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Aphantasia at 5 for me as well unless I am in the process of waking up. Then my inner vision is so clear that I can read text.

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Have you seen any Nodus Labs videos? The link is https://www.youtube.com/@noduslabs. The website is https://infranodus.com/. The blurb: Get a clear overview of any text, topic, or AI knowledge base. Uncover blind spots to generate actionable insights.

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I have not, but it looks neat! Thanks for the tip.

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I like comics, for the art as much as the text. I think AI can help assist in things, but I really don't think I'd want to read a comic with AI generated art, even if the plot is fully human written. That's my preference and I don't see that changing any time soon, no matter how 'good' the AI gets at consistency across images or finger counts.

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yah, everybody has their own aesthetic preferences. A few weeks back I wrote about how all the art hanging on my walls has some sort of story/personal connection, but I also have a few prints instead of originals. I know people who only do actual oils, never cheap prints, and my husband went to college with a guy who only wore tailored shirts.

For myself, I don't enjoy watching modern cartoons because the aesthetic of computer-generated animation annoys me. Lots of people love Moana, but I much prefer the old hand-drawn animation style of the Merry Melodies and such.

https://www.eleanorkonik.com/p/ai-cannot-replace-genuine-human-connection

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Sorry, AI is a line in the sand. Best of luck, since I'm afraid you're at the mercy of the machine.

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Everyone has their line in the sand :) Some folks are very unhappy I use Substack instead of something open source, for example. Others think it's unethical to link to Amazon book pages.

For anyone coming in later, my AI policy has been listed on my About page for quite some time, and I've been using AI generated featured images for featured images for even longer, but I'll repost it here for anyone curious:

I use OpenAI models for image generation, spelling and grammar check, to suggest research directions I may have missed, and Readwise’s Ghostreader to search highlights of documents I’ve personally read. AI is never used to write verbiage in the original drafting of my essays except in rare cases where I can’t think of a word and ask it to help me figure out the phrase.

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I’m a big fan of anything Moebius - particularly The Incal, and Edena

It’s all about the surrealism for me, but it can be a little jumpy plot wise, a result of compiling a long running story that was published gradually, also presumably something is lost in translation. Also The Incal inspires every sci fi block buster of the 80s so so it feels too familiar. And don’t let your kids look over shoulder it’s very French and adult

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oh I bet my husband would enjoy the Incal too -- I'll pick it up! Thanks!

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