The Taste Discourse in AI: Media Misreads Researchers' Judgment as Aesthetics
typewriters · x · 2026-07-30
Calling for an end to the exhausting discourse around 'AI + taste,' a commentator pointed out that mainstream media and trend consultants have completely missed what AI researchers actually mean.
- Researchers' Taste: At the frontier, taste means something very specific—the judgment AI researchers use to shape model development and steer iterations. It belongs to the builders.
- Expressive Taste: This refers to the aesthetic quality or originality reflected in outputs made with AI.
The current discourse conflates these distinct categories, mistakenly equating a builder's technical judgment in recognizing quality to steer models with cultural aesthetic production. The author advocates for more nuanced conversations about AI and discernment going forward.
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