The Audio Long Read Hidden traces of humanity: what AI images reveal about our world
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Nov 4, 2024 In this intriguing discussion, Rachel Ossip, a skilled author at The Guardian, dives into the intersection of AI and human creativity. She explores how AI-generated images hold unexpected traces of human influence. Listen as she discusses the whimsical side of AI image creation, including generating playful cat visuals. Rachel also tackles the implications of biases in AI datasets and critiques the superficial solutions often proposed. This conversation reveals the fascinating challenges and ethical dilemmas of merging technology with art.
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Eat Poop You Cat with AI
- Rachel Ossip played "Eat Poop You Cat" with Stable Diffusion and Clip Interrogator.
- The resulting images and prompts included a cat on a Frank Lloyd Wright toilet and references to artists and musicians.
How AI Interprets Images
- AI image generators map language to visual variables, while tools like Clip Interrogator reverse the process.
- These aren't one-to-one translations, allowing for creative misinterpretations and gameplay.
Early AI and Human Labor
- Early AI image generators were trained on limited datasets like flowers and birds.
- These datasets, often labeled through crowdsourcing platforms like Mechanical Turk, reveal a reliance on human labor.