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Join me on a journey exploring the ups and downs of being a creator. I make things across many mediums including apps, games, and podcasts. Along the way, I take the side roads to motivation and inspiration. Navigating the winding paths that try to stop us from achieving our dreams and goals.
What's up, everybody? Welcome to another episode of the PW Podcast. I'm your host, Peter Witham. You can find myself and this podcast at peterwitham.com. Yeah.
Peter:We're gonna talk about AI again in this episode, but this is kind of one of those what really bugs me kind of episodes. And what really bugs me is the state of the world when you have to justify and explain that you used AI on something. Now, I got nothing against people using AI tools. I use them myself. But I have real issues in being forced into disclosing that I used AI and what I used it for.
Peter:I just think that's wrong. Now I get it, Right? This is kind of an unusual situation. It's not often we have these kind of tools come along where we gotta set some new boundaries and some new rules. I've got no problem with that.
Peter:But I refuse to be forced into disclosing what tools I use. I don't think that's right. And you know, there are game platforms, for example, I'm not gonna name names here where you have to say, I used AI and I used it for this and I used it for that. Now, if you wanna volunteer that information, great, go for it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, right?
Peter:But I think it's wrong when you are forced to do so. Here's my reasoning for this, right? I don't force a baker to tell me what oven they used when they cooked bread. I just choose whether I want the bread or not and to get that bread from them. I don't force my mechanic to tell me what wrench or spanner they used.
Peter:I don't care as long as they fixed the car. So why is it that we as software developers have to be forced into disclosing that we used AI or not? Now, again, I get it. This is slightly different. Wiz is unique in many ways, right?
Peter:Because it's all about the generative AI. So using AI to create something, a piece of art, a graphic, piece of audio, some code, whatever it may be. And yes, there are some rules that probably have to be in place at some point for this as we go through this discovery period that we're still in. But I don't think it's appropriate to force people because what does it matter really, right? What really matters is the end product as far as a user, a consumer, a purchaser, whatever.
Peter:Frankly, it's all about the elitism of someone saying, I did not use AI to do any of this because I'm such a genius that I did all this myself. Hey, you know what? Kudos to you. Fantastic. But don't slam someone because they used AI because they couldn't do it themselves.
Peter:There's nothing wrong with that, right? I make games. And I am extremely out of practice when it comes to three d modeling, for example. And I used to do it years and years and years ago. Can't remember a thing now.
Peter:I used to use Maya three d Studio and all those other tools, but I'm learning to use Blender to get what I want out of it. But in the meantime, I prototype using some simple things, maybe some AI to make me a house, a simple house or whatever. Doesn't necessarily mean I'm gonna ship with them, but it shouldn't make any difference whether I do or not. But it's because I wanna ship products, I wanna make my dreams, my visions, and if my skills are not up to it and there is another avenue I can take to complete my vision, I should be entitled to do so without having to justify it to anybody or explain it to anyone or have to check a box that says I did use this or I didn't use that tool. And I get it, this is gonna be controversial.
Peter:Well, you know what, these are the kind of conversations we really need to have right now because I am so just fed up with seeing folks slamming people for using AI and in some way saying, I'm better than you because I don't use AI. Okay, it's all a point of view, right? I mean, whatever, you know. It's been really bothering me this week, so I just wanted to put that out there. Part of the reason being too is I just released my new game, which is Moo F O, and you can find that at peterwidom.com/moofo.
Peter:Yes, I used AI to generate the image behind the menu screen because it did frankly, a better job than I could do. And I was like, you know what, I'm going with that image because it's better than what I can do and I can live with that. Right? So that's kind of what got me thinking about it too. Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts about this.
Peter:Reach out to me, peterwitham dot com. I'm sure I'll get flamed. Hey, that's fine. Let's have a conversation about it, right? I don't think forcing rules upon people that says you cannot ship this thing here without saying that you used AI or you didn't use AI.
Peter:I just think that's wrong, and I just think it's elitist. That's it, folks. See you next time.