Really good article I read today. I was already impressed by the first hype of image generators but since haven’t informed myself much. They got really good lately apparently. I can’t decide if I am concerned or impressed. Do you think this would actually be used for something other than memes and misinformation? I thought I might share it and hear your opinions.
Yeah, we finally start to get accountability from public officials via bodycam and now here comes technology that will make it trivial to skew the narrative
yesman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I find the author’s reasoning strained. They use flat Earthers as an example of the power of photographs to “prove” reality?
I question the central premise that photographs were ever the foundation of reality. Haven’t filmmakers been fooling us with photography for over a hundred years?
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
i think its more about the ease.
you used to need a team, then a qualified professional, now any moron can tell a machine to do it.
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 3 weeks ago
Yeah, clearly the author doesn’t know about Stalin
QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
From the article you clearly didn’t read:
MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Did you read the article or comment on the title
MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That all comes up in the article. The core idea the author is getting at is the general ease of fabricated situations is coming in a new way that previously hasn’t been a couple clicks for the average user. Think less about political turmoil (propaganda has existed as long as there as been politics) and more about how your Karen aunt can add a worm to their Google review for spaghetti. Most people won’t learn Photoshop, most people can click a few buttons.