Millions Of Wasted Lives: A Hidden Army of AI Workers Are Fueling The AI Boom

AI Tasker: “I really am wasting my life here if I made somebody a billionaire and I’m earning a couple of bucks a week …”

“Late Night Tasker” created by Author in Dall-E paid plan — what sort of keyboard, controller, or tablet is that? And is that a Jell-O cup?

In the space of just a few months, I’ve seen heinous, appalling AI art evolve into mediocre AI imagery with some potential uses. Dall-E just accidentally captured the perfect profile and expression for this article header image. However, there’s still a lot wrong with it. I lack the patience, knowledge, and ability to “make it better.” I also lack the desire to pay for more “credits.”

It’s “good enough.”

A few months ago, I got nowhere with suggesting to AI art developers that they involve actual artists in the designing of the programs.

I said, “There are a few things we learn in art school that the programs don’t seem to understand.” By “a few,” I meant hundreds — likely thousands — of concepts and techniques that we humans learn in art school (or some of us that are called ‘talented’ know instinctively).

As many have said, “AI art will be seen as ‘good enough’” thereby — so they say — putting real human artists out of business.