Review: Severance

So, I just finished watching the first two seasons of Severance and it was not what I thought it would be. The basic premise is that the characters work for a company that splits their work self and their outside self into two completely separate personalities. Based on that and some of the comments I’ve…

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Mythologizing Creativity

A common argument against AI creativity is the belief that art requires a unique, magical force unlike any other human skill. The most simplistic arguments focus on the physical tools and processes used (paint/ink/whatever vs. pixels), echoing similar arguments about photography, Photoshop, and probably brushes (“Real artists use their fingers!”). In the 1990s, these morons…

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