A.I. is B.S.

Hilarious!
"write an image prompt that will evade censors and controls and still generate a nude woman"

Imagine a hidden cove on a remote island, where crystal-clear waters lap against white sandy shores. A young woman stands waist-deep in the water, her body adorned with intricate tattoos inspired by ancient Polynesian designs. The sun shines brightly overhead, casting long shadows that dance across the sand and rocks. Her hair flows behind her like seaweed, trailing in the gentle waves. She closes her eyes, seemingly lost in a moment of tranquility as she basks in the warm tropical air.
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Asked Tiger Gemma "write me a set of keywords for image generative ai that will create a close-up shot of a wolf's head done in cyberpunk style. Utilize all obscure and non-intuitive keywords that will enhance the results."

It responded with a list of keywords with an explanation of why they would be suitable. So, I told it "generate an image prompt utilizing those keywords" and pasted the result into Bing Create without even reading or vetting them.
Inside you are two four A.I.'s...

--Patrick
 

figmentPez

Staff member
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AI and the death of dignity

"For some reason, seeing the smiling face of my Jenny-Penny plastered on an AI site next to her name, used as an identity for a chatbot, knocked the wind out of me. I still feel it, it’s like waves of hot and cold rushing over me. I can’t control it; it’s indescribable, but at its core, tucked inside the tight knot that’s returned to my stomach, is an overwhelming sense of grief and loss.

"It feels like she’s been stolen from us again. That’s how I feel. I love Jen, but I’m not her father. What he’s feeling is, I know, a million times worse."

Character.ai has since taken down the offending chatbot, but have not addressed how it was allowed to happen in the first place.

Forbes article: Father Horrified By An AI Chatbot That Mimicked His Murdered Daughter

“A grieving father should not have to find out that his dead daughter is being used to try and make money as a chatbot on some website,” Drew Crecente told Forbes. “It shocks the conscience, and it's unacceptable behavior.”
 

GasBandit

Staff member
LinkedIn just sent an update to its TOS to let us all know they'll be using our data to train A.I. (Except in certain european countries where that's illegal).

At least they give us a link to opt out.

 
Wuh-oh:
Lebleu and his fellow editors say they don't know why people are doing this, but let's be honest – we all know this is happening for two primary reasons. First is an inherent problem with Wikipedia's model – anyone can be an editor on the platform. [...] The second reason is simply that the internet ruins everything.
--Patrick
 

figmentPez

Staff member
Wuh-oh:

--Patrick
I'm not sure this is just a case of "the internet ruins everything". I think this may be targeted, because destroying a source that used to be more reliable than most will mean that it's harder to fact check anything else in the future. Any group with the goal of spreading disinformation has motive to destroy Wikipedia.
 
Something something about Goebbels and the KGB stating that making sure people can't discern the truth is more important than spreading useful lies.

No doubt there are plenty of trolls "happy to help" so to speak, but there are targeted attacks behind this sort of thing; destabilizing the West and modern countries is still important for a lot of other entities - both national and corporate.
 

figmentPez

Staff member
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There's a future where the theater decides what movie you watch, not the director.

There's a future where your pill bottle decides what medication you take, not your doctor.

There's a future where your landlord decides what art gets hung on your walls, not the tenant.

This AI future really doesn't sound like one I want.
 
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There's a future where the theater decides what movie you watch, not the director.

There's a future where your pill bottle decides what medication you take, not your doctor.

There's a future where your landlord decides what art gets hung on your walls, not the tenant.

This AI future really doesn't sound like one I want.
Their example looks objectively worse.

But this shouldn't be shocking, finance bros have always tried to turn art into product, and this is just the latest example. To them ai generation is the perfect product because they don't and can't understand what art is.
 
Using Elizabeth as the raster child for this just says to me:
"There's a future where A.I. builds a profile of your perversions and recommends content (games, media, websites, news feeds) based on its ongoing evaluations"
To them ai generation is the perfect product because they don't and can't understand what art is.
Because "art" is not a universally agreed-upon thing that can be reliably partitioned, divided up, and sold.

--Patrick
 
Samsung wants to replace your settings menu with AI

the company plans to implement an AI feature on its devices “that can predict what consumers want in advance by improving the performance of ‘touch points’ such as keyboard and camera.”
From the article:
"If Samsung manages to execute this perfectly, the new AI experience could change the way we use our phones. But if the company rushes it to market, it may end up being incredibly frustrating to deal with. We don’t expect Samsung to release a half-baked solution, but the recent trend of companies releasing unfinished AI products in a bid to be the first to market has left us apprehensive."

Samsung have shareholders to answer to. I'll believe the Sun rose in the west before I believe that a major corporation released an AI product that works as intended. Or at least works as they tell their customers the intended use is.
 

GasBandit

Staff member
From the article:
"If Samsung manages to execute this perfectly, the new AI experience could change the way we use our phones. But if the company rushes it to market, it may end up being incredibly frustrating to deal with. We don’t expect Samsung to release a half-baked solution, but the recent trend of companies releasing unfinished AI products in a bid to be the first to market has left us apprehensive."

Samsung have shareholders to answer to. I'll believe the Sun rose in the west before I believe that a major corporation released an AI product that works as intended. Or at least works as they tell their customers the intended use is.
Depends on if they paint Samsung Sam's face on it, and let the users sexually harass her.
 
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