Where the Boredom Comes From
The author's dissatisfaction isn't "AI is no good"—quite the opposite; it's precisely because it's too "good," too smooth, too predictable that it's dull. AI's output is always by-the-book, comprehensive, and free of any sharp edges, like a dish that's always seasoned to just the right level—eat too much and all that's left is tedium. The clumsy, unexpected sparks of personal quirk in human creation are exactly what AI sands away in order to "not make mistakes." When everything can be generated smoothly, smoothness itself is devalued, and what becomes truly scarce is "the unexpected."
A Contrarian Voice Worth Hearing
Amid an atmosphere full of marveling at how capable AI is, this voice of "I admit it's capable, but I find it boring" is unusually clear-headed. It doesn't deny the capability but questions a certain taken-for-granted narrative of progress: is more fluent, more correct, more efficient necessarily better? For content creators, this piece is a reminder worth keeping: when AI makes "adequate" cheap, human value shifts to the places it does poorly—genuine personality, imperfect edges, expression that dares to take risks. Readers' tastes will evolve too; after being fed "correct but boring" content by AI, people will come to prize even more the things that have warmth, surprise, and an evident origin in a specific person. Boredom may be exactly the opportunity that the flood of AI content leaves for human creators.
via: Hacker News