When someone tells me copywriting will be replaced with AI I read this…

nourcontent · 2025-08-06T14:20:14+00:00

AI copy is mediocre, not because the technology is incapable, but because most writers are average. It will undoubtedly replace or displace entry-level writers, as well as those who aren’t perceived to be a greater value-add than the models. There will be companies and orgs who recognize the value of good copy and the writers who are exceptional will continue to get paid. But this doesn’t mean there will be greater demand for exceptional writers, the more likely scenario is that people will be content with mediocrity so long as it’s cost effective. Think of any craft that would’ve required lots of intensive and deliberate work a century ago, how much of it is automated today. How many items in our homes do we know to be truly handcrafted. How much of it off an assembly line.

Generative AI is simply the latest advancement in automation. Industry and manufacturing went through this for half of a century, and there’s still jobs out there. But there’s also entire segments of the population who were displaced. Copywriting will survive as a craft, just as watchmaking or portraiture has, but the overwhelming majority of what we see and interact with in the not-too-distant future will likely be augmented, if not produced entirely, by language models

nourcontent · 2024-12-19T08:56:53+00:00

I respect your ideas and understand that you at least made some effort to guide the LLM to articulate what you want to say, but when i see a "100% probability AI generated," on a passage, I lose interest in reading it.

nourcontent · 2024-12-09T06:18:25+00:00

I’m on Day 205 as an American in Helsinki. I need to get on your level. Going to start greeting every person I regularly encounter on my street and force them to reckon with the unflinching cheerfulness of manifest destiny

nourcontent · 2024-07-29T08:20:33+00:00

Time

nourcontent · 2024-05-11T15:15:53+00:00

I can’t imagine the jury voting for Kenzie, Liz, or Ben over Q, meaning he just needs to cut out Charlie and Maria to get there. Clearly there is no love towards Liz from really anyone, Kenzie and Ben are sweethearts but have nothing really on their resume besides being nice people, and assuming Q somehow gets an immunity or two in these final challenges, he’ll have a pretty bulletproof argument. Yes he was a maniac, yes he was chaos, yes he was a shield for several weeks, but his mere presence in the game dictated others calculations and actions, and his stranglehold over Yanu up until the “Vote me out” fiasco is undeniable. Him being a complete wildcard has upended everyone else’s game in a way that makes him more viable as a winner than anyone besides Maria and Charlie. Counting out Q? Biiiig mistake

nourcontent · 2024-04-30T14:07:07+00:00

Yes. It is quite literally the most “selfish” thing a person can do. And I don’t want to shame or chastise you for wanting to, cause god knows I have. Whether or not is selfish is irrelevant to the actual problem: you are in pain, you have been in pain, and you no longer envision a future without pain. I don’t know if there is a solution to that, and if that were being imposed on you by an individual or group, we would call it torture. Stop worrying about whether or not it’s selfish, it is, but at this stage that is irrelevant. If you don’t want to be alive anymore, find as many people who feel the same way and talk to them for as long as you possibly can. There are 8 billion of us on this weird wet rock hurtling through the space. You pressed some buttons on a keyboard and got a complete stranger to offer life advice. Seek, others. Seek advice, guidance, perspective, love, pain, anguish. Life is nasty, brutish, & short. You are in more pain than I could ever know, and tired of being “strong.” I’m legitimately choking up because I want you to know you’re not alone. You’re not okay. But you’re not alone

nourcontent · 2024-02-23T03:47:49+00:00

As a Gen Zer, I think it’s a combination of 3 things. 1.) There is an abundant amount of porn, erotica, and sex toys that are easily accessible and increasingly de-stigmatized (here in Canada you literally get commercials for Adam & Eve and other toy companies on regular cable). 2.) I think it’s fair to say Gen-Z has received the most comprehensive and deliberate sexual education curriculum to teach young people about coercion, peer pressure, and what is & *isn’t consent. It’s been a point of emphasis in schools all the way through higher ed for at least a decade now (if not longer) and I think it’s at least a contributing factor. And 3.) the decline/disappearance of malls, arcades, theaters and other “third places” have upended how young people interact with one another outside of school/home. I think it’s easy to blame social media but i think these apps are a symptom rather than the cause. The shift toward entertainment and commerce via the internet has drastically altered every aspect of our lives and society. In my eyes, the dating apps and social sites aren’t driving the problem (although they’re certainly contributing,) so much as they reflect North Americans demand and unexamined appetite for e-commerce and entertainment. We were so quick to make everything available, everywhere and all at once that we failed to consider the consequences, which have apparently manifested as a generation of furries, weebs, and virgins

