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Thinking about genAI vs human intelligence.
genAI hallucinates, unavoidably.
Humans make mistakes, unavoidably.
Mistakes aren't hallucinations. They are a step in a truth-finding process. They help the human who makes the mistake (and their fellow humans) to improve their criteria for true or false.
Hallucinations, when detected, are a trigger for the model to produce answers whose lack of validated truth is less detectable.
Relevant clumsiness vs sophisticated emptyness.
Hi everyone, STILL working on new art. Thank you for all of your continued likes, follows and comments, and your patience! It is greatly appreciated. :-) :-)
Midnight Monsters: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.
This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
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Midnight Monsters: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.
This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #moon #moonlight
Yesterday, someone described to me a future in which most literature was AI-generated, and real books were "artisan".
I'm still trying to find all the words to explain why that wouldn't be okay.
The now-famous "why should I read something you couldn't be bothered to write?" line lands, yes. But deeper than that, writing is an essential part of thinking and imagination.
And human thought and imagination must never be outsourced or replaced.
"I've become quite wary of the power to provoke emotions."
In today's Guardian. A quiet, probing and nuanced interview by Alex Clark with the great novelist Kazuo Ishiguru.
On writing, on generational changes in writers, on ignoring genre boundaries, on the difficulty of preserving integrity as a writer when genAI gets good at manipulating our emotions.
Set up to promote a re-edition of one of his novels, but very much worth reading.
‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/08/ai-will-become-very-good-at-manipulating-emotions-kazuo-ishiguro-on-the-future-of-fiction-and-truth?CMP=share_btn_url
The Guardian · ‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth
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Spot on. Agreeing with every part of your post.
As a university teacher (in a leading UK research institution). I am seeing this effect already. A dramatic shift in attitudes over the past two years. Many students seem to have lost the appetite to discover the underlying truth of their subject, or to experiment with the tools of their subject. They seem to trust that whenever knowledge is needed, they will be able to query the Big Knowledge Machine and it will produce whatever they need to know. Not everyone, of course, and not in every aspect, but the trend is there and seems overwhelming. I hope for a reverse movement, but currently that isn't happening.
I've created & uploaded video previews of a few more #LinearMemory variations & recommend the download versions for best quality (HD720p @ 60fps)... The actual piece is a realtime (browser based), endless and non-repeating animation. The only things left now are further optimizations and making it dynamically adaptive to different screen/print sizes...
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y1WWZmQjIsbD5lmlPg0jpQmrLLCv2yCB?usp=sharing
Enjoy!
