The low-effort shitpost everyone thinks it is, would still have meaning.
“I don’t agree with what I say, I just want you to like me.”
I will remind you we’re talking about Fountain. Duchamp trolled the art world by meticulously recreating something trivial. If someone popularized an anti-AI screed, using AI, that would be funniest goddamn thing - and a complete rebuttal.
Imagine the glee in that reveal. Some guy spent hours rendering, tweaking, rendering, tweaking, giggling to himself the whole time, until it produced exactly the image you’ve seen. All flaws excused by the proud AI haters, the same way they (and its text) would excuse literally anything a hand does with a pen. And then - ta-da! Here’s the prompt and the seed! You all found meaning in a generated image, and experienced emotional connection because of it. Get loved, idiot. Get camaraderie’d.
Then you get to watch people twist in knots. It never meant anything to them! Anymore! It’s complete trash, and they’re throwing out all their favorite band’s t-shirts, because they always hated them. It tricked them… but not in any way that confers intent.
Jesus christ, you’re having more delusions than AI. Do you honestly think anyone would care about a picture of some text they agree with so much that the rug pull will affect them in any meaningful way? Do you think that guy hitting refresh on his prompt generator is putting in meaningful effort? Do you think anyone but AI chuds will excuse the blatantly obvious flaws the way you guys do?
Even at this second, I can’t even remember what the image looks like. It doesn’t mean anything to me. I just agree with the words.
I’m sure your little fiction brings you comfort, but it’s just fiction.
The low-effort shitpost everyone thinks it is, would still have meaning.
I will remind you we’re talking about Fountain. Duchamp trolled the art world by meticulously recreating something trivial. If someone popularized an anti-AI screed, using AI, that would be funniest goddamn thing - and a complete rebuttal.
Imagine the glee in that reveal. Some guy spent hours rendering, tweaking, rendering, tweaking, giggling to himself the whole time, until it produced exactly the image you’ve seen. All flaws excused by the proud AI haters, the same way they (and its text) would excuse literally anything a hand does with a pen. And then - ta-da! Here’s the prompt and the seed! You all found meaning in a generated image, and experienced emotional connection because of it. Get loved, idiot. Get camaraderie’d.
Then you get to watch people twist in knots. It never meant anything to them! Anymore! It’s complete trash, and they’re throwing out all their favorite band’s t-shirts, because they always hated them. It tricked them… but not in any way that confers intent.
Yes, it would have meaning, but less.
Jesus christ, you’re having more delusions than AI. Do you honestly think anyone would care about a picture of some text they agree with so much that the rug pull will affect them in any meaningful way? Do you think that guy hitting refresh on his prompt generator is putting in meaningful effort? Do you think anyone but AI chuds will excuse the blatantly obvious flaws the way you guys do?
Even at this second, I can’t even remember what the image looks like. It doesn’t mean anything to me. I just agree with the words.
I’m sure your little fiction brings you comfort, but it’s just fiction.