.
Awesome, I 100% agree
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The 'artists' that are complaining about AI taking their jobs are those who watch a few tutorials on YT and get their friends to hire them for some job. Those jobs are going away as the friends can just do it themselves just as easily. But that has been true with all technologies. Just think of when cameras became accessible to the consumer, when when DAWs and computers became powerful and cheap enough for basically everyone... There's many examples, and we still have and I'd argue we have more artists earning a living from their art than we ever did.
Great video Herr Wagner
It’s a bit more complicated than that because there are quite a few trade school type colleges that charge a lot of money for these basic production skills. But in principle you are right. 👍
@@michaelgwagner You were a musician, did you never feel that you were communicating something that could only be exactly expressed by you on your acoustic instrument? AI is not going to just simplify the process of recording music, it seeks to remove the musician and composer from the process. Without the need for musicians in commercial music, only a privileged few will have the opportunity to study real music and all the money in the industry will flow to the tech billionaires. Tell me how that doesn't happen...please
There will always be space for skilled musicians and producers. But it is true that we are witnessing the end of mediocrity. Personally, I see it more as an opportunity for excellence.
Never heard of Asmongold but from this little snippet i do not think i miss something
Lol. I used that snippet because it became somewhat of a meme.
Great video and point of view. Though I'm not an artist nor an A.I. researcher so I can't share any sort of opinion.
But lately I've been thinking about how A.I. could potentially turn out in the future.
So Let's say there's an A.I. that is open-source and everyone can run it on their computers without a need for internet connection. Let's say that data used to train the A.I. are libre and the A.I. has a functionality to take an input media and turn it into a different media accurately (e.g., 3D to 2D)
Now imagine the artist using it that can do both 2D and 3D and has 10 sets of pictures that are the exact same thing in both 2D and 3D and then trains the A.I. on his own data.
And now, if the artist creates a 3D art, he can simply ask the A.I. to turn it into 2D and it would be mostly accurate. even if it isn't, he can modify it himself.
If we take it a step further, let's say the A.I. understands layers. so if it gives you an output, it will give you a file that has multiple layers that makes modifying it easier. Or maybe you want it to modify a single layer and it will do that for you.
At this point, it just sounds like another tool like Photoshop. So maybe, depending on how A.I. continues to progress, it might turn into another tool.
Yes, you are correct. And the type of tools your are talking about are already in development. The first one that should become publicly available is a video editing/creation tool that integrates preproduction, production and postproduction workflows into a single process driven through interacting with an agent. It’s like working with an entire production team. Substantially different to how we produce today. I forgot the name of that tool but they are currently in closed beta from what I understand.
@@michaelgwagner That's great! thanks for the reply. I will look it up
love the new studio!
couldn't agree more with the teacher-student sentiment, its a two-way street!
Yes, sometimes sitting in front of a computer did not make sense, especially with Q&A or opinion videos. Still trying to figure out the kinks though. In this one I underestimated the effects of a small window which is why it is exposure breathing a bit. I've already installed some blackout curtains. :)
I must admit, the growth in adoption of AI does worry me, though not the AI itself.
I am concerned with the argument that AI when it is trained is "stealing" artists' work. I think there is an issue when it lifts an existing artwork and changes it, but I am talking about the training here. When you, as an educator, teach, you teach by example often. A human artist learns to be an artist by studying Picasso, maybe. This you wisely said.
I believe also that there is (and possibly always will be) a hole in the functioning of AI: that of "understanding." AI might be able to narrate a book, but it doesn't understand the book and so cannot possibly find all the nuances in the script that a professional voice over will. (This is my area of expertise, by the way). So it is true, and again, I think you inferred this, that the best from AI will depend on the quality of the questioning, or programming, and the best questions will be asked by humans with their deep and complex understanding of the art or subject matter.
However, there is one thing that you left out, which is to do with the opening quote. It is quite true that many people don't care where the pretty picture comes from - they just like the picture. You can see this at any cinema. Once the credits for the actors or voice overs roll past, people leave before the long list of animators and artists even appears. Even though on an animation, for instance, the voices spent just a few days each in the studio, and the animaters spent months or years on the project.
There are thousands of companies out there, working on often low-level work (which is by far the majority of work), who know this and are more than happy to use AI INSTEAD of any artist involvement. This is where we will see the greatest effect. Those artists who work for Disney probably won't see any effect to their work-load - AI will only affect the WAY they work.
But those in the less glamourous parts of the industry, working on indy book covers, Facebook ads, and all the other millions of jobs that earn income for thousands and thousands of artists who will never see the inside of a Disney studio, that industry could be severely impacted - and the impact will be jobs.
It won't be AI that puts people out of work; it will be the adopters of AI who will INTENTIONALLY use it as a cheap alternative to thousands of very creative people. It will be the same business attitude that sees a company use a "sweat shop" in Asia, paying nearly slave wages - they care only for their margins.
Thank you for that comment. You are not incorrect. However, this is not the first time a large industry has been radically disrupted. Automation and its consequences has been with us literally for centuries. AI might disrupt faster than disruptions happened before, but we as a species are also significantly more mobile and flexible than ever before.
not even trying to sound sci fi about it, but i feel this video is a denial that computers are making humans obsolete.
not denial im not trying to sound rude.
but im sure if a computer can do all this generation , im sure , on a whim it would be able to think of its own captivating prompts and fuse a few videos together etc
That’s exactly what it is not supposed to be. But I can see why someone could get the impression since much of this is not necessarily how people usually talk about generative AI.
Art can be from the brain. But great art is spiritual. AI can never be more than an imitation. It cannot experience true genesis. Ultimately, individuals will gravitate to it while others will not. One will grow weaker and more dependent while the other will develop a skill set and achieve personal growth. Also it is childish and ignorant to shout shut up old man at an accomplished professional like that. You may disagree but it is unwise and ilmannsred to behave that way. I note it and discount the value of the input.
I was thinking of cutting that part out, but even though it comes across as somewhat childish, it is fundamentally correct. Values change and it is on the younger generation to break established rules. And I’m allowed to say that because I’m an old man myself. Lol.
@@michaelgwagner yes Professor. I agree times change. My disgust was with the disrespect and abject ageism in the attitude. That attitude is a character flaw that can sink a ship. I would bet that neither you nor I would behave so unprofessionally in a public forum. I understood the criticism of the Marvel movies as not cinema. They were movies alright and exciting ones at times. But they were not triumphs of the art. I guess it takes several more decades of actually doing the craft to understand that. I think atmos is foolish. But only time will tell if I’m right. Until then, I can quietly watch and learn. Best wishes Professor.