The text discusses the concept of Generative AI and its impact on art and entertainment. It highlights the truisms about the evolution of technology and art, stating that those who understand it the most have the least stake in it. The attention on Generative AI falls into three categories: new technology, understood by few and scaring many. The text explains the process of Stable Diffusion, which involves using large amounts of images and text descriptions to generate reconstituted images. It emphasizes that Generative AI relies on the ability to distill any form of media into math and reconstitute it as a representational artifact. The text concludes by suggesting that we are in the age of Infinite Entertainment, where anything that can be distilled into data can be recreated infinitely, raising questions about ownership, rights, and the nature of art itself.
| Signal | Change | 10y horizon | Driving force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generative AI and Stable Diffusion | Creation of infinite entertainment | Media will be constantly recreated and recombined | Advancements in technology and the desire for infinite content |
| Shift from creator to consumer | Value creation along the content creation process | Content will outlast creators | Advancements in technology and the desire for infinite content |
| Ownership rights in the age of Infinite Entertainment | Ownership of media and training data | Unclear ownership rights and legal implications | Advancements in technology and the desire for infinite content |
| Originality and the definition of art | Questioning the definition of art | New provocation to age-old question | Advancements in technology and the desire for infinite content |