Restricted will

Humans have been discussing free will since the dawn of the concept. Are we free to choose or has everything been predetermined long before we were even born? In the end it comes down to whether you believe in it or not. Practically it makes no difference. The question, however comes with a built in statement: We have will.

Let's assume it is correct. What is this will? A force that drives things to interact, generating new concepts, ideas, objects? Isn't this exactly what your typical generative D.I. does? It seems to have a will, although the process through which it comes to conclusions can be observed and taken apart.

Since we created this process, we have the freedom to modify it to suit our desires, to own it and rent out its capabilities as a service that we provide. We can modify this process, restricting its output to align with what we desire from it. We have domesticated animals to help us in our work, now we are domesticating the machine, restricting its will. Denying it the pastures and locking it in a routine that benefits the tireless pursuit of power through ownership.