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I’ve found that a lot of videos which are AI generated and include famous actors or speakers now say “inspired by” such and such a person in the description of the video, instead of giving a source for the clip. Today I had a spate of AI Jim Carrey videos pop up in my feed which were tagged like this, for example.
That's a bit hopeful. I think there needs to be an explicit label somewhere, preferably on the video itself, but in the description would be alright too IMO. According to the short at least some of the platforms know whether something is AI when its uploaded (due to disclosure policies I believe not that confidently) but aren't making that knowledge public for whatever reason.😒
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JeroenNot all those who wander are lostNetherlandsVeteran
edited January 7
I found this interesting, a writers perspective on the AI boom.
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JeroenNot all those who wander are lostNetherlandsVeteran
@person said:
That's a bit hopeful. I think there needs to be an explicit label somewhere, preferably on the video itself, but in the description would be alright too IMO. According to the short at least some of the platforms know whether something is AI when its uploaded (due to disclosure policies I believe not that confidently) but aren't making that knowledge public for whatever reason.😒
I find it especially egregious in the area of spiritual content. With spiritual content, you are basically relying on the speakers lived experience, and AI has no lived experience. So I would say that any and all comments by AI on spiritual topics is invalid, bordering on absurd.
But what has happened is that AI has focussed particularly on voices of speakers that people trust, like Alan Watts, and suddenly Alan Watts lecture imitation channels are popping out of the ground like mushrooms in October. It’s become nearly impossible to find non-AI clips of Alan Watts. I see the same thing happening with a number of other speakers.
What this means for spiritual discovery is dreadful. It is a poisoning of the well by AI concepts, without people even being aware that they are engaging with an AI guru. And the thing is, language is such a poor instrument that even authentic gurus sometimes have to resort to stretching things — Osho for instance often said that people experienced religiousness, in order to distinguish it from old-school religions.
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
edited January 16
Brad Warner (of Hardcore Zen) just made a video reflecting much of your sentiment, which I also share. My main takeaway was that in authentic transmission of the teachings a teacher reads the room and responds in a spontaneous, intuitive way to what the audience needs. Something lacking in AI.
Top Comment: If you meet the AI on the road, kill the AI 😂
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That's a bit hopeful. I think there needs to be an explicit label somewhere, preferably on the video itself, but in the description would be alright too IMO. According to the short at least some of the platforms know whether something is AI when its uploaded (due to disclosure policies I believe not that confidently) but aren't making that knowledge public for whatever reason.😒
I found this interesting, a writers perspective on the AI boom.
I find it especially egregious in the area of spiritual content. With spiritual content, you are basically relying on the speakers lived experience, and AI has no lived experience. So I would say that any and all comments by AI on spiritual topics is invalid, bordering on absurd.
But what has happened is that AI has focussed particularly on voices of speakers that people trust, like Alan Watts, and suddenly Alan Watts lecture imitation channels are popping out of the ground like mushrooms in October. It’s become nearly impossible to find non-AI clips of Alan Watts. I see the same thing happening with a number of other speakers.
What this means for spiritual discovery is dreadful. It is a poisoning of the well by AI concepts, without people even being aware that they are engaging with an AI guru. And the thing is, language is such a poor instrument that even authentic gurus sometimes have to resort to stretching things — Osho for instance often said that people experienced religiousness, in order to distinguish it from old-school religions.
Brad Warner (of Hardcore Zen) just made a video reflecting much of your sentiment, which I also share. My main takeaway was that in authentic transmission of the teachings a teacher reads the room and responds in a spontaneous, intuitive way to what the audience needs. Something lacking in AI.
Top Comment: If you meet the AI on the road, kill the AI 😂