AI as Spicy Autocomplete

This was a good read by Andy on Piccalilli about how he and his studio use AI.

Do I think though, that “AI” is a pretty good spicy autocomplete? Yeh for sure, I’ll give it that.

Andy Bell

This lines up with how I use tools like GitHub Copilot and JetBrains AI Assistant; it helps me to spot errors and debug code, explains unfamiliar syntax and autocompletes repetitive boiler plate methods. That’s a real time saver and something I do find valuable.

What I don’t find any value in whatsoever, is AI generated “art”, “music” or other creative output. These are an expression of humanity. They’re interesting because they’re a based on human experiences. AI can’t relate to that. To be clear, I believe there’s a difference between using AI tools to augment an individual’s ability to create something that’s an expression of themselves, and creating a tidal wave of spammy crap.

I don’t like art and culture being diluted into unseasoned slop and I certainly don’t like “AI” being a cause of mass-layoffs and putting people in real danger in a lot of cases.

Andy Bell