Notices by Zach Weinersmith (zachweinersmith@mastodon.social)

So Toys R Us is running an AI generated video: https://www.toysrus.com/pages/studios

It looks... bad? But I can't tell if that's just because I'm interested in AI so I can see all the cheats and problems. Presumably most people don't even realize it's AI?

Holy shit, I thought my computer was just running really slowly, but it turns out it was *entirely* due to Chrome. Please Google, just close down.

Full comic here: http://smbc-comics.com/comic/sympathy-2
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What's your favorite version of Silicon Valley repackaging an old tech as new, at 10x the price?

Been listening to Karl Popper while listening to sentimental podcasts, and this comic idea that only I find funny is the inevitable result

Everything after about 2020 will be suspect. What a strange future. https://www.reddit.com/r/midjourney/comments/18kx2gi/is_walmart_using_ai_art_for_these_christmas/

So, having mostly moved from twitter to mastodon, one thing I've discovered that I really like is feeding-the-trolls seems quite rare? Like, on posts I'll very occasional get someone behaving twitter-like (meaning a combination of assuming the worst and then speaking as if to a mob) and... here they're generally just ignored.

There should be a reverse Indiana Jones film where a South American tribe sneaks into the Vatican, steals some relics, and gets away on a boat while a bunch of men in golden robes shake their fists and shout their strange language.

Mans
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/mans-2

Art
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/art-5
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