Patreon Founder on AI ambivalence

I didn't know that recording music was illegal in the US for years, because of course, it was (according to detractors) destroying live music performances. Jack Conte outlines the history of reactions to new media and talks frankly about the same conflicted feelings I have -- LLMs hoovered up words and images without licensing them from their creators, including me (and Jack), and it also introduced a powerful cultural tools that creators could use to make new kinds of art and letters. This South by Southwest keynote is classic Jack: his enthusiasm is infectious and his storytelling is compelling. This is probably the longest online video I've watched in years.