#aiart prompt 1326: Hullicinatoria Subscriptum Silencia.

#aiart prompt 973: Ash fall along the moor. A lone tree stands resolute against the onslaught. Black and white; out of focus; hazy; high contrast.

I’m Pro-Hominids-Descending-From-Trees

Ted Underwood@tedunderwood.com · 2d ago

While denialism 2023-25 was worth pushing back against, I think it’d be insane to settle into a “pro-AI” position long term. Imagine if you had decided to be “pro-internet” in 1996: you’d spend the next 30 yrs arguing w/ ppl whether it was a net good—and we still wouldn’t know.

The only reason Bluesky is dying (allegedly) is all you folk having a moral panic about algorithms. Futureshock is a hell of a toxic drug.

The real reason folk hate AI:

#aiart prompt 1325: Ethereal, gossamer, translucent, glowing-edge, floral, abstract, pattern, neon, idyllic.

#aiart prompt 972: An insect-sized dragon, flying amongst blackberry brambles. #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 1324: 80s fantasy art: the swordmaiden and the dragon. #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 971: Digital, ethereal crow, wrapped in ephemeral vapor, on the wing.

#aiart prompt 1323: She stood holding the raised hood up with both arms looking down at the steaming engine; the surrounding wastes were hot, sun baked, inhospitable. From the back inside corner of the engine housing, looking diagonally across forward.

#aiart prompt 970: Asymmetrically cut mod couture. 60s technicolor, slightly desaturated.

#aiart prompt 1322: Birds of Prey Masque: candid snapshots therefrom

#aiart prompt 969: The great sphere hung in the air above the city, pitted and scorched from its travel through space; its otherwise gray matte hull reflecting the early afternoon light. It was vast—several miles in diameter, at least. And it slumbered.

Saw most of Masters of the Universe. Campy. Ridiculous. Kinda made Guardians of the Galaxy feel restrained. Didn’t entirely hate Leto, surprisingly. The cameo by Lundgren was maybe a bit much. Adam as socially awkward was interesting.

#aiart prompt 1321: Googly eyes on everyday objects; outdoor architectural edition.

#aiart prompt 968: A fractal landscape mirrored in a turbulent waterway, evening.

#aiart prompt 1320: Voronoi automata; bio-mechanic; narrow depth of field; high contrast

#aiart prompt 967: A lone figure standing on the edge of a crumbling cliff during a lightning storm, with jagged rocks below and ominous clouds swirling overhead — cinematic lighting, high contrast, dramatic tension, surreal atmosphere

The millionaire author from Ohio who (partially) made his career making derivative sci-fi works and likes periodically releasing cover songs believes AI use is comparable to Guitar Hero in terms of creativity. Right.

#aiart prompt 1319: Warslug Siege Tower. Fantasy. (The “slug” is literally the animal. Make it work. Sort of like a snail.)

#aiart prompt 966: Close-up of a road marking obelisk near dirt roads, at sunset. The surface of the obelisk has many eyes of various sizes growing out of it, ever watching.

#aiart prompt 1318: A non-uniform, pebbly, leather pattern, in deep forest green; layered and blended: dark, pointy stripes. Speckled warm light dapples the surface. Soft focus; close photography.

#aiart prompt 965: Digital, fractal dragon. Smudged and distorted. #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 1317: Feathered dragon with attractive plumage; tropical rainforest; obscure. #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 964: In the background, a starship majestically flies through space. In the foreground: three members of its crew, wearing similar uniforms. Each of their faces has long, haggard, 1000-yard stares. (cont)

I had never actually looked into what epub was until very recently, and I was modestly surprised to learn, essentially: archives of xhtml and css, with supporting images. That’s it. Some specialty xml for ToC and navigation, but the actual book contents is webpages.

Last week, as part of participation in RetroAchievements current Challenge League, I played the SMB1 (NES) hack “Celeste Mario’s Zap & Dash!”; in beating it, I felt compelled to play actual Celeste on Xbox, which I haven’t touched in about three years.

#aiart prompt 1316: Silhouetted form, highlighted by glittering specks. Abstract; soft focus; close-up; indistinct; cool lighting; high contrast; blue-toned.

#aiart prompt 963: Floating above the fjord, a glassy tesseract as portal and reflection of another when.

Discover is actually feeding me (mostly, within the context of posts relevant to the topic) positive posts about LLMs and generative tech today. Either I’ve blocked all the Luddites, or the RNGods favor me.