Because they are
“No corporations were enriched by the creation of this content”
I’ve always seen the anti-AI movement as pro-corporation. It’s mostly for the benefit of the copyright industry while its already quite easy to decouple yourself from the corporate aspects of AI with its open source options.
that implies it’s the corporations that make art. the idea of art coming from corps is already a gross injustice to artists, but at least they can get paid a little. to take away what they do entirely for something that literally only remixes existing art from past and present artists is one of the darkest things we’re coming to accept in our late stage capitalist society.
we simply do not want artists anymore. we’d rather the machines preform every task that’s worth doing so that we can all go slave away at manual labor as human labor continues to get cheaper than machines.
It’s not just that. If it was, I’d have been convinced by the new-era freedom fighters using fucking ai horde, or whatever sloppers call their latest open-source [citation needed] model instance.
The biggest issue is the shameless, continuous abuse of creative workers by sucking up all their works without consent.
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.
ghost in a meat suit
How about this?
could be NSFL, if you're like 8
C’est pour mourirIf she put her hand out the window, would he fall out the car?
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Memes != food.
👑Memes hand drawn in crayon
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.
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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.
Drag never got truly proficient with Photoshop. Drag took a class on Photoshop in high school and did well, but then forgot everything. The workflows never became natural.
Drag has made dozens of memes in GIMP and really understands the design philosophy. It feels simple and intuitive. Drag wouldn’t want them to change everything and make it like Photoshop. Then drag would have to learn it all over again. No thanks.
Different apps should just be different apps. The goal isn’t to get every system to have the same UI. There should be room for creativity and thinking differently in the design space.
Gimp 3.0 is finally actually something you could use to make something quickly
It still makes some baffling decisions (seriously I fucking hate that deselect is CTRL+SHIFT+D and not CTRL+D. I get why, shift is the “opposite” modifier, but GIMP is the only software I use that does this) and isn’t perfect, but for meme making and general Internet use it’s probably at long-last ready
Memes quickly assembled in Gimp should be sitting on a throne considering the skills required
Because we are better than you.
Invincible is pretty good for this.
You forgot the biggest one:
Made with Memetic
op calling me out:
me:
Sometimes I use reaction gifs.
Also sometimes I use a photo editor on my phone.
I asked ChatGPT to make a cutting edge, unique, creative, evolutionary meme that appeals to Gen Z and…this is what it did.
Ew.
The capybara with airpods, lol. Are capybaras particularly popular with Gen Z?
It’s interesting to me to see the airpods aren’t even in its ears, which I take as the LLM not recognizing that the capybara’s ears are ears. Or maybe it doesn’t recognize that airpods belong in ears, and just sees that it generally goes on the side of the head where ears usually are. It really is fascinating technology, shame it’s used in the way it is.
Capybara are extremely popular the past few years.
i wouldn’t consider it an inherently LLM issue, given how many animal cartoons we have who also wear headphones where human ears would be.
it’s such a human error
There’s a TikTok sound/song about capybaras, and videos of them are fairly popular.
LLM? I would’ve thought they’d use an image generation model for this rather than a language model. But yeah, it just does approximations without a lot of reasoning.
Yeah good catch, I used the completely wrong word there.
Ok ok, I admit that I chuckled at “I identify as wifi”
I honestly like this… I feel like this still fits into the good old-fashioned fun of the humour of e.g. aiweirdness.com
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:
At least LLMs know the difference between your and you’re
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.
“Memes generated by a prompted LLM” doesn’t quite have the same ring.
i want to know what people are trying to use as prompts to generate ai “memes”. they’re probably really embarrassing.
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"
great, so it just assumed you wanted to rip off matt groening. he must be thrilled.
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):
my fury intensifies
but thanks the exchange. for now
The AI is “smart” enough to get by context what he’s asking for, in much the same way we believe humans do
He asked for a meme of a man squinting, anyone familiar with meme culture is gonna think of Fry & Professor Chang first, and context of “not sure if” gives the game away that it’s the Fry meme
That part is what makes AI actually interesting as a technology, homie
Sophistry. Reduce everything to the most technically accurate description if you like – slop will still be slop.
amen
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 holeWhy 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.
you’re wasting your time. i’m not going to read that tripe.
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.
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.
Can you fucking not?
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.
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.
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.
