Brilliant... and boring

Is it just us, or is everyone else already bored with AI generated stuff?

The explosion of prompt-generated videos WITH OUR OWN FACES in fantastical scenarios is astonishing.

And also dull.

It’s eye-catching, but devoid of any substance. There’s zero emotional investment.

Video calls with 10-year-old Harriet often involve her head turning into a skull with rainbows pouring out of its ears, or a cute giraffe in a sombrero. The software tracks her facial expressions, and the cartoon head mimics her eyebrows and mouth movements with incredible accuracy. And it’s awful.

These technological advancements are exciting and interesting for a short burst, and then…. we’re bored.

Is AI generated art destined to live out its days in the Metaverse? Ha! Remember the Metaverse???

Col Fink and I are probably already behind on the hype cycle conversation. There’s plenty of talk about the AI financial bubble, and when it might pop.

In the meantime, keep being you. Do the work, write your newsletter, record your videos. The need for genuine humanity isn’t going anywhere. The fear of obsolescence in a world of AI hopefully is.

PS. Would AI generate face shadows on Col's head and terrible lighting in the opening frame of this video?? No, you need a real human videographer for that!!