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So soon? I almost had this barricade destroyed

> dry sarcasm. I only come to Lemmy to post dry sarcasm without a /s because I'm a rebel

I'm not quite sure I'm following. Are you saying that AI trained on the output of humans is unethical, unless those humans are programmers? Or, as a professional programmer, you understand the limitations of AI in your field so you don't feel threatened by it while simultaneously assuming, on behalf of another profession, that AI in "artistic" fields is somehow far more capable and an actual threat? Terrible programmers don't become professional programmers because they subscribe to Copilot. It provides a crutch to absolute beginners, allowing even the least skilled individual to create some low quality output. For professionals, AI allows for some aspects of existing tools to perform slightly better but cannot replace the knowledge, experience and practice of a human when it comes to applying those skills in novel and interesting ways. Terrible artists don't become professional artists because they subscribe to Midjourney. It provides a crutch to absolute beginners, allowing even the least skilled individual to create some low quality output. For professionals, AI allows for some aspects of existing tools to perform slightly better but cannot replace the knowledge, experience and practice of a human when it comes to applying those skills in novel and interesting ways.

Also, screw the independent developer who doesn't have artists to lay off nor the budget to hire them. If they want to make a game then they should spend decades learning to program and decades learning to create art and decades learning to create music. If they use AI to make code or assets then it completely invalidates their work and the fun that I'm having with their game is just fake fun. The only Real Games are those made by giant corporations with the capital to hire artists, programmers and musicians that can lovingly hand craft the loot boxes for the next major children's casino.

My game was going to be good but then AI happened and now I only make terrible games

It's fine guys, "we investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong" and "we will police ourselves" is always a surefire way to ensure accountability.

POV: It's 2007 and you just signed up for Netflix, streaming is so simple and easy