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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago

And to much of the US

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 weeks ago

That’s also what the US looks like to a lot of us here in it.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Plump him up, give him a bigger gun, and put him in blackface. That should be an accurate representation.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

How about a swastica?

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

I dunno, that guy immediately presents as considerably more sane and intelligent, and certainly far less bigoted (he’s not outwardly or openly hating anything with how he’s dressed, very unamerican), than the U.S. currently does.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is how red states look to blue states within the US, as well.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

No swastika?

Just one small gun?

[–] gjoel@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Shameless self promotion. But yes, this is exactly it!

https://mstdn.dk/@Gjoel/114238887293225107

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Think of it this way: One simple web search takes one unit of energy. Doing that same search, but using an AI model instead, takes 10 units of energy. And finally, using AI to generate an image? That will take you up to 1,000 units. Which leads us to the extra environmental tax.

"There are also impacts of water usage, because these chips that run these models get very hot. And you need water to cool them down," said Bashir.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/mit-researchers-studying-impact-of-generative-ai-on-environment/ar-AA1I9kt9

Please stop killing the planet so a computer can make shitty pictures for you.

Not just because it's shitty content, but because it's killing the fucking planet. And thousand of idiots doing it over and over individually and "promoting" it like it's some fucking skill is making it exponentially worse.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sure. But he might have created the image in his own computer. If it's a video it's more likely he used a service.

Edit: nvm, the pic came with the footprint from stablediffussion.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Optimistic understatement, mostly.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 3 weeks ago

not really...

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Units of units

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

A less competent, but also much better-equipped Joker

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

fucking spot on!