art-5
Original: art-5 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Child: Mom, should I just... not learn to draw? By the time I grow up, machines will have replaced artists.
Mother: Cutie, human artists won't go away.
Panel 2:
Child: Look at weaving. That was once an artisan skill. It got automated in the 18th century, but did we stop weaving? No!
Mother: AI doesn't make us pointless. Old skills don't go away because of machines. They just become ways to inefficiently make luxury goods for the wealthy.
Panel 3:
Child: That was... that was almost inspirational.
Mother: Hold on, let me get the computer to generate a second attempt.
(Final panel: the mother sits looking at a computer/tablet.)
Votey:
Mother (speech bubble, the computer-generated "second attempt"): Machines will never replace cartooning because cartooning doesn't have any real skills to replace!
Child: Mom, should I just... not learn to draw? By the time I grow up, machines will have replaced artists.
Mother: Cutie, human artists won't go away.
Panel 2:
Child: Look at weaving. That was once an artisan skill. It got automated in the 18th century, but did we stop weaving? No!
Mother: AI doesn't make us pointless. Old skills don't go away because of machines. They just become ways to inefficiently make luxury goods for the wealthy.
Panel 3:
Child: That was... that was almost inspirational.
Mother: Hold on, let me get the computer to generate a second attempt.
(Final panel: the mother sits looking at a computer/tablet.)
Votey:
Mother (speech bubble, the computer-generated "second attempt"): Machines will never replace cartooning because cartooning doesn't have any real skills to replace!
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: A worried red-haired child says, "Mom, should I just... not learn to draw? By the time I grow up, machines will have replaced artists." The mother, in a pink shirt, smiles and reassures: "Cutie, human artists won't go away." Panel 2: The child argues, "Look at weaving. That was once an artisan skill. It got automated in the 18th century, but did we stop weaving? No!" The mother replies, "AI doesn't make us pointless. Old skills don't go away because of machines. They just become ways to inefficiently make luxury goods for the wealthy." Panel 3: The child says, "That was... that was almost inspirational." The mother says, "Hold on, let me get the computer to generate a second attempt." Final panel: the mother is seated, looking down at a computer/tablet in her hands. Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the mother holding a large speech bubble showing the AI-generated "second attempt": "Machines will never replace cartooning because cartooning doesn't have any real skills to replace!" The joke: the machine's reassuring pep talk lands as an insult to cartoonists.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.