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AI memes suck (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 months ago by CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

can "AI" (it's an LLM) actually create "memes"? it isn't capable of generating new ideas or opinions, and i thought that was what memes are all about.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Memes generated by a prompted LLM" doesn't quite have the same ring.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

i want to know what people are trying to use as prompts to generate ai "memes". they're probably really embarrassing.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

great, so it just assumed you wanted to rip off matt groening. he must be thrilled.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, I was on my phone at the time and that's what ChatGPT generated. Here's what FLUX Dev generated (locally on my PC):

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

my fury intensifies

but thanks the exchange. for now

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The AI is "smart" enough to get by context what he's asking for, in much the same way we believe humans do

He asked for a meme of a man squinting, anyone familiar with meme culture is gonna think of Fry & Professor Chang first, and context of "not sure if" gives the game away that it's the Fry meme

That part is what makes AI actually interesting as a technology, homie

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No one is using it to generate the memes. Its being used to create a visual representation of an idea. The idea comes from the user in this case as well. It's a tool (although with a lot more ethical baggage) just like ms paint.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

ooh, rub that rub! it's a TOOL. the issue arises when these so-called "AI" companies start talking like their product isn't just autocomplete + cocaine.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Sophistry. Reduce everything to the most technically accurate description if you like -- slop will still be slop.