Use of AI in the MR photography forum

[Lord Blackadder]

TL;DR
Worth creating a thread for purely AI generated images?

I think it's an idea worth discussing. Having one Photography thread where AI is either not used at all, or used only for non-generative post-processing tasks on the one hand, versus another space with no limit on AI-involvement.

There is a benefit to this separation, in that we are still learning how AI works and what its capabilities are - and the AI landscape is also changing rapidly. I'd like to know what people are doing with AI to get their results. That's the same step in image/art creation as talking about what gear you used to take a photo, or what kinds of (non-AI) postprocessing was done to get the final image. I don't see that as AI-skepticism, merely adding AI to the workflow transparently alongside everything else.

 

[arkitect]

I think it's an idea worth discussing. Having one Photography thread where AI is either not used at all, or used only for non-generative post-processing tasks on the one hand, versus another space with no limit on AI-involvement.

Yup. A thread where it is only AI. So not used as an adjunct to our Photography… Working Title: AI Generated Art

There is a benefit to this separation, in that we are still learning how AI works and what its capabilities are - and the AI landscape is also changing rapidly. I'd like to know what people are doing with AI to get their results.

Agree.

That's the same step in image/art creation as talking about what gear you used to take a photo, or what kinds of (non-AI) postprocessing was done to get the final image. I don't see that as AI-skepticism, merely adding AI to the workflow transparently alongside everything else.

Again, agree. 👍

 

[deep diver]

Or sit at a computer and tell it I want a picture of an iPhone underwater in the Seychelles. Then you can’t claim it as your own or even as photography!

At 3:00 on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[mtbdudex]

The AI bust is upon us, like the 2000 dot com bubble burst

Commentary: Say farewell to the AI bubble, and get ready for the crash — Los Angeles Times

The AI frenzy has been fueled by relentless hype, but the dud launched by OpenAI has its former enthusiasts wondering if they've been taken.

apple.news

 

[chown33]

As there is no thread for AI created images that I could find, would it be worth our while to create one — and if so, where?

Try the Picture Gallery forum:

Picture Gallery

post photos, pictures, videos, etc...

forums.macrumors.com

As I post this, I see threads for posting pictures of: Mac setups, pets, desktops, watches (trad only), last purchases, meals, beer, cars, fountain pens, and more. That's about as diverse a set of subjects as you could find, and I see no obvious problem if a thread for AI-generated pics is added.

This is just one moderator's personal suggestion. It may be overruled, but it's worth a shot.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Try the Picture Gallery forum:

Picture Gallery

post photos, pictures, videos, etc...

forums.macrumors.com

As I post this, I see threads for posting pictures of: Mac setups, pets, desktops, watches (trad only), last purchases, meals, beer, cars, fountain pens, and more. That's about as diverse a set of subjects as you could find, and I see no obvious problem if a thread for AI-generated pics is added.

This is just one moderator's personal suggestion. It may be overruled, but it's worth a shot.

Sounds sensible to me.

 

[mtbdudex]

As I was checking out the photos of the day, this one by [mention]dwrufus53 [/mention] struck me as interesting

I then noticed the author’s thumbnail, here it is bigger

And the movie I heard it in came to my thoughts , the very last Harry Potter one, this quote

 

[mollyc]

Thank you everyone for keeping the conversation going, and also drama free. 🙂 I've been busy the past week helping my daughter off to her second year of college so haven't had time to weigh in much further but have been reading along, but she has been dropped off at school now and I'm back with more free time.

I'm also really happy a mod chimed in!

Try the Picture Gallery forum:

Picture Gallery

post photos, pictures, videos, etc...

forums.macrumors.com

As I post this, I see threads for posting pictures of: Mac setups, pets, desktops, watches (trad only), last purchases, meals, beer, cars, fountain pens, and more. That's about as diverse a set of subjects as you could find, and I see no obvious problem if a thread for AI-generated pics is added.

This is just one moderator's personal suggestion. It may be overruled, but it's worth a shot.

If we wanted to formalize something, how would we go about that? I think the overall consensus is that no fully or partially generated photos should be posted in the photo forum. Is it possible to have one of the mods create an AI Image forum (or sub forum) so that we can direct anyone who comes along to post there? Several members in this thread already mentioned they have an interest in following that content anyway, so it might be nice to get those people a home to start discussing techniques, etc.

And then for the current photo forum we will allow typical (historical) editing done with AI tools to be posted (stuff like small fill, sharpening, noise reduction, etc.).

I think that is what most people here have voiced as their preference.

 

[Plutonius]

The sum of results in the poll exceed 100% ?

 

[mollyc]

The sum of results in the poll exceed 100% ?

people could vote for more than one option