This is the classic expression of the fallacy that the value of something is based on the cost to create it from the seller, not the benefit it brings to the buyer.
In media, TikTok exemplifies this effect. People watch fewer movies (expensive, high quality) and watch more short-form content (cheap, low quality).
There is an ancient hubris in this: the belief that there is something in humanity beyond physics, that we possess a soul or something else which defies mathematical/scientific comprehension.
I would like to believe in our specialness like this too, but I don't understand how someone can confidently proclaim that "AI can never capture" something humans do.
Whatever it is we think AI can never learn about us, is it unlearnable by humans too (i.e. inborn, instinctive)? Or is it learnable by humans, but inexplicable, unlearnable by a machine observing the behavior en masse?
Now, for those OK with slop, they can have it, but that's called content. Hollywood and SV (and most consumers) conflate the two all the time.
Is it? Or does it boil down to: "This has been done and rehashed multiple times before, it's no longer interesting"? There is tons of recognized art out there that, in literal time spent, could be done in minutes. What is important is what people gain from the art, not the time put into the art.
If someone didn’t write something, I’m not sure I have much interest in talking to them about it.
This isn't just limited to AI though. As an example, I hate email generally, it feels like the land where people dump out words without trying to carefully say anything. It almost always requires lots of clarification later on. It's the land of careless communication.
I often wish there was an honest flag on emails that indicated "effort put into this email" so I could put the requisite effort into reading it ;). I don't want to spend a lot of time on something of the person creating it didn't spend much time on. On the other hand if someone did put a lot of effort into the content, I want to give them an appropriate amount of attention.
With AI it seems like the sheer volume of content could be even larger because of how little time it costs the sender. Thus eating up even more of the receiver's time.