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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I imagine in a few decades we might have AI media. You could read a web novel with a fewer or a lot of pictures, or read it as a manhwa / webtoon, or as an anime, or as a virtual reality 3D experience that is semi-interactive. And you could give instructions to shorten or expand it, or even diverge in the plot a little, or change the characters. More like the holodeck with a VR headset.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

This is when noncreatives will learn that making good stuff is hard 😅

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So anything except actually enjoying reading a book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The book still exists, nobody is taking that away. But now you can enjoy it in different media forms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Never said anyone was taking it from me. Just concerning that someone would think that any of those things are the same as reading a book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe more like someone reading you a book while you can ask questions or give feedback. And maybe instead of just watching pictures / illustrations, you could also describe your own imagination more detailed or give some rough sketches and create your own illustrations to the text. Like a modding feature for books and you can share the mods with other readers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Again, none of those things are “enjoying a book.”

And you don’t need AI to do any of those things. You can do them now if you want.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Hey google, is this media literacy?