 |
| Bing AI - "Create an image of a poet sitting on a cloud" |
One issue with public AI systems is illustrated by the above image. Where did it come from? As we know, the AI system generated it from its mathematical understanding of my text instruction - "Create an image of a poet sitting on a cloud".
All the elements of the image are familiar. Cloud, colours, human figure, seated posture, clothing, general appearance and so on. It came from what is already there on the internet plus we may assume, some restrictions on the images it is allowed to generate. Which is what we humans do. It's where this blog post came from.
Remarkable technology, but what impact is it likely to have in the medium to long term? I don't know and from what I've seen there is no point asking an AI system. Unfortunately, learn to do something more useful could be one answer for an unknown but large number of people. Think about a career in politics could be another. Become a poet, possibly not.
4 comments:
Think I’ll give it a miss.
That poet looks a bit Chinese to me. I think we can expect a lot more of that. Whoever floods the system with rubbish, either deliberately or by default, will get their rubbish hoovered up by bots and presented as the truth.
We might want to get as much of our truth out there in advance, or avoid AI generated stuff altogether. Or look at it, and say why the emperor has no clothes.
It's the opening scene from 'Carousel', with Gordon Macrae chucking glass stars everywhere, and being given 'another chance'!
James - at the moment it looks as if it may become too intrusive to miss.
Sam - yes the hoovered up rubbish problem seems unavoidable, although it may not differ much from mainstream media as it is now.
Scrobs - I've never seen it, but I have a feeling that Gordon Macrae's generation bowed out at about the right time.
Post a Comment