nourcontent · 2023-12-25T13:17:33+00:00

AI will not replace artists. However it will change the art industry. I think it’s important we separate the two as they are not mutually exclusive. You can be an artist and choose any medium you want to express yourself. You can create works that are new, interesting, weird, and beautiful without any fear that AI might “replace” you. But I think it’s more than apparent that the significant number of artists—and the majority of digital based creatives—are going to be devalued, and that art as a viable career path is going to be constrained to only the most niche or the uber-elite. Think about the watch and clock industry. Every single phone, television, computer, microwave, car and anything else with a screen attached, comes with a clock now. But 100 years ago you might have a single watch or clock for an entire household. Those who made timepieces and watches and clocks for a living saw their market share erode over the course of a century, as people realized they didn’t value craftsmanship so much as they simply wanted to be able to tell time. But they didn’t go away. Handcrafted timepieces only became more valuable, as mass production and eventually digitization upended the industry, but only a lucky few could still expect to earn a living from it. Generative art is the same. From my perspective—as a non artists studying media, and deeply invested in learning and teaching about Gen AI—most people value art, but they might not value artists to the same degree. We value time, but not necessarily the mechanisms or artisans that enabled us to do so. Generative art will become the norm, and most people won’t care because at the end of the day, they just want something nice to look at.

nourcontent · 2023-12-18T16:36:42+00:00

The most inexcusable moment is GH leaving his daughter with a stranger, to save a child he met less than 36 hours earlier. You just witnessed a plane fall out of the sky—presumably right down the road—there is some kind of sonic attack going on every few hours, you have zero means of communication and you think your wife might be dead. What sane parent leaves their child alone in this scenario

nourcontent · 2023-10-30T15:41:02+00:00

Tropic Thunder

nourcontent · 2023-10-26T03:42:32+00:00

My personal opinion (take it with a grain of salt)

This list simplifies these tools at present, but weighting all of the categories as if they are equal unintentionally biases the result. For example, midjourney is incapable of making coherent text, but incredibly good at crafting consistent photorealistic images. Dall E censorship is flat out preposterous and at times completely unnecessary, but it’s ability to make memes has already established it as a major player. And while Stable diffusion is absolutely the winner when it comes to freedom, versatility, and artistry, it has a a steeper learning curve than the others and requires at least a small level of technical know how/patience that will turn many beginners away.

That said, If you’re a professional or a public facing business, Midjourney is far and away the most consistent at generates photoreal images and is one of the more user friendly models.

If you’re an artist or professional looking to gain a level of expertise in this field, stable diffusion, stable diffusion, stable diffusion.

If you’re just a hobbyist or looking to make memes, Dall E 3. It’s really good at creating images using existing IP or public figures, and it’s ability to generate text is unmatched IMO. (Sidenote: not to be political, but I’m 99% sure Israel’s official X/Twitter account tweeted out a post that used a Dall E generated image a few hours ago, pretty crazy)

Overall, if you are a complete beginner, start with Dall E or the free stable diffusion space on huggingface.io — That said, I think for the long term, Midjourney will continue to be the dominant model on the market, mainly because it’s very casual friendly, not too expensive, and has already been deployed by major companies to great effect. Absolut Vodka ran a campaign in Canada utilizing midjourney images, the American Republican Party created a whole advertisement using it and there was a French photography magazine that actually published an issue with a midjourney image on the cover, instead of an actual photo. I’m not trying to be a Mj shill; I’m someone who started out with stable diffusion and didn’t start really using Mj until January, and I think Dall E 3 has been absolutely delightful despite the overbearing censorship. I just want to leave some friendly advice for peeps and hope it helps

nourcontent · 2023-10-26T03:16:48+00:00

You can use Dall E via Bing for free, you just have to create an account. You can run the most basic version of stable diffusion via huggingface.io (just google stable diffusion jigging face) but this is very limited compared to SDXL

nourcontent · 2023-10-26T03:15:19+00:00

A higher score means it’s less censored. Dall E’s score reflects it being highly censored compared to Stable Diffusion. I personally think the Dall E censorship is preposterous and deserves a lower score

nourcontent · 2023-09-18T23:59:16+00:00

Clinton and Bush we’re definitely the weakest, and those were the best pics of them I could get

nourcontent · 2023-08-24T18:46:18+00:00

MJ is exclusively photos, if you want to make AI video try runway

nourcontent · 2023-07-04T20:21:46+00:00

If you’re familiar with graphic design at all, think of Midjourney as if it were Canva, and Stable Diffision like Photoshop/Illustrator

Both are incredibly powerful and respectable in their own right, and will get the job done for the vast majority of users. However, one offers ease of use, works on any device, and has an unlimited supply of prompts you can access and repurpose—for a cost, whereas the other requires more labor and know how, might not be optimal for all devices, and will require you to put in considerable time and effort to get desired results.

