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I have a question...
LLMs and generative AI are really only good at a subset of things, and we use them outside those things too often. But one thing they're extremely good at is identifying similarities in text.
I don't think AI as a technology is a problem, simply how we're using it, much like a knife.
If there was an art search engine that indexed every piece of human-made art that could be found and allowed you to search for it in natural language, would you use it? This would be different from a search engine in that natural language allows for more clarity of context and emphasis.
In what context would that ever be useful?
Advertising
Maybe you want to buy some art. Maybe you saw some art but can't remember where it came from. Maybe you have a specific feeling and you'd like to see some art to go along with it. Maybe there's a comic with some joke that you want to find and share.
Basically, it fulfills the same role as a search engine.
The reason I propose it for art is because most people may have trouble describing art, and most art isn't indexed by its contents. An LLM can help with both of these problems.
It could be useful in other domains, too, but the required information isn't as readily available. I'll give two contrasting examples:
I imagine at least some people would find it useful. I don't know if it could be profitable with ads, but... I just like having thoughts like these. Have the knowledge but not the time, energy, or money to build something like this :/