I have. It sucks. The world we're headed for maybe isn't one we actually wind up wanting in the end.
I like the idea of increasingly advanced video models as a technologist, but in practice, I'm noticing slop and I don't like it. Having grown up on porn, when video models are in my hands, the addiction steers me in the direction of only using the the technology to generate it. That's a slot machine so addictive akin to the leap from the dirty magazines of old to the world of internet porn I witnessed growing up. So, porn addiction on steroids. I found it eventually damaging enough to my mental health that I sold my 4090. I'm a lot better off now.
The nerd in me absolutely loves Generative models from a technology perspective, but just like the era of social media before it, it's a double edged sword.
Hence, a certain % of the population will be negatively affected by this. I personally personally think it's worth raising awareness of.
Also I just don't want to live in a world where the things we watch just aren't real. I want to be able to trust what I see, and see the human-ness in it. I'm aware that these things can co-exist, but I'm also becoming increasingly aware that as long as this technology is available and in development, it will be used for deception.
Now, we have entire TV shows shot on green screen in virtual sets. Replacing all the actors is just the next logical step.
I do believe that humans are restless, and even when there is no longer any point to create, and it is far easier to dictate, we still will, just because we are too driven not to.
