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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 7 points 23 hours ago (9 children)

It's been a while since I used Reddit. Is the thesis that subscribers to ChatGPT will be rounded up and killed? By whom? For what stated reason? It sounds like a weird inversion of victimhood, considering the number of GenAI user (even if they're just casual users) and the massive money and hype around GenAI by companies and way too many govs.

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 11 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

frankly that's the most detailed I've seen it get. usually it's more like this

"this is why ai generated content needs to be labeled", reply portraying ai artists as a continuation of holocaust victims

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

curious, that art style in that reply strongly matches the image I saw on this toot drifting by in my timeline earlier

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't touched image generators and idk how different their products are, if at all. but I think of this as the default AI "illustrated" style. very low on detail outside of the objects of focus, heavy line work, flat, rounded, muted colors

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 10 points 21 hours ago

muted colors

A lot of it looks like it was pissed on.

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