Careful what you wish for. Essay. 1000 words, 5-minute read.
A more modern take on the three wishes concept is W.W. Jacobs' story "The Monkey's Paw", where the odd title object serves as the means of granting the wishes. Unfortunately, those who make the wishes don't exactly get what they wanted...
Yes! I thought of Monkey’s Paw while reading this. So, AI is the 6 fingered Monkeys Paw?😁
Saw this online recently. It tracks:
“It’s funny how recognizing AI art nowadays is just the same old rules as recognizing the fae in old tales.
“Count the fingers, count the knuckles, count the teeth, check the shadows…”
… and under NO circumstances should you make deals with their kind.”
https://yiff.life/@erkhyan/109565941408742400
Great article as usual Ray.
A more modern take on the three wishes concept is W.W. Jacobs' story "The Monkey's Paw", where the odd title object serves as the means of granting the wishes. Unfortunately, those who make the wishes don't exactly get what they wanted...
Yes! I thought of Monkey’s Paw while reading this. So, AI is the 6 fingered Monkeys Paw?😁
Saw this online recently. It tracks:
“It’s funny how recognizing AI art nowadays is just the same old rules as recognizing the fae in old tales.
“Count the fingers, count the knuckles, count the teeth, check the shadows…”
… and under NO circumstances should you make deals with their kind.”
https://yiff.life/@erkhyan/109565941408742400
Great article as usual Ray.