David Chartier

“when everything might be fake, it’s vastly harder to prove something is real.”

I am still pretty firmly in the #AI camp of “this tech should never have entered the public commons.”

And no I don’t care that it means you get to digitally insert yourself into a family vacation photo. Get a phone/camera stand and learn how to use a timer.

The harm from this tech vastly outweighs its benefits and is millions of galactic light years beyond photoshop.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24228808/ai-image-editing-photoshop-comparison-argument

Hello, you’re here because you said AI image editing was just like Photoshop

It’s a common response to rebut concerns about generative AI, and you may land here if you’ve made that argument in a comment thread or social media.

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Show threadElliot ShankAug 27, 2024
@chartier Then what is your reaction to https://furbo.org/2024/08/26/slop-is-good/ ?
Slop is Good • furbo.org

I’ve been thinking about all the generative AI slop that’s appearing, especially with tools like “Reimagine”, and I think it’s going to be a great thing for the open web. Why? Because Google is unwittingly shooting itself in the foot in a way that will change the character of the web. How? The web has […]

Furbo.org by Craig Hockenberry
Show threadDavid ChartierAug 27, 2024
@clonezone Perhaps a silver lining if this tech is allowed to persist. But I wish we weren’t hurtling towards that inflection point in the first place.
Show threadmonorail timesAug 27, 2024
@chartier it all seems inevitable, there is no way to stop this, we just people to be more educated about this stuff, which I know is a lot to ask
Show threadDavid ChartierAug 27, 2024

@monorailtimes I have that feeling often too. But then I remember we regulate and ban things all kinds of things.

Of course, context and nuance can change wildly, but examples: in my city of #Chicago, my freshman nephew at IIT just learned he can’t buy spraypaint within the city. I can’t (legally or easily) buy a rocket launcher for home defense. There are lots of materials and features we cannot obtain for our homes and cars. Etc.

Plus, Congress *has* had hearings on AI already. We’ll see.

Show threadDustinAug 27, 2024
@chartier in the counter factual world where Sam Altman keeps it to himself, do you not also envision harms? These things would still be possible, but only the elite would know.