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Black-and-white photo of a magazine page. A dark-haired person with round glasses appears at left. Large quote: "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes." Caption: Author and videogame enthusiast Joanna Maciejewska nails it (although bathroom cleaning goes ahead of laundry and dishes). Header: commentary in…

AI Should Do the Laundry, Not the Art

A magazine pull quote nails the AI complaint: let robots do chores so humans can make art. A very relatable adulting gripe for anyone raised on promised jetpack futures.

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Black-and-white photo of a magazine page. A dark-haired person with round glasses appears at left. Large quote: "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes." Caption: Author and videogame enthusiast Joanna Maciejewska nails it (although bathroom cleaning goes ahead of laundry and dishes). Header: commentary in…

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