Deep learning, the darling of the AI world, has taken the world by storm with its ability to create stunningly accurate forgeries. But is this really what we want? Should we be celebrating machines that can replicate the human experience, or are we just afraid to admit we're not as good at being original as we thought?
Let's be real, who needs creativity when you can just copy-paste the Mona Lisa?
But wait, it gets worse! Our machines are not only copying our work, they're also judging it. "Your writing is so clichéd," they say. "Your jokes are stale." "Your haircut is so last season."
No, no, no. We're just getting started.
After all, who needs originality when you can have... Is it just an excuse to not try hard? or Is it just a bunch of code?