Rule 34. Plus, fakes of celebrities has been around for almost as long as the internet has. The only difference is that the quality of fakes has improved, exponentially.

To be honest, porn is a major factor on whether some technologies are taken up by the masses. :D

Yeah, that approach has really worked for robbery, murder, hacking... and all the other things people shouldn't do. :D

Yep, they did something similar with photocopiers and paper currency, I believe.

Serendipity rules! :D

>... AI art.

Oxymoron? :D

I think this says more about the Moderator of r/Art than the devaluing of art.

The artist deserves an apology from the anonymous Mod and reinstated in the sub.

The fact that generative art is being called out is because it can be produced with nothing more than a few prompts.

If generative art wants to be taken seriously, it needs to be presented transparently, as being produced by an algorithm - not touted as human-created. But people will - and do - take credit for things that they have not made.

The real issue here is the drive to monetise generative art for corporations and individuals who see a cheap and easy way to make a profit.

>... it has made art a lot less meaningful.

I disagree. If anything, it has highlighted the increased meaning in human created art.

What has more, overall, value, an original painting by a human artist, a forged version of the painting by another human artist, a printed copy of the original picture or an AI generated interpretation of the original work?

Art is a direct expression of an artists humanity made using their skills and imagination and emotions. Generative art algorithms generate emotionless, sterile, images with no meaning or purpose.

:D

Yeah, the 'Lisatronic 3000' just sits in a box, now. 'Howard' was a man of vision when it came to robot/human interactions. :D

Yep, and the 'nibble'/bite function, as well. :D

'Howard', in the 'Big Bang Theory' TV series, made one of these years ago. :D

Whilst the OS, itself, might remain as a one-time payment, the number of in-built components may start to switch to a subscription service - over time.

Microsoft will follow the money.

>But Win11 isn't a paid service, so what are you saying?

Perhaps I should have been clearer. Microsoft seems to be transitioning to a SaaS payment model. It won't happen all at once. Products like Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) are already moving in that direction.

Cloud services are profitable.

SaaS (Software as a Service) is the new financial model. People who can't afford a monthly/yearly subscription plan for Windows will, reluctantly, start to migrate to other, non-subscription, OS platforms.

In the UK it's called a collar or shoulder number, Force Identification Number (FIN).

They released his name, would his collar number make him more publicly identifiable?

From the article:

"It adds the video did not cause any actual harm to public confidence in policing because it was shared in a private forum."

And now, the actions of the officer and a description of what the video showed has been shared with the public. Some really shaky logic in this reasoning.

The lack of empathy, shame, and remorse are, often, characteristics attributed to psychopaths. :|

>Will they ever be clever enough to repair themselves?

Perhaps, up to a point. More likely, they will self-monitor and alert 'someone' that they are not performing optimally and need to be serviced.

Humans will become 'Keepers of the Machine'. :D

>Let iteration and selection handle it for you.

Yep, computers have been a boon in that respect.

Reminds me of an old Sci-Fi trope of alien ships being 'grown', not constructed.

And was, shackled by the old 'ball and chain'.

Sadly, his road to ruin first started when he began dating a certain Miss Demenour. :D

For me, it is the engineering aspect that I find the more intriguing. A kind of applied evolution to creating optimal structures. :)

Really interesting read. Thanks for posting. I had never heard of 'generative design' before. :)

Clearly, but I have a kind heart. :)

>... an occupation of the dying.

Very true. Those journalists that are still trying to reveal the truth of a situation have become very prominent and easy targets.

"In the recently released 2021-2022 freedom of expression report, UNESCO noted the deaths of 86 journalists last year, amounting to one every four days, up from 55 killings in 2021." news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132507