"Generative AI" is not what you think it is
Acerola. A developer-essayist works through the "AI is just slop / AI is magical / AI is theft" trio of myths with patience and code on the screen. If the article's myth #4 or #7 ("it's just plagiarism," "it's just plagiarism but for art") nagged at you, this is the video that earns the right to disagree with you.
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A developer-essayist works through the "AI is just slop / AI is magical / AI is theft" trio of myths with patience and code on the screen.
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