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?
We sounded the alarms about this when #DALLE and #ChatGPT were first unleashed, but not enough people cared. They just saw the shiny.
https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/114178458584246251
So what can we do? Can we get people to stop re-sharing #AI slop?
https://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).
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.
The tangle of cords behind the television but comes a monster
Dall-e3 AI Art