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points by andybak 4 days ago | 0 comments

So do it. Everything AI assisted I've made has involved a ton of work. The only difference AI has made is that I've increased the level of my ambition and avoided a ton of things that were previously blockers.

[–] erfgh 3 days ago

I think whether it requires a lot of work is not the most important factor. The important factor is how easy it is to replace it. If it was made with AI I expect it to be easily copiable with AI. Therefore it doesn't make much sense to spend a lot, if any, money on it.

[–] FeepingCreature 3 days ago

There is no problem and no contradiction between your views.

If you want it, and you think it's easy to replace, try to reproduce it with AI.

If you find that it is harder than you thought, then go back and pay for the original.

[–] cman1444 3 days ago

It is surely much easier to replace a potato than to recreate this. Yet we still pay for potatoes.

[–] slopinthebag 3 days ago

no it's not. for one, potatoes take months to grow. secondly, they require land that many of us don't have.

generating an ai image of a potato is a better comparison.

[–] cman1444 3 days ago

Yes it is. I can go to the grocery store and buy one in 10 minutes from where I am now. And it would cost me very little to do so.

That's the analogous equivalent of spending the tokens to use AI to make this project.

The analogous equivalent of growing a potato yourself over months would be creating this website without AI.