What Ted Chiang thinks about AI and human skill
American science-fiction writer, author of the collections Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation, and an essayist on artificial intelligence for The New Yorker.
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3 dated positions, 2024, in their own words. Our reading of what Ted Chiang has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingGenerative AI appeals to people who want to express themselves in a medium without working in it.
Their wordsGenerative A.I. appeals to people who think they can express themselves in a medium without actually working in that medium.
↗Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Artnewyorker.com 6th of 11 in this piece
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Their wordsThe task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write anything for others to read.
↗Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Artnewyorker.com 9th of 11 in this piece
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Their wordsIt is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning. It reduces the amount of intention in the world.
↗Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Artnewyorker.com 10th of 11 in this piece