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Nun sag’, wie hast du’s mit der #KI?

In der Redaktion setzen wir auf #Bildgeneratoren. In Bilddatenbanken finden wir kein passendes Bild zu Fällen wie „Diebstahl an der Wursttheke“ oder „Bienenwachsfontäne“.

Aber Probleme bei der Nutzung von #TextzuBildGeneratoren sorgen in unserer Redaktion immer wieder für Diskussionen. Von #Algorithmus & #geistigesEigentum bis #Umweltschutz.

Was meint ihr? Sollten wir die Finger davon lassen?

thebullshitmachines.com

I'm only finished with the first chapter --and with going through all of the supplementary material for chapter one that's hyperlinked in the instructor guide, which I think should be mandatory rather than supplementary-- but I'm already convinced that this class (and its supplementary materials) should be a requirement for CS majors at least, if not for engineers and "STEM"-type majors in general.

The Stochastic Parrots paper, in particular, is excellent. Two of that paper's listed authors (Emily Bender @emilymbender, Angelina McMillan-Major) hail from the University of Washington. Not surprising then, I suppose, that the folks behind this class/course/curriculum/website also hail from there: Carl Bergstrom (@ct_bergstrom) and Jevin West (@jevinwest@x.com). Those two are also members of a broader effort from that same university called the Center for an Informed Public (@uwcip).

thebullshitmachines.comModern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: IntroductionA free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.

Trained image generators kind of ruined my life, or at least ruined my ability to generate freelance income as an illustrator. So when I block your account for its constant stream of bland, wasteful imagery (where literally ANY original version would be more charming) it's not an irrational act of anger just a simple move towards self-preservation and mental health.

#AIArt = #AISlop