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On the Road to Saying Goodbye

Ever since AI hit the pathway of life in a big way, a couple of years ago, it has already changed everything. Do you use AI? I do. And, it never ceases to amaze me. Amaze me, in both a good and a bad way.
 
Just look… Here’s the facts… It’s moving so fast. It’s taking over so many jobs. It’s doing so much stuff that in a couple of more years there is going to be no need for the thinking mind. At least, the thinking mind of most people. People, who don’t really think at all. I mean, people are soon to be obsolete.
 
For example, even on the most basic level, you can now make these great movies using AI. Stuff that it would have taken millions of dollars to film. Now, it can now be done for free. All you have to do is to type in or speak what you want, and the scenes are created in seconds.
 
There’s all of these writers and people like that… …The one who threw that big strike a couple of years back… They’re all demanding NO AI! But, come on… Do you think the powers-that-be can say no to AI. You don’t have to pay anyone. You don’t have to deal with egos. It’s just done.
 
So, maybe not today, but very soon, AI will completely take over the film industry. And other industries, as well.
 
You know, for decades now, my lady has always wanted us to dress up our cats and shoot pictures of them for Halloween and Christmas cards. I know some people have cats that love to pose. None of the furry friends we have had in our life have ever wanted to do that. Put a costume on them and good luck trying to even get them to sit up. They hate it! I’ve always just had to take the best or the worst photo we could get into Photoshop and do what I could.
 
Yesterday, my lady snapped a photo of one of our cats. I had an idea. I asked her to send it over to me.
 
It was just a semi-okay photo of our cat sitting up. I took the photo and asked Gemini to put a costume on him with an interesting background. It was F-in’ great! Like I said to my lady, from now on we are going to have great Halloween and Christmas cards.
 
I popped the photo over onto my IG account if you want to check it out.
 
The thing is, to do anything like that would have taken me hours in Photoshop. Gemini did it in a few seconds way better than I ever could have. And, that’s the thing, AI does it better. How can you compete with that?  
 
So, just like what was depicted in all of those movies, it will soon be coming to pass, there will be no need for you or me. Get ready to say goodbye.