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Asher @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is exactly how I talk about it too! I've seen Gen AI try to write good comms and it's always completely terrible (see - most of LinkedIn, a bunch of the newer FB 'nz politics influencer' types.

Screenshot of a tumblr post reading: recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI 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 AI 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 AI 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 AI 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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Simon Lyall @slyall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If it's as good as say "a junior" at any skill then it's going to be better than what 99% of the population can do themselves So for many it is gone from "do yourself or pay somebody" to "use AI or pay somebody"

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Asher @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean in my area of expertise it's considerably worse than a junior. But also I think you're wrong about the choice - for many it's gone from 'there is no need whatsoever for me to do this' to 'I'm going to do this with AI, terribly'.

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