Generative AI might be on a decline. This might sound far-fetched, even absurd, given the rapid adoption of generative AI tools, with ChatGPT, outpacing even TikTok and WhatsApp. After all, everyone — from investors and big tech to major ad players and publishers — seems to be striving for a foothold in an impending AI-driven era.
Has Generative AI Peaked?
The proliferation of AI-generated clutter could spell disaster for LLMs and image-generators.
November 08, 2023
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Summary.
We are moving towards a new digital landscape where genuine human content is increasingly rare commodity. And, as we all know from Economics 101, its value should therefore rise. This calls for a rethink of the incentives and economics surrounding human-generated content. The real bottleneck in generative AI might not be computation capacity or model parameters, but our unique human touch. Yet, we are on the brink of a digital world that is increasingly filled with AI-generated clutter. Could it be that we have already seen the pinnacle of generative AI? How the next chapter unfolds hinges on our ability to recognize, protect, nurture, and fairly treat human creativity.
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