Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 01/04/2026Congrats on your journey, and on that damn good looking burger. 001
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 20/08/2025That's where I agree with you, and I think it's very unfortunate. My prior points were more about the ethics of use rather than the corporate interest. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 19/08/2025Practical or CGI when starting out, but beginning with a generative tool might allow them to get traction in their creative process and later learn how to get into effects that would be seen as more valuable skills in the industry. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 19/08/2025I don't think current generative AI is a substitute for modern CGI or practical effects. I think both CGI and practical have their place and purpose and are appreciated for different reasons. To expand on my original post, someone trying to get into effects might not have the skills or budget to do 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 18/05/2025He eventually did though. I love the VA's other work. Demon Lord 2099 is brilliant and his performance makes it! He's also fun in Solo Leveling. I really enjoy hearing familiar voices killing it in roles I wouldn't have expected. Sabat as All Might is hilarious. 020
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 18/05/2025I watched Super in JP with subs first, and it was my first time watching anything from the Dragon Ball franchise in JP, and I loved it! It was jarring to switch to EN because of one character. Whis. My brain had no issue hearing any others, but it took a while for EN Whis to grow on me. 100
Reposted by Eric NemchikAdam @spad.uk · 16/05/2025@dorianlynskey.bsky.social regarding the OGWN AI discussion, there are lots of nerds who are deeply concerned about the current AI push, because we understand how it works and its limitations, and it's terrifying how *certain* people are about anything ChatGPT tells them. 121
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 17/05/2025ways to encourage the makers and users of AI to improve in positive ways is more helpful than taking the stance of "all AI is bad all the time". We can find creative ways to improve it and use it, and it can be done ethically. AI today is the worst it's ever going to be. The real question is what 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 17/05/2025Ok, here we go. I'm not as pro AI as you probably think. I think the current tools aren't great and are being used in shitty ways. I think they have potential to be valuable as they improve. I think they aren't going away no matter how many people protest on social media. Given that, I think finding 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 12/05/2025media.tenor.coma man is laying on a couch wearing a blue shirt and making a funny face .ALT: a man is laying on a couch wearing a blue shirt and making a funny face . 000
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 12/05/2025This is definitely a bad idea. Generative AI (text, images, whatever) are nowhere near human decision making levels. Trusting it with decisions about politics is a disaster waiting to happen. Using it for information gathering to aid in human decision making, sure, but fact checking is still needed. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 12/05/2025I hope an agreement can be reached with the struck companies. If that happens, would non-union projects that weren't on the list being struck be a case-by-case situation with each VA? Or would GR1 be a barrier? 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025That's a fair assessment all around. I will say my intention isn't to make anything seem bigger than it is, but to focus on specific points rather than scatter the discussion. The topic of AI as a whole is complex, but people see it as good or evil and ignore all nuance, context, intention, etc. 000
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025The crowd discussing this topic are passionate and unfortunately assume any form of critical question of their position means I must fully support or even represent everything they stand against. If you've read any of my exchanges with others I imagine you'll see that pattern. 200
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025I think context/intent is extremely important, and a very intriguing topic. Many anti-AI posts seem to not care about any of that if AI is involved. Art is subjective, but many claim generated images are objectively not art or inferior in various ways. 010
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025I agree that the way it's being marketed is an absolute mess. bsky.app/profile/did:... Link for context. And not just with art. The current tools are in my opinion not good enough to replace most things they are being sold as capable of replacing. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025I agree with most of what you just said (except maybe the me missing the point part). I think genAI has value aside from monetary. I think it's a tool. Current models haven't been ethically created. Many people are misusing it, which is a drain on society, but I don't blame the tool for that. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025Which is why I disliked the "AI bad" vs "AI good" mindset that most people discussing the topic seem to have. People are boiling it down to picking a side and going as far as making it "you vs me" with anyone who doesn't fully agree with them. 111
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025I disagree that having the ability to describe something in detail using words means you have the ability to draw or otherwise create a visual representation. I don't think generative tools are the only option, you could provide the description to an artist. Again, this isn't black and white. 200
