The shifting goalposts in arguments for human superiority over AI
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Summary
The article critiques the shifting arguments people use to defend human value over AI in creative roles. It points out that as AI capabilities improve, the goalposts keep moving—from "AI can't do it" to "humans do it better" to "human output has subtle stylistic advantages." The piece suggests these arguments are weak and constantly being redefined as AI proves capable of each new benchmark.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn the age of AI, we should still prefer humans in certain roles because AI could never perform the tasks required for that role.
Perhaps the output from a human and AI may look similar, but human output is preferable for subtle stylistic reasons that an AI cannot reproduce.
Observe the scuff marks around the base of the goalpost from constant movement.
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