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Slow is not a quality setting. Just ask my werewolf.Speed, effort, and time spent have nothing to do with the quality of the output.

CraftOct 29, 20264 min read

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  • Slow is not a quality setting. Just ask my werewolf.Speed, effort, and time spent have nothing to do with the quality of the output.

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  • Refusing AI is not a virtue. It's just slower.That is the whole AI creativity debate, and I am done pretending it is complicated.

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