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Pluvious

(4,858 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:09 PM Jan 30

Historical icons brought back to life using AI - quite fascinating

Next, appearing on the all new Historical Squares game show...

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Historical icons brought back to life using AI - quite fascinating (Original Post) Pluvious Jan 30 OP

Neato. cachukis Jan 30 #1

I would say idealized life- like. They are still dead. delisen Jan 30 #2

But why are they all happy? intrepidity Jan 30 #3

AI slop, using an unethical tool trained on stolen intellectual property. Harmful for the natural environment highplainsdem Jan 30 #4

cachukis

(2,850 posts)

1. Neato.

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:22 PM

Jan 30

delisen

(6,767 posts)

2. I would say idealized life- like. They are still dead.

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:40 PM

Jan 30

intrepidity

(8,052 posts)

3. But why are they all happy?

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:51 PM

Jan 30

Imagine if an image of Trump was used and the AI put that happy smile on his face? It would look natural to anyone who never saw the guy in real life. So color me a cynic.

highplainsdem

(53,631 posts)

4. AI slop, using an unethical tool trained on stolen intellectual property. Harmful for the natural environment

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 03:06 PM

Jan 30

because of wasted electricity and water, and damaging to our information ecosystem because AI slop purporting to be historical figures is flooding search engines.

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