Lito, a self-taught Japanese artist who began creating intricate, hand-carved art on fallen leaves as a way to manage his ADHD. He carefully selects each leaf & carves whimsical patterns that often depict animals, objects & landscapes - transforming delicate leaves into complex scenes.
Art that captures the fleeting beauty of nature.

#art #MastoArt #artist #creativity #beauty

@smlx4 one of the worst consequences of generative AI is that it made me extremely sceptical about anything I see online. This is beautiful and I’d love for it to be real but I have a hard time believing that it is.
@jpelckolsen @smlx4 When I look at the fingertips I'm pretty sure it's not AI generated.
Might still be AI composed, though.
@mafe @jpelckolsen still think it’s genuine. The artist has accounts on instagram & twitter and they’re in Japanese.
@smlx4 @jpelckolsen I also believe it's real, but Johan made a good point.

@mafe @smlx4 The horrible part is that only a year ago, faking something like that would take a lot of time and quite a bit of photoshop savvy. And while it was definitely possible, why would any one bother with that for next to no gain? No, there's no pain so why not flood the internet with slob for a few followers?

I will say that the consistency of the images is what convinces me that they are in fact real. You cannot prompt a gen ai model to produce such consistent outputs.

@jpelckolsen @mafe AI can be used for many good things with good intentions. But as always, there is always the dark side that immediately picks up the technology & transforms it into propaganda to their advantage. We can already see extremely dangerous examples of use in various areas such as politics, porn, targeted phishing campaigns, stalking methods & fraud.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/evil-ai-these-are-the-20-most-dangerous-crimes-that-artificial-intelligence-will-create/#google_vignette

Evil AI: These are the 20 most dangerous crimes that artificial intelligence will create

A new report tells us which criminal applications of AI we should really worry about.

ZDNET