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recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen Al for script- writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen Al for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that Al can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen Al will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

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[–] evthestrike@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pretty difficult then? I’ve heard some jazz bass guitarists that were insane

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Dead on. Jaco, flea, les claypool do a lot of things that are more complicated than you expect. There are bass methods like "slapping" and "tapping" that arent simple at all.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

low end and rhythm-- that's what the bass guitar is there for. you can still be technically officially a competent "bassist" without any of the fancy technical embellishments that great bass players employ.

but yea, not to disparage the bass guitar at all, but the basics of matching the kick drum and chord progression and the physical chops of actually playing the thing doesn't take that long to get a handle on

edit: check out les claypool and primus for an example of some rare bass-centric music

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Counterpoint: time. Even playing simple lines, there's a big difference between a groove that is completely locked in, and one that is not. And that difference is all about the precise timing of the hits between the players in the rhythm section. The bass sets the foundation of all of that.