I think a thought pattern that happens here is "Would you prefer a chair mass produced in a factory, or would you prefer a hand-crafted chair?"
Where by analogy, AI is the factory chair, human-designed is the hand-crafted chair.
And your mind imagines the most beautiful hardwood chair, with perfectly mitred joints, smoothed and waxed, your ideal handmade chair, made by a master craftsman.
Not the wobbly ugly piece of crap I would make if I tried to make a chair.
Ikea's cheapest factory-produced chair is a nicer chair than the one I would make by hand.
I’ve got a few wobbly pieces of furniture around the house. I love them!
I’ve also got a bookcase my dad made back when he was in shop class. And my mom has been using a cutting board I made her for the last 20 years.
I’m also a bad potter but love drinking out of the mugs I made and eating out of the bowls I made.
I love the artwork my friends and family have made even if they’re not super talented. It’s up on the walls.
IKEA stuff is fine. I have some, but I don’t feel much emotion around it. It gets the job done and not much more. (Though in my experience it’s not very sturdy and falls apart faster than handmade stuff.)
I would also add that back in the day there were a lot more craftsmen making high quality furniture for purchase. A lot of them have been driven out of business and so now buying that type of thing is much more expensive.
Where by analogy, AI is the factory chair, human-designed is the hand-crafted chair.
And your mind imagines the most beautiful hardwood chair, with perfectly mitred joints, smoothed and waxed, your ideal handmade chair, made by a master craftsman.
Not the wobbly ugly piece of crap I would make if I tried to make a chair.
Ikea's cheapest factory-produced chair is a nicer chair than the one I would make by hand.