Things I've learned in a year of using generative AI daily

I’ve spent a year working with generative AI daily, and I’ve come to a few conclusions.

At Dreamshot, I’ve been working closely on integrating AI providers into the product.

  • AI replaces tools, not people
  • The artist’s eye is still needed; simply generating images or clips that meet a series of requirements isn’t enough.
  • It never works perfectly the first time; it’s an iterative process, just as it is in coding.
  • The model can’t read your mind; you have to be extremely specific. Tooling and metaprompting are essential.
  • Fixing one problem may create other problems. In this regard, working with code is easier
  • Most tools and models are good, but they’re still not good enough.

A large proportion of the ads we see are, and have been for some time, generated with AI, and this trend isn’t going away.

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