what the hell are we doing? all the best things are shutting down Do people use computers to make children’s books? I’m not at the mercy of Jeff Goldblum, but just because you create a tool to do something doesn’t mean the tool is interesting. It does not become or become anything of value.
So a product designer named Ammaar Reshi (formerly employed by Palantir’s Peter Thiel) is using AI. Create a children’s book that celebrates AI…and it’s fat and ugly. Naturally, those of us who really like the human touch in art aren’t thrilled.
Reactions to Reshi’s initial post ranged from outraged to sad to bewildered (and admirable, after all, this is Elon’s Twitter).
But this is probably It is my favorite:
Most of the people defending this garbage argue that the intended audience (kids) either don’t notice or care about the absolute mediocrity of the whole project… This is a 99 cents money to spend on kids. It’s like feeding a steady diet of ramen and craft dinners. They don’t care or realize it’s bad for them. Eventually they will feel like total shit and hate you for not giving them fresh strawberries right away.
A very bad timeline we are in.