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1. petetnt · 1789812546 · focus · HN ↗

   The author claims that the AI posters don’t have to be horrible, but fail to see that the dozen variations generated are not distinctive - they might have somewhat different typography or imaginary, but still have the same AI uniformity and smell as the crappy restaurant poster you see on the street. The core issue is not only technical, but also the lack of vision and imagination when creating art or even infographics.

   1. bonoboTP · 1789813421 · focus · HN ↗

      The alternative is WordArt, or just black on white Comic Sans with some bolding and font size variations with bad ClipArt. These small scale events would never hire a professional.

      I'm old enough to remember that people also complained about WordArt and Clipart and too many fonts etc.

      I see the chatgpt poster style on many small-scale local village events also. But again, what they replace wasn't any better. It's not replacing some beautiful craft that existed before.

      1. r_lee · 1789814067 · focus · HN ↗

         > But again, what they replace wasn't any better.

         I would argue otherwise.

         whereas before I'd take a glance and go "hm interesting" or whatever, with these its just "oh look, it's AI slop" and that's all I will notice

         1. bonoboTP · 1789814379 · focus · HN ↗

            I can't help but like the posters for the sheer reason that they annoy some annoying people who have a visceral reaction to the concept of AI.

            1. r_lee · 1789814799 · focus · HN ↗

               > who have a visceral reaction to the concept of AI

               why do you think this is the reason?

               should I be cheering and clapping when someone goes on chatgpt and say "make me a poster" and they think they're a genius when this slop comes out?

               1. bonoboTP · 1789814922 · focus · HN ↗

                  You're just disgusted by the plebs and their taste.

                  1. r_lee · 1789815532 · focus · HN ↗

                     what are you even trying to imply here?

                     should I be complimenting these default AI slop posters or be feeling good about them?

                     I never felt this way towards low effort / simple posters before, I thought they were fine

                     1. bonoboTP · 1789816954 · focus · HN ↗

                        You just dislike their taste and the fact that they don't subscribe to your political crusade.

                        1. r_lee · 1789817098 · focus · HN ↗

                           political crusade? and yes I dislike the taste of the AI slop posters as seen in the introduction of the article
               2. drstewart · 1789816978 · focus · HN ↗

                  God forbid some town volunteer make a poster in 30 seconds instead of taking a college course to please some huffy internet commentators with an axe to grind
               3. dolebirchwood · 1789850530 · focus · HN ↗

                  People take photos with their cell phones instead of painting a scene like Rembrandt. They don't think they are a genius, and nobody cheers and claps. The photos look fine, they get the job done, and everyone moves on with their lives without projecting insecurities online.
            2. breezybottom · 1789820614 · focus · HN ↗

               Same mentality as people who voted for Trump. No wonder he's become such an AI booster.

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