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Musk really did post this.
Whether he used an AI generator or not, it's possible. But honestly, I could easily see him paying for a photoshoot for this since he announced moving SpaceX to Texas.
The cut off conspiracy theory image ๐คฃ
I love the idea that not only is he all-hat-no-cattle, he also faked the hat.
Not to come off as a musk fan-boy (I am most certainly not), but that's a damn good photograph. Absolutely a professional photoshoot with hilariously high-end wardrobe.
Dude spent a shitload of money on a photographer so he could feel like a cowboy for a few minutes.
Edit: I'm still not sure it's actually a real photo though, it doesn't sit right with me.
You may be right. A few other comment here have remarked at his neckerchief being not quite right. That also doesn't exclude the possibility for a digital touch-up, or a photoshoot as a dedicated training model for AI.
Ooh, I hadn't thought of the possibility of Ai enhanced regular photo.
Of course, the Muskrat and Faceburg have both always given me "uncanny valley" vibes just because that's how they look normally
If it's real, I'm confident he had some competent assistant hire a competent crew for that photo-op. I'm guessing a competent PR consultant suggested a good photo-op in the first place, hit the right buttons to appeal to his wannabe cool image.
If it's fake, some competent developer created a good tool, fed with competently selected data to create a rather convincing image.
What I'm trying to say is that there most certainly were several competent people involved in the making of this picture.
Just not the subject.
Fair, I wasn't wondering if he did or didn't post (I guess it could have been a fake tweet too, one can never be too sure). Just pointing at the aesthetics in the image, there's something uncanny about it
Yeah, in hindsight that's completely fair