A couple weeks ago I played my first game of Sudoku.
You know, the little game where you fill in the numbers making sure they don't repeat.
It took me almost 30 minutes to complete the puzzle, and I didn't even get it right.
I joked with my friend, it's a silly game, and writing an algorithm to beat the game every time would be trivial.
In 10 minutes, with the help of AI, I wrote up an algorithm to solve any Sudoku puzzle.
And wallah, it worked 🤯 I did it & look how it turned out!
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Now if I uploaded the image of a sudoku puzzle, the program would solve it in milliseconds.
And then it dawned on me:
How many of us are playing our own metaphorical Sudoku every day?
How many of us are spendIng our time on tasks that a motvated developer with AI will disrupt in a weekend?
For example, as of last week, we can now render whole cinematic quality movie scenes with only a sentence.
And the results are mind blowing.
Here are my coolest picks thus far!
Hermit crab using an incandescent lightbulb as its shell
Close-up shot of a futuristic cybernetic german shepherd showcases its striking brown and black fur
FYI:Sora's Access is not yet open to the public, but it will be soon! I will be sure to let you know more tips about it in the future.
Want to make your own AI-generated films?
You can play around with these tools..
Pika - https://pika.art/home
Runway - https://runwayml.com/
OpenAI's Sora (public version coming soon) - https://openai.com/sora
On one hand, AI acts at the great equalizer, democratizing all creative professions.
On the other, these instant manifestation tools mean over saturation of content.
It also means professionals may find their skills overshadowed by AI alternatives.
When the cost of creating a film goes from 5 or 6 figures to pennies, it changes things.
When the team required to create a film goes from a few dozen professionals to one guy in his basement, it changes things.
This will lead to economic and existential challenges within creative communities.
This will lead to an over saturation of AI generated content across all digital mediums.
This will lead to untold changes in the creative fabric of our world.
We did not think it would happen this way.
There was a long held belief that AI technology would replace the boring, and mundane jobs first.
We believed the accountants, lawyers, and bureaucrats would be the first ones disrupted.
When, in fact, the opposite has happened.
As of today, all world's major digital arts have been completley reshuffled.
It no longer takes years to be a copy writer, graphic designer, or videographer.
Soon the same will apply to being a musician, author, or software developer.
Soon, all digital creation will be as trivial for AI as solving Sudoku.
This begs the question, with all your own metaphorical Sudokus solved by AI, what will you do with your time? 💬
P.S. I always appreciate hearing from you! If you need a hand or want to explore a specific topic together. Feel free to shoot me a message in response to this email.
Your ongoing support means everything. Thank you!
Nick Sarafa