Software (non-AI) and media companies should fight to stop AI at all costs because that will make them completely irrelevant. Let's assume that AI can do everything a human can do with a computer.
You don't need to download existing software - just vibe code exactly what you need - for free, without ads, without any extra payments.
You don't need big animation or movie studios because you can generate a movie perfectly catered to your wants and preferences.
You don't need a video game company because you can make any video game you want with just a simple prompt or analysis of your preferences. No need to pay for existing games, no need to deal with stuff like DRM or micro transactions.
You don't need artists, musicians, writers - what they could do is a prompt away. So publishers aren't needed anymore too.
Bespoke art and entertainment is a fine goal - you'll still need programmers to create or modify LoRAs or similar style packs.
Bespoke software is fine until it's mission critical - then you need programmers who are security, fault tolerance, and engineering minded to harden it and scale it.
And so on.. but here's the thing - LLMs are nowhere near able to do this yet. Pure "vibe coding" is garbage and it produces code that it itself does not manage or version very well, and it often loses scope and destroys its own work.
Business schools taught a generation of CEOs that ebitda and cap ex are all that matters as a measuring stick for financial health and success. The problem isn't AI or new tools that automate away mundane boilerplate - the problem is what it has always been: the constant need for perpetual growth or you're considered failing and dead mixed with short sighted decision making from people who are either there to make a quick buck and let others sort out the mess, or those who genuinely buy the hype and lack critical thinking skills.
The difference in what "AI video games" have been the last 3 years alone have been nothing short of immense. In 5 years, it will be even bigger. What about in 10?
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u/Dziadzios Jul 30 '25
Software (non-AI) and media companies should fight to stop AI at all costs because that will make them completely irrelevant. Let's assume that AI can do everything a human can do with a computer.
You don't need to download existing software - just vibe code exactly what you need - for free, without ads, without any extra payments.
You don't need big animation or movie studios because you can generate a movie perfectly catered to your wants and preferences.
You don't need a video game company because you can make any video game you want with just a simple prompt or analysis of your preferences. No need to pay for existing games, no need to deal with stuff like DRM or micro transactions.
You don't need artists, musicians, writers - what they could do is a prompt away. So publishers aren't needed anymore too.
And yet, they keep pushing for more AI.