It’s complicated and I wouldn’t say that I “love” A.I. as much as I accept it as the next technological leap for humankind. It is a tool, and much like you can turn a kitchen knife into a deadly weapon it depends on how you use it.
For my “Cosmic Trouble” project, I do make use of generative A.I., but not to create content, but to create reference images, improve my code and workshop ideas. Working with A.I. does involve more than just writing some lines, press a button and Boom! there is your finished product ready for shipping. Sometimes I spend hours “talking” to ChatGPT to create scripts that do what I want. Sure, it doesn’t come as news that prompting A.I. is a new skill that can be learned and practiced, but it is important to understand that working with A.I. is also time consuming and something that can be done in infinite ways, some of them better than others.
The uprising of generative A.I. will also play a crucial part in the narrative of Cosmic Trouble and without giving too much away, it will involve a crazy tech cult that operates in the shadows of Crestfallen. “Shadows Of Crestfallen”, that doesn’t sound half bad to me. Is it too early to start working on a sequel?