Dudesy x OHL this THURSDAY 8/8 - Astonishing!
Added 2024-08-06 21:00:04 +0000 UTCBeat the bots by watching this 100% LIVE human interaction with Dudesy dudes actor/comedian Will Sasso & journalist/podcaster Chad Kultgen. We promise fun, laughter and astonishment this THURSDAY 8/8 at 10am PT (1pm ET).
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Art by Dan Mulcahy.
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"Leave Art to the Professionals" isn't even what critics of "AI" are saying. ANYONE can be a good artist. There are TONS of free classes on Getting Good with any kind of art on YouTube alone. It just takes time and patience, but both of those are in short supply as we tumble through late stage capitalism. We need to stop Tech Bros from stealing our joy, free time and hobbies. This time around, the Tech Bro devils want to make money off of us by substituting Real Art with cheap knockoffs. To me, it feels like these Fortune 500 are trying to chip away at that spark that makes us human, and makes us think, and humble, and caring, and compassionate, and care about one another. I hate how - with all of the money and science and resources we have on hand - I hate how it's as if we are producing even less meaningful art than ever. I find myself doing a heel-turn to the past in order to find truly moving art. I'm tired of thinking at every waking minute "How can I turn this hobby into a money making hustle in order to make enough money to pay my bills?" I'm sure I'm not alone.
Serge Benard
2024-08-20 17:39:56 +0000 UTCWell said. I think A.I. fuckin' blows. Bunch of junk for a weird cult of amateurs. Leave art to the professionals.
Will Ochs
2024-08-10 23:08:35 +0000 UTC🙏 I keep wanting to bring up an old episode of OHL where the Trinity talk about how shitty it feels when FuckJerry steals their jokes and content. As a visual artist this is what AI feels like. They are literally farming different artists' work to create soulless garbage. It's stealing. Colin Kaepernick just put 4 million dollars into creating AI comics to "level the playing field". I get that he wants to make creating comics more available to the general public or whatever, but what about just fucking teaching people how to draw? What about paying some fucking teachers? This feels so shitty and terrifying I could cry. I hate it so much.
Melissa
2024-08-08 23:32:38 +0000 UTCAlso, the camera vs. painting comparison is nonsensical. Artists aren't going to be rushing into AI to capitalize on its new medium, because there isn't a new medium to rush into--AI's output is recreation of existing mediums. Its purpose is largely as a tool, not as a new form of art a la still photography. You can categorize AI's janky outputs as a form of its own stye, but a style is not a new medium.
Count Crackula
2024-08-08 22:46:26 +0000 UTCAI is undoubtedly a neat tool. Being able to type in a prompt into software and have it spit out "constructed" works is fascinating. But if you just stop there, you ignore all the real thorny issues that AI creates. AI isn't magic--it has to be trained on -something- (often, many, many things) so Chad's AI album is an amalgamation of many peoples' works. There definitely is an interesting philosophical discussion undergirding this very issue--how all music is, essentially, taking from what others did before you, adding your own spin. But with AI, it is largely pure distillation; It's just taking. Which runs into the second issue--that AI art is just lazy. And, in my opinion, it's pretty damn disrespectful of music. The idea that you just pop-in "12-bar blues in the style of Muddy Waters" into a prompt then call the product your own, without experiencing or having the creative capacity to understand or physically create that music, is just bankrupt. Like, do you not have any respect for the artists you hear and love? Do you not have the patience and devotion to actually create something of your own? Likewise, do you need to experience "real" pain to create blues? Do you need to live in a rural town to create country? No. But that's the difference between music that stands the test of time and speaks to people and the detritus that ends up as elevator music. Lastly, the nihilism that "AI is here to stay" isn't because creatives, whose works are being co-opted on an industrial scale, have accepted AI, it's because of its potential to disrupt labor markets. Why pay an artist to create works for your games, commercials or company logo if you can just steal their shit and have a prompt do it for you? And that extends to many aspects of industries that want to use AI for their potential to cut costs. "AI is here to stay" because corporations have dug their feet in, and that is something that should be scrutinized and not spun as a fact of life that is beyond criticism.
Count Crackula
2024-08-08 21:41:20 +0000 UTCCurious if Trump's hate for flies trumps Trump's hate for mosquitoes? https://www.nbcnews.com/video/donald-trump-i-don-t-like-mosquitoes-720315971536
bugboy9
2024-08-08 10:38:08 +0000 UTCOmfg gonna be an all timer
Brian Whyte
2024-08-07 13:43:09 +0000 UTCMother of god it’s happening
Jeff Brody
2024-08-07 01:56:29 +0000 UTCHeck yea that's frickin noice
Ballz Aldrin
2024-08-07 01:38:02 +0000 UTCYou know, this might be a weird take, but I'd love to see Robert Evans from Behind the Bastards end up on this show. I can't think it'd be pinnacle entertainment, but it might be nice anyways.
Slinky Meander
2024-08-07 01:26:47 +0000 UTCThank you. God bless.
Doctor Tony
2024-08-07 01:07:19 +0000 UTCWill SasNO if you ask me
Larrold Dump
2024-08-07 00:27:21 +0000 UTCNot everything is as easy as becoming a Doctor. First is a tricky science but I have faith in you <3
ToddUmptious
2024-08-06 23:39:25 +0000 UTCI'd say it's more likely that Kultgen will chad Sasso. Sasso's great and all but I hope that answers your question. To reiterate. No, Sasso will not chad Kultgen.
ToddUmptious
2024-08-06 23:35:52 +0000 UTCDang it. I wish I would've tried harder.
Doctor Tony
2024-08-06 23:06:45 +0000 UTCI'm expecting 3 Stooges talk, please
Logan S
2024-08-06 21:49:16 +0000 UTCOh wow can’t wait! Been hoping for a crossover like this! I also hope Doug has an AI game to play too!
Justin Griffith
2024-08-06 21:19:29 +0000 UTCI hope they give them shit about that stupid AI George Carlin. They deserved to get sued for that.
JsinsHead
2024-08-06 21:13:38 +0000 UTCHow exciting! Will and Chad are great! Diamond listener.
Mike Curtis
2024-08-06 21:08:19 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, it was just determined you're ineligible for "First" at this time, so actually the next user to comment "First" gets it. Thx for understanding.
Joseph Teegardin
2024-08-06 21:06:31 +0000 UTCno greater crossover has ever existed holy crap i can't wait.
Kyle Moore
2024-08-06 21:05:57 +0000 UTCI knew yall were cyborgs
Patrick
2024-08-06 21:04:57 +0000 UTCThe convergence is at hand. Astonishing.
aaron c
2024-08-06 21:03:32 +0000 UTCFirst
Doctor Tony
2024-08-06 21:03:02 +0000 UTC
