"We're all dwelling in uncanny valley now," writes Maureen Dowd in a 4 October New York Times piece referencing AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood. So, what's "uncanny" – and why is it a "valley"?
Wonderful post Remo, thank you. Well thought out, clearly explained, and spot-on choices of images to illustrate your points. Yesterday I led a panel discussion entitled "Generative AI: Friend or Foe to Writers?" within an online writers' conference, where we were wrestling with similar kinds of questions. How do we navigate through, or with, this new technology? And what is it going to cost us, both individually and collectively? No easy answers available just yet - but thank you for at least wading into this territory!
Wonderful post Remo, thank you. Well thought out, clearly explained, and spot-on choices of images to illustrate your points. Yesterday I led a panel discussion entitled "Generative AI: Friend or Foe to Writers?" within an online writers' conference, where we were wrestling with similar kinds of questions. How do we navigate through, or with, this new technology? And what is it going to cost us, both individually and collectively? No easy answers available just yet - but thank you for at least wading into this territory!
Thanks Matthew – and I couldn't resist adding the chimpanzee video to the base of the post :)