Which stream will prevail: Pro AI or Anti AI?
Today, I read 2 messages that are contradictory in nature, and it seems like one branch is rebelling against the other.
Meta and other big tech companies are replacing human workers with AI.
Heineken, Aerie, Polaroid, and even Cadbury are riding the anti-AI wave, mocking Big Tech and positioning human-made creativity as the ultimate authenticity flex.
How do you think that these pro and anti streams can affect the evolution of AI and our perception of its use?
I understand economical part (saving costs), but on the other hand from the perspective of the creator I prefer creating things on my own. It is like battle between 2 sides of me. But technological advancement cannot be stopped. How do you perceive it? Where do you stand?
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Both sides will probably keep co-existing, in my opinion.
A lot of us love AI for automating boring stuff, but still want creativity and self-expression to stay human.
Yes, it sounds cliché at this point, but the real win is using AI as a tool, not a replacement.
Adaptability and taste will set creators apart as tech keeps accelerating.
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@sanskarix Probably yes, I think that over time, people will be more used to it :)
Henry Hazlitt once used the example of Arkwright's technological spinning invention in the 1700s, which most people were against, to explain the consequence of all tech advancements.
Before the invention about 10,000 spinners worked in England, and when the invention came people got scared everybody would lose their jobs, and resistance arose that they had to use force to suppress. But what happened was that 25 years later employment in spinning had surged to 320,000 in England. Because it boosted efficiency and lowered costs for clothes, people suddenly wanted more clothes and the demand increased, creating demand for more workers. It also freed up a lot of manual labor, e.g. women at home repairing clothes, freeing people to pursue leisure and other productive work instead.
AI will most likely have the exact same effect. Maybe this could free up labor for people to e.g. pursue humanity to quicker reach out into the universe to expand beyond our planet and get hold of even more resources, and probably create jobs we haven't even thought about yet.
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@john_wern Honestly, it would be nice if people used AI for some stuff we have been facing together for ages – curing cancer, spaceship trips, and environmental issues. But that requires more collaboration among nationalities, and it seems that countries are more rivals against each other... esp. politically.
I belive that AI must be use by balancing both the creative and non-creative part where you should replace all the boring, repetitive admin and operations stuff with AI and all the creatives things such as writing, strategy, art,etc must be untouched.
You can refine the creatives but once you surface it from your mind not before that so that it preserves it authenticity and originality at it's core.
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@twinkal_shah1 I agree, tbh I use AI only for things that would be very difficult (like reading all research and studies...), but not replacing the activities I like (writing, ideamaking etc.) :)
I usually take help in writing but only after writing first draft's that when I ask AI to edit it, it keeps my original essence in it.
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@twinkal_shah1 I usually check the grammar with it :D
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Right now the needles are swinging in either direction. And both sides have there own agenda's. We've seen this happen before. People still send letters despite email. Still have phone calls despite texting. And still meet in person despite VR/Video calls.
The waters are murky. The dusty is still in the air. It will settle soon enough. God please let it settle soon enough.
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@prmack I feel like there has been an AI boom for 3 years :D
Visla
Most people aren’t pro or anti (despite what they say), they’re still just trying to figure out how to adapt, and their feelings change with each new tool, or new use case. What usually happens in moments like this is that the people with real talent (whether that’s creativity, storytelling, or execution) will rise, and the tools (yes AI is just a tool, albeit a very good one) just amplify that. AI doesn’t replace creativity, it reveals who actually had it to begin with.
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@mogabr The strongest ones (and adaptable) will survive :)
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I'm building an AI product, so I'm obviously in the "pro" camp, but I think the dichotomy is too binary.
The companies riding the "anti-AI" wave (Heineken, Polaroid, etc.) aren't actually anti-AI; they're anti-boring. What they're really saying is: "AI-generated content all looks the same, and we're tired of it." 😅
And they're right. Most AI-generated ads, copy, and creative work is instantly recognizable because it lack taste. It's not that AI can't be useful; it's that most people use it as a replacement for thinking, not as a tool to amplify thinking.
Here's where I land: AI should handle the tedious, not the creative.
For example, with Klariqo (AI receptionist I'm building), we're not replacing the business owner, we're handling the repetitive stuff (answering "What are your hours?" for the 100th time) so they can focus on actual customer relationships.
But if I used AI to write our entire product copy? 🤖 It would sound like every other AI tool. The differentiation comes from human judgment and knowing what to automate and what to keep human.
I think the "battle" resolves when people realize AI is infrastructure, not identity. You don't have to be pro-electricity or anti-electricity. You just use it where it makes sense.
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@ansh_deb I would wish AI to make my domestic chores :D When will that be available? :D
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@busmark_w_nika Wouldn't that be lovely! Haha. But I am sure with the speed AI development is happening, it might happen soon enough.
I’m definitely on the pro-AI side. Every new creative technology from photography to digital art faced the same fear at first. But over time, it just gave artists new forms of expression.
I think AI will do the same. It won’t replace creativity, it will redefine and extend it.
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@clara22 True, it is a sort of (r)evolution but still leaves some people without work, especially those who will not be so fast in reactions and flexibility.