In my last post, we saw what happens when you try to use AI to write or edit a knitting or crochet pattern. Yikes!
So how can fiber based businesses use AI?
But first, what is AI?
Basically, AI (artificial intelligence) is a very complex search engine. It takes the data entered to train and remodel the outputs that it gives. It is not rational, nor does it reason. It is a huge amalgamation of human input.
Chris Davis, 38 North Security’s Principal of Emerging Technologies
There are two main reasons that people get excited about AI.
The first is the almost magical way it can create content:
The second is the way it can help boost productivity:
- brainstorming ideas
- generating outlines for blog posts or video content
- researching a topic
- creating titles for patterns
- creating colorway names for yarns
- creating captions for social media
- automating the job of answering simple customer questions
- using built in AI in many of the software programs we already use in our businesses
Weaving in the ends:
There are a whole world of possibilities just starting to unfold with AI. How will you use AI in your fiber based business? Let me know in the comments below!
Bonus questions! Do you like AI generated images of knit and crochet?
AI is a threat to many creative industries, and relies on the stolen work of other creatives, uploaded to their data systems without consent. The environment impacts are also severe as the data centres needed to generate content require huge amounts of water for cooling, damaging eco systems and risking water shortages. I read your blog post and am disappointed that you would choose to support it. As a knitter and crocheter, the AI images you shared are unenticing and inaccurate – you can’t crochet with knitting needles, and stitches don’t become skeins! Does that inspire confidence in customers? To me it implies that perhaps any physical products being sold may not exist, and customers may receive nothing, or services such as courses may be AI generated and of little value. I would urge you to reconsider your stance. Craft is about connecting with your materials and other people, AI is the antithesis of that. I won’t be using it in my business.