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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by lawrence@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

Thanks to @deeply_moving_queef@lemmy.ml for finding the original author:

https://www.instagram.com/linhadotrem/

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[-] deeply_moving_queef@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago

Credit to the original artist.

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

This... Almost looks like the op of this post used AI to translate and change the art style of this comic.

[-] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Replaced by AI: ~~traductor~~

Also modified the art style to make it less violent and subversive, so cross "artist" of that list as well.

With the original, we clearly understand that it should all have been filled with humans, but there was a progression in the center line where AI (killed and) replaced professions that were always thought to be irreplaceable by AI.

[-] mke@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ironic. The translator and artist were the first ones to be killed, and now we got this bastardized AI "translation" that's actually an entirely different image, but worse.

This is why so many were confused about "personal," I believe it's a borrowed term in Brazil that popularly means personal trainer.

Not personnel, not HR, not personal assistant, nor an AI hallucination, even as some confidently claimed them, all because the original work was discarded for a shitty alternative, much like workers themselves.

[-] ClamDrinker@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Seems the translated variant misses a big point of the original artist too, notice how the gun slowly comes into view? It's trying to make a point that the replacement isn't quite organic, but rather forced on us. Probably would have been better to just translate the text in place and include the rightful credit.

[-] lawrence@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you for finding it. I will leave his IG here and in description, since my original post was just a copy, unfortunately.

https://www.instagram.com/linhadotrem/

[-] burgermeister@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I'm deeply moved

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Automation and job replacement is a good thing. The reason it feels bad is because we've tied the ability to satisfy our basic needs to employment. In an economic model that actually isn't a dystopian hellscape, robots replacing jobs is something to celebrate.

And to switch our economic model to one in which a person can thrive without pissing the vast majority of our lives away on the grind; we just need to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps!

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

This is so important.

An aspect of post scarcity is that people shouldn't have to work. AGI might allow that; LLM is starting to fill some niches.

The problem is how it's being done. Rather than benefiting society as a whole, it's enriching a few. In an ideal world, people whose jobs are replaced should get a stipend. We should all be eagerly awaiting that time when our jobs are replaced and we get a paycheck - maybe a little reduced - but now we're free to pursue our interests. If that means doing your old job, only now it's bespoke, artisan work, great.

The other missing factors are free energy and limitless resources; but we're making progress on energy, but resources are an issue with no solution on the horizon. Plus, we're killing the planet by just existing, so there's that.

We have a lot of problems to solve but AI is part of the solution, except that it's being done wrong. And expensively.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

but resources are an issue with no solution on the horizon.

We've got tons of resources, and the means the produce more. The problem is that's not going to make some people lots and lots of money, so they don't do it.

Scarcity is not a problem of "can't" right now, it's a problem of "won't".

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[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Any personals here?

[-] WarpScanner@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Cooking is something that requires advanced robotics or some kind of heavily modular factory-like automated meal production line, not AI. Though AI certainly could assist in the development of such.

Drivers are being actively replaced right before our eyes.

A lot of Lawyer work is already being heavily automated, even without AI. Outside of that its "technically" replaceable with AI but on a literal legal level not likely currently possible. I think automating some aspects of being a lawyer might be beneficial but certain elements would be down right dystopian if fully automated.

Doctor work being automated is also already being done, but this is arguably a very good thing, as it maybe holds the key to a lot of medical breakthroughs and might unlock the potential to sort all that personal medical data people collect ever since that became a thing. And largely might help significantly reduce the cost of highly effective personal healthcare, given sufficient time.

Teacher work probably could be partially automated but getting kids to pay attention to a lesson, discipline, safety, etc would likely require a human to be around if only for liability.

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[-] youngalfred@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago
[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Came here to say this... Personal?

This strip was made by AI, wasn't it? WASN'T IT??!?!?!

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

It 100% is the new 4o image generation which appears very good in producing crisp panel comics with readable text exactly like this.

The most scary thing is all the people responding with denial, oblivious to this not being human made.

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[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Personal trainers are called simply personal in Brazil, and the original comic is in Brazilian Portuguese. This is an AI translated version.

[-] LeFantome@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

I assume you, teaching as the profession that we have today is not at all safe.

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

As an automechanic, my job will never replace by AI, but instead we're fucked by low wages and the black box automobile has slowly become.

[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[-] deeply_moving_queef@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

The original meme this was copied from is Brazilian:

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[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Meanwhile my (college btw) teacher suggests us to use ChatGPT if we need help. Bro wants to replace himself.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I wanted robots to do my menial unpleasant chores for me so I'd have more time to do art, writing, and analytics. I didn't want robots to do all the art, writing, and analytics so I had more time for chores & menial tasks 😭

[-] DimFisher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

"Theft" only applies to the poor. Rich assholes and their megacorps will pay judges to tell you so

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