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[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

At least LLMs know the difference between your and you're

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago

👑Memes hand drawn in crayon

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

I’ll take your shittiest MS Paint meme over your finest AI design.

I want the human element! I’m not relating to a machine. I want something made by another ghost in a meat suit.

[–] Prime_Minister_Keyes@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago

ghost in a meat suit

How about this?

could be NSFL, if you're like 8
C'est pour mourir

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

So... you don't buy fast food?

[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot the biggest one:

Made with Memetic

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

Memetic is actually pretty solid

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 53 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

“No corporations were enriched by the creation of this content”

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 59 points 7 hours ago

Because they are

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

GIMP is not low effort. If you can 'quickly assemble' memes, it's because of previous effort. (I'm studying to be someone who can quickly assemble memes in GIMP)

That program has a unique UI philosophy. Does it resemble Photoshop? I've never used that.

[–] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Never used Photoshop either but from the way everyone and their mother compares it to GIMP when complaining about the UI, I think it's safe to say GIMP sucks in that regard.

I'm not gonna lie, the few times I've used GIMP to crop a picture, I felt lost as hell.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

GIMP feels like it's still in the stage of being extremely powerful but awkward as heck to wield, like Blender used to be. Blender used to have a pretty unintuitive interface before getting a massive overhaul a few years back. GIMP could use a similar facelift IMO.

[–] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Chatbots: Fuck you

Image AI: Fuck you

Partially use of AI in complex film productions etc: Fine

Plant recognition: You're cool

Surveillance AI: Fuck you

Scientific use of machine learning: Great!

Commercial AI in general: And fuck you, I'm out!

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Data analysis and forecasting chaotic systems too complex for brute force numerical hijinks are great applications for neural networks. One dude I saw was doing his PhD on nowcasting (weather forecasts of the very short term (10 to 90 min. range) showers and thunderstorms with neural networks. Interesting stuff.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Plus we've had that shit in research since I was in grad school over a decade ago. People acting like machine learning is new. Smh

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

The average anti-ai zealot only know about Diffusion and Large Language models because they once used ChatGPT for 15 minutes, read some memes and are now an expert on how AI is ruining society.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, the sloppier side of AI has a much more direct effect on society than niche scientific and engineering applications, but I get what you're after.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world -2 points 4 hours ago

Oh yeah, most people see AI as 'the thing that has made search completely unusable' and not 'The thing that has solved protein folding'.

It's like the Internet is full of cavemen who are screaming and throwing rocks at a fire while, elsewhere, others are building jet turbines and combustion engines.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

op calling me out:

me:

Sometimes I use reaction gifs.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Also sometimes I use a photo editor on my phone.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

I sometimes will get a bunch of people to help gaslight someone else that they don't exist

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I use "photo editor" on android. Free, no frills, no ad's, works decently. It has a lot of cool features. I just wish the layering was better.

Every single other free photo editor was bullshit.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor

I used it to make/ edit this:

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 hours ago

Pretty strong reaction to the equivalent of a paint mixer for text...

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 6 points 5 hours ago

The crayon scribbles of my 3 year old nephew on the back of a soggy napkin holds more value than a mountain of AI slop.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

can "AI" (it's an LLM) actually create "memes"? it isn't capable of generating new ideas or opinions, and i thought that was what memes are all about.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

"Memes generated by a prompted LLM" doesn't quite have the same ring.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

i want to know what people are trying to use as prompts to generate ai "memes". they're probably really embarrassing.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

great, so it just assumed you wanted to rip off matt groening. he must be thrilled.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Well, I was on my phone at the time and that's what ChatGPT generated. Here's what FLUX Dev generated (locally on my PC):

portrait of a cartoon man squinting his eyes skeptically at the camera. Text at the top that says, "NOT SURE IF AI MEMES ARE A THING"

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

my fury intensifies

but thanks the exchange. for now

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

No one is using it to generate the memes. Its being used to create a visual representation of an idea. The idea comes from the user in this case as well. It's a tool (although with a lot more ethical baggage) just like ms paint.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

ooh, rub that rub! it's a TOOL. the issue arises when these so-called "AI" companies start talking like their product isn't just autocomplete + cocaine.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Sophistry. Reduce everything to the most technically accurate description if you like -- slop will still be slop.

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml -4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I just asked my local installation of llama 3.1 and here's what it came up with. You tell me. Is this an original thought?

llama3.1:latest 10:15 am

The elusive goal of creating a meme that becomes internet gold. Here's a concept I'd like to propose:

Meme Name: "Lost in the Fold"

Image Description: A playful, surrealist illustration featuring a person (usually a cartoon character or a relatable Everyman) sitting on a couch or bed with their laptop open in front of them. However, instead of being focused on their screen, they're utterly absorbed by a single page they've printed out from Google Docs and are now folding it into the most complex origami designs possible.

The Twist: The person's face is contorted in an expression of intense concentration, while their laptop screen displays various tabs open to things like "Cat videos," "Reddit r/funny," or "Instagram." Meanwhile, the folded paper begins to take on a life of its own, as if it's being manipulated by an invisible force. The folds grow more intricate and absurd, resembling a miniature cityscape or even a functioning mechanical device.

Caption Ideas:

When you're trying to get work done but your brain keeps folding into the abyss.
I spent 3 hours folding this paper and now it's judging me
Currently stuck in an origami rabbit hole

Why it'll go viral: This meme taps into several aspects of internet culture that are sure to resonate with audiences:

Relatability : Who hasn't stared at a blank page or screen, unsure where to begin or how to focus?
Absurdity : The image's surreal quality and the ridiculousness of folding paper into impossible shapes will provide endless fodder for humor and creativity.
Nostalgia : Many people who grew up with Google Docs will remember printing out pages and attempting (or failing) to fold them into intricate designs, making this meme a nostalgic throwback.

Variations:

Users can create their own custom illustrations featuring themselves or favorite characters lost in the fold.
The image can be modified to incorporate various themes, such as folding paper into actual working machines or creating miniature worlds within the folds.
The meme can evolve to include humorous explanations for why the person is folding the paper (e.g., "I'm trying to create a portal to another dimension," or "I'm making a origami shrine to my productivity gods").

There you have it! Will "Lost in the Fold" become the next big meme sensation? Only time will tell, but I hope this concept inspires some creativity and gets shared far and wide.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

you're wasting your time. i'm not going to read that tripe.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Actually it wastes very little of his time compared to the time wasted by people that would try to read it. That's precisely one of the most frustrating things about LLM, easy to flood a reader, no easier nor more interesting than the short prompt used to make it would have been instead to read.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

ah, you said the word of the day: "flood".

edit - i should expound. there's a pretty obvious move happening right now in ameraica. american press are like flies to money, and your new despot knows this.

edit - you'll be lost forever to the rest of the world if "parade day" goes off without a hitch.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Can you fucking not?

[–] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Now we're taking the bilingual maimai-train too?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 hours ago

C'est pas le premiere moimoi j'ai fait des poteaux bilingual avec.