​In the era of AI, where will hand-carved jade go?

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on social media about the " AI era "!

Just input the instructions and AI can produce an exquisite picture or a complete article in a few seconds.

Such highly efficient execution has caused many industries to feel the impact while also sensing a sense of crisis.

And this crisis is gradually approaching the jade industry!

In fact, even without AI, the jade carving market itself is in a relatively harsh internal environment!

Once the cheap and more convenient " machine-carved jade " came out, it began to continuously squeeze the market share of hand-carved jade.

After all, if you use hand-carving to carve a Buddha statue, it may take a normal craftsman most of the day or a whole day.

Machine carving only requires one machine, and it is able to carve six jade Buddha statues at the same time within an hour, which is extremely efficient.

(Machine-carved jadeite)

But while it is highly efficient, it also has fatal flaws.

Since machine carving relies on "rigid" things such as molds and 3D design drawings pre-set by computers, it is impossible to teach according to the "material".

As a result, the jade produced by them is more like an assembly line product, with form but no soul.

Therefore, the quality of most machine-carved jadeite on the market is very average, with a value ranging from a few hundred yuan.

Precisely because machine-carved jade lacks creativity, truly knowledgeable merchants will not choose to use machine carving to waste their good materials.

However, the emergence of "AI" seems to have the opportunity to make up for the "shortcomings" of machine-carved jadeite.

You should know that the core of "AI" is powerful data analysis and learning capabilities when it has mastered enough case works.

" Producing a corresponding design draft according to the characteristics of the material " no longer seems to be a difficult task.

And if this really happens one day, what will happen to hand-carving?

If this day really comes, it may be a good thing for the jade industry.

At the very least, it helps consumers screen out a large number of "half-baked" jade carvers!

But it is still too early to say that “ AI will be able to replace manual carving in the future ”!

(Produced by Ha Xuan)

At present, AI learns and compares a large number of related works, and then "assembles" works that meet the instructions based on the operator's instructions.

No matter how high its craftsmanship can reach, it still lacks true "creativity" that comes from nothing!

Faced with low-end materials with short stems and white spots, it is impossible for it to suddenly come up with an idea to carve its design into a lifelike broccoli.

Therefore, the emergence of "AI" may make machine-carved jade more perfect, but it cannot truly replace skilled jade carvers!

After all, the continuous creativity of jade carvers is something that "AI" cannot currently replicate through extensive learning.

I wonder if you in front of the screen think that "AI will one day replace manual carving"?