After our New Year/2023 appeal from Planet A, we’re excited by Generative AI! Here’s a preview of what will be a wild 12 months

Since we pulled together our New Year/2023 appeal video, from a variety of art AI (or Generative AI) services - see this blog here, and the video embedded at the foot of the post - we had so much fun that we’re going to keep track of this expressive, creative new technology, as the year develops.

It fits so well with our Planet A brand/framing concept, which asks you to explore and build a better society from the resources before you, in defiance of sclerotic traditional politics, and on a planetary level. How could you imagine and frame such a world? Well, the appropriate audio-visual tools might be just arriving…

Above is our pal, the techno-poetician Jason Silva. In his latest meme, Jason - with his digital collaborators - visibly exults in this new application of AI (and shows everyone how wildly and ecstatically it can be done).

Below, taken from Fast Company, are some trend predictions for Generative AI in the year to come (Check this Futurepedia page for a full list of available AI services):

We will start to see generative AI being used more in businesses and by regular consumers, who realize that you don’t need to be a David Ogilvy to produce copy or a Disney to create animation. With applications ranging from writing emails, sales pitches, or product recommendations to creating concept art, manufacturing models, or publicity materials, Generative AI has the potential to democratize entire industries.

Right now, the key benefit of using Generative AI is its ability to save time, money, and hassle on repetitive or mundane tasks, but within the next year, we expect to see a major increase in quality due to increased data availability, improved algorithms producing more sophisticated models, better optimization techniques, and more efficient training methods, better and stronger hardware, and tailored software. When AI begins surpassing the capabilities it is currently just replacing or augmenting, the technology will become truly disruptive.

…The emergence of generative AI will introduce new professions. For example, “prompt engineers” who are skilled at writing descriptions that produce desired results from generative AI tools could become in high demand. 

Already we are seeing marketplaces pop up where talented prompters can sell their prompts or be hired to create custom ones. Additionally, the emergence of generative AI could also lead to an increased need for professionals with strong creative skills, such as storytellers, character creators, and visual directors. These professionals will be key in making the most of what generative AI has to offer and ensuring that the results produced by the technology are of the highest quality.

I believe that fears of AI destroying jobs is misplaced. We will still need talented humans with creative flair to make the most of what Generative AI has to offer

As the capabilities of Generative AI grow and develop becoming a common feature of our lives, government and industry will be compelled to introduce regulation. Like all other forms of innovation, Generative AI is only as good or bad as the people who use it. Alongside the enormous benefits of this emerging technology, there is also risk. Concerns about misuse of the technology for distributing misinformation, IP theft, or invasion of privacy can only be alleviated by putting in place rules to prevent them.

China has already announced that starting January, it will ban the publication of what it terms “deepfakes” without proper disclosure that they were created by AI in the form of a watermark, while other jurisdictions, like the E.U. and the U.S.have proposed legislation or guidelines in the works. We anticipate that 2023 will bring with it the beginning of comprehensive regulation, providing much-needed clarity…

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