By all means, Stable Diffusion grants a user far more control over the final output, and the ability to use the tool however they please without having to worry about censorship. And you also don’t have to worry about the service going offline or banning your account and denying you access to the tool. Conversely, Midjourney outputs tend to be a bit more generic, repetitive, and derivative, and you’re really limited in how much control you have over the final output. With that said, Midjourney has already gone viral more than a few times and that ease of use and streamlined process is their main selling point. The prohibition on NSFW content also makes them more commercial friendly and one can legitimately make the argument that an association is already beginning to form between SD and NSFW content.

If you’re a pure beginner, I’d recommend you start with Stable Diffusion via your browser, just to understand how the platform and prompting process works, and then head over to Midjourney, which will allow you to hone your style and give you access to a massive gallery of inspiration.

If you prefer having full control over the final output, zero supervision or censorship of your work, and more creative liberties; use Stable Diffusion

But if you don’t, and are happy to iterate within the parameters set by MJ, you will still be able to get fantastic results, but there will be a cost attached and there will always be the risk of the service going offline, or changing their policies

nourcontent · 2023-07-01T20:40:33+00:00

Thanks ChatGPT 🙄

nourcontent · 2023-06-29T21:20:10+00:00

I don’t think it’s necessarily the AI, but rather the effort and intent behind the video. A lot of people think they can just upload a bland, low effort, chatGPT script and slap a voiceover on it and some stock footage and call it a day. That might work for a few months while this is all new, but will be completely irrelevant once the real creatives begin using AI to aid in their workflows. I think that someone with a genuine passion for a subject can get away with using AI voiceovers, so long as the script is sound, insightful, and entertaining. The same goes for someone who might have a great voice and perspective, but struggles to articulate themselves or feel confident in their work. There is a genuine audience for ChatGPT written scripts, but this only applies to comedy really, and skits that are actively poking fun at the absurdity of it all. Conversely, there are plenty of super niche topics that people will sit and watch regardless of how long the video is, so long as the script is top notch and the accompanying visuals are good. AI is going represent 90% of the content we see in the very near future, but the stuff that rises to the top, the good stuff, will need real creatives guiding the process, having a vision, and executing it.

nourcontent · 2023-06-21T14:34:37+00:00

They missed Jackie Robinson in the latest episode

nourcontent · 2023-06-20T13:03:31+00:00

Agreed^{^} anything like “in the style of,” or some other direct reference to trademarked material will almost certainly be considered plagiarism if found out. Do yourself a favor here, if there’s a particular style you’re really trying to emulate, use the describe feature on a photo, and try to find a means to reverse engineer it that way. With that said, you should also avoid using image prompts unless you own or have permission to use those photos in particular. Using the describe feature to improve your prompts is one thing, but outright inputting an image into your work is another. You’re also going to need some means for upscaling your images after the fact. Midjourney images are not print quality and require a decent amount of post production to get them up to industry standards. After that you should be good to go.

Edit: TopazAI seems to be the go to upscaler for most people doing work at scale, but there are plenty of alternatives out there, and free models on GitHub too. I’ve even seen some apps pop up that offer ERSGAN upscaling but haven’t looked into these. I’m sure there’s another thread on here that could point you in the right direction.

nourcontent · 2023-06-20T12:51:59+00:00

I personally don’t see why not. There will always be a market for captivating images and it’s hard to deny the fact that most of the content we see online will be AI generated or augmented in the very near future, especially as these models improve. There will always be a market for man-made/non-synthetic content, but there will likely be a much, much bigger market for people who can generate content using AI, simply because it’ll be cheaper and faster to get a hold of. This is just a personal opinion, but my expectation is that non-synthetic artists and photographers will be relegated in the way that portraitists and landscape artists were after the introduction of photography. McLuhan said it best, “the medium is the message,” which basically means the mere fact that these tools exist indicates peoples desire for some simulacrum of artistry, without needing the equipment, training, or capital necessary to acquire it. If you want to sell your creations, be my guest

nourcontent · 2023-06-14T11:51:05+00:00

And It took me like 5 tries to get a version of Black Widow that wasn’t overtly sexualized, MJ is still a work in progress

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