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 10/05/2025Again I agree about the ethics. I think there's a distinction between the value of generative tools and the value of the output of generative tools. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I agree about chatgpt, but on image generators, if someone put so much thought and creativity into describing what they want (again, let's say 10,000 words) because they lacked the skill to visually create what they want but have the skill to describe it, is that not an expression of creativity? 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I disagree there. I think generated art and professionally made art are closer to each other on a value scale than a child's drawing. Context is important though. A child's drawing will be infinitely more valuable to their parents than to a company wanting content. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I will concede, making a microchip is a hell of a stretch. Software development (the second part of my post) is not. Children drawing is a long way from the creation of a professional artist. People use generative programs to substitute years of devotion to a skill. This isn't always malicious. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025bsky.app/profile/nemc... The first thing you replied to. I don't find this take to be ridiculous. It was a response to "just grab a pencil and learn" which I feel is a bad take. It is similar to "just build your own phone" or "just code your own bluesky". Is there room for clarification here? 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I'm not saying it antagonistically. It's not a challenge. It's an open invitation to continue discussion. You have no obligation to accept that invitation if you don't want to. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I don't feel that anything I said was ridiculous. I do feel like some people may not have understood what I was saying, but clarification of my position seems to have changed your view. So with that, if you point out something I said that you find ridiculous I wouldn't mind clarifying further. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I am a software developer professionally. I cringe every time C-level says "let's use AI to ..." But not because I hate AI, I just don't believe it's the miracle pill it's being sold as. Not all tools are used for good, but that doesn't mean we should hate the tools. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I think we both agree about not blaming the tool (blame shitty use of the tool) and wanting tools to improve. I agree it's my responsibility to explain my position, but many people assumed it because I question theirs, and that assumption is their justification for ridiculous behavior. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025But I also recognize that use and those outcomes can devalue the art it is based on, and destabilize the artists. I think it's a gray area, currently with a darker shade than most people are comfortable with. It needs to be handled with care or it will cause irreversible damage. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025Additionally, I may have missed the video's defense of current models and mistaken it for a defense of the technology in general. I believe that technology is a tool. I believe it has been created unethically. I believe it can be used with good intentions, and can create valuable outcomes. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025So would a 10,000 word prompt describing specifically what to make be similarly problematic? 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025The problem with social media is people are quicker to attack than they are to ask for clarification. There's a saddening lack of empathy, and very little effort in communication. I'm not claiming to be perfect at either, but really read any of my posts and tell me if you feel I'm out of line. 200
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025Yes. And it's a little insane that any positive position about the topic of AI automatically makes me the enemy, and a target for dog-piling. I believe most people can find common ground even if they don't agree on everything. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025Ok we're making some progress on reasonable communication. Please don't take this question as me claiming generative AI is nothing but good. It's not. Do you believe there can be creativity in the words someone enters into a prompt that generates content? 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I do think most generative models used in most current generative AI software are not ethically made, and I don't think art should be replaced by what we're currently seeing. That doesn't mean I have to be completely against the idea of the tools existing and being made ethically in the future. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025It sounds like the two of you are well educated and should be able to have a conversation that involves critical thinking and includes comparisons outside of your expectations of the topic. And honestly I think cheap imitations are generally fine (again, generic drugs) if they are ethically made. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025There's significantly more room for error in the creative process of creating art compared to the creativity required to create a new medication. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025That happens after the creative process and experimentation. 200
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025How is it wrong to say creativity is involved in the creation of medicine? You're not making sense. 000
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025You are welcome to that opinion. I hope you understand that the world is full of different opinions. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025You're very quick to misinterpret rather than ask for clarification. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025Medicine is born from the creativity of solving a problem using an external substance. Take medicine as prescribed, but it exists because of creativity. 300
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I've made a number of statements, asked a number of questions, and done so without labeling or insulting the views of others. It seems difficult for many people who dislike AI to express their views without major breakdowns in communication. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I'm comparing the practice of copying in one field to another. Both fields require skill, labor, and even creativity. Thinking critically about the topic rather than blindly spouting "AI bad" or "AI good". 300
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025I'm sure it doesn't matter to you, but I have an officially diagnosed disability. Dysgraphia. That never played a part in my choice of words. You're literally saying the word accessible isn't accessible. Ironic. 100
Eric Nemchik @nemchik.com · 09/05/2025It does bear a resemblance to my appearance. Are you trying to make a point? 100
