If we are to defend our creative data from being sucked into large centralized AI models, we may need a new ethos and behavior.THE AI SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMNeural Network, Pen and Ink.In a recent interview, Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, foretold a vision of how companies with multimillion-dollar processing power will sit at the base of a new artificial intelligence software ecosystem. (1) A gold rush of smaller companies, will use the APIs and "tune" these massive models to provide customizatio...

If we are to defend our creative data from being sucked into large centralized AI models, we may need a new ethos and behavior.THE AI SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMNeural Network, Pen and Ink.In a recent interview, Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, foretold a vision of how companies with multimillion-dollar processing power will sit at the base of a new artificial intelligence software ecosystem. (1) A gold rush of smaller companies, will use the APIs and "tune" these massive models to provide customizatio...

(Originally published on https://nyewarburton.com in Fall 2022.) While watching academic (and non-technical) environments, I’m beginning to see that the pervasive instinct is to ban AI in writing and artwork curriculum. The argument is that students will use it to facilitate cheating, or it’s use will “cheapen” the learning of the artform. But increasingly, I worry that this approach will not prepare the next generation for the true world they are about to enter. Can we open the debate in a w...

(Originally published on https://nyewarburton.com in Fall 2022.) While watching academic (and non-technical) environments, I’m beginning to see that the pervasive instinct is to ban AI in writing and artwork curriculum. The argument is that students will use it to facilitate cheating, or it’s use will “cheapen” the learning of the artform. But increasingly, I worry that this approach will not prepare the next generation for the true world they are about to enter. Can we open the debate in a w...