For the past year or more, we have heard people taking about the pros & cons of A I creator programs. We are hearing how they will be the end of humanity and lead to horrible consequences. I’m not convinced.
I have tried various online A I programs to try to create “photos” of the characters from my novel, Dynamic Duo of the Ozarks. The first time I tried this technology, I typed in “photo of a pretty blonde college girl from 1966.” I was hoping for a photo of what I saw Sherry Ridenhour looking like in my mind. These A I generators gave me the same pictures each time. They were paintings of fat, ugly women in their 50s & 60s, with bad complexions and crazy looking hairdos. Not what I wanted.
Last night I tried it again. This time I was half way successful with one “free” program, but, unfortunately, I did not save the results. On another one, it had a place to upload photos that could be “combined” to make A I creations. I uploaded a found photo from Tumblr of a snapshot of a young lady with the hairstyle and clothing that Sherry would wear (the photo has a date of 1969, but it was the right look). I also uploaded a photo of friend from college, who I modeled Sherry after.
This is what I got.
A pretty blond girl with a bouffant hairdo…ON BOTH OF HER HEADS! SHE HAS ANOTHER HEAD ON HER RIGHT BREAST & A BACKWARD ARM!
The other one looks pregnant. She also has a leg sticking out of her chest & three hands. UGH!
I don’t think A I is quite the threat some of our politicians are making it out to be.
WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS 