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      10 months ago

      How many adjustments does it take before it’s new content. If the answer is a lot, are humans ever original either?

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        10 months ago

        Humans are frequently unoriginal, which is why they get caught copying existing things with adjustments. But they also do make new things based on existing things that add something that new in a way that is significantly different in a way that might use some parts of existing things in a way that is original.

        The Thing, Predator, and Alien are all other worldly being who hunt humans but would you consider them regurgitated content with adjustments?

        The thing is about fear of other people, with an alien monster.

        Predator is about macho men being outclassed, with an alien monster.

        Alien is about sexual assault, with an alien monster.

        AI won’t accidentally create anything comparable by accident, because these three movies aren’t even the output of a single human. Hell, even books are not the out the output of a single person. They have editors and reviews and collaboration that involves sharing of knowledge and influenced by experiences that AI won’t accidentally stumble upon by accident. AI will create the direct to video knock offs that are just copying existing media to profit because AI is like an executive who tries to always make what is already proven to work because it is seen as reliable.