I'm a software dev. There's this colleague who can't do shit without AI. The thing is that whenever Claude asks a question, he selects the "Recommended" answer reading neither the question nor the answer. It makes my blood boil.

Well, he thinks he's a developer

i'm a painter who doesn't paint. i'm a writer who doesn't write.

what do you actually do, says the skeptic.

i'm a prompt artisan, says the creator of this 'art.'

so, you just type text into a box?

yes.

but when i type artist into google it spits me back this definition: "a person who creates art, such as painting, writing, music, or sculpture, using conscious skill and creative imagination.' you aren't creating anything--the AI is the creator. at best, you're just influencing what they create with words.

whatever.

so, if i fuck an artist and tell him that his song would be better in B minor, then i'm a creator?

whatever.

i wonder what the cultural vibe is in countries that view art with reverence.

people in america aren't looking at the bigger picture--this country has NEVER cared about art or artists.

is jazz on pop radio? does your average american give a shit about impressionism or even know what the fuck it is?

so, why would they care about the average novelist? does your typical american even fucking read?

Obviously they're not artists. 🙄

They're prompt engineers. It's highly complex, hard science shit.

the whole thing is stupid. you just prompt the ai to rephrase your shit-prompt so something whoa-ai and that's it...