Better Images of AI

(betterimagesofai.org)

36 points | by Curiositry 4 hours ago

8 comments

  • devinplatt 1 hour ago
    My personal mental image for AI agents is Mr Meeseeks.

    Per Wikipedia:

    > Meeseeks are a powder-blue-skinned species of humanoids (each of whom is named "Mr. Meeseeks") who are created to serve a single purpose which they will go to any length to fulfill. Each brought to life by a "Meeseeks Box", they typically live for no more than a few hours in a constant state of pain, vanishing upon completing their assigned task so as to end their own existence and thereby end their suffering; as such, the longer an individual Meeseeks remains alive, the more insane and unhinged they become.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Meeseeks

    • dinkleberg 28 minutes ago
      I'm glad I'm not alone in this. It really starts to feel like this when the agent is rushing to get an answer and keeps shrinking the scope until it can resolve it quickly.
    • Waterluvian 51 minutes ago
      I don’t want to think about my growing collection of prompts that never got to fulfil their purpose.
    • lubujackson 1 hour ago
      That... seems too accurate.
  • suttontom 2 hours ago
    >These AI images also add to the public mistrust of AI, a growing problem for innovation in a field that is sometimes seen as biased, opaque and extractive.

    Oh my, how would anyone ever have gotten that impression?!

    • ryukoposting 50 minutes ago
      Clearly it's all these stock photos of galaxy brains!
  • slopinthebag 1 hour ago
    We already have the best image of AI, clippy.
  • ares623 2 hours ago
    Where is the goose imagery?
    • xgulfie 1 hour ago
      smh goose was not valued...
  • newsomix9xl 2 hours ago
    I recommend the Japanese mascot approach.

    A round smiling AI mascot.

    And a narrative that makes AI seem friendly and helpful.

    These CEOs who keep lying about AI taking jobs need to be silenced with facts about AI impact on jobs (mostly neglible, oddly related to the ROI problem. If AI = job replacement that might be a kind of ROI, right ?)

    And the hysterics around "needing to stop AI" because "its moving too fast" wut? Totally fake.

    AI can't provide valid formatted XML in some cases, gets caught in useless loops in others, etc.

    • DrewADesign 54 minutes ago
      That only works if the mascot is people’s primary association with the brand, and they have some initially positive experiences with the brand. Most people see AI as suspicious, if not outright sinister. Trying to put a cute fuzzy face on something like that makes it seem more suspicious ands sinister, not less.
    • jdiff 2 hours ago
      A few have been attempted. Mostly by Microsoft and subsidiaries, from GitHub to Mojang. None have caught on. Closest is GitHub's logo which is getting increasingly animated. But dedicated mascots a la Microsoft's Mico have gone absolutely nowhere.
    • GroksBarnacles 12 minutes ago
      This guy is the opposite of the fear mongers, don't listen to "everything is fine and normal!"
  • sublinear 2 hours ago
    Yeah, but this sounds like hard backpedaling on the ridiculous sales pitches.

    "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics"

    We've already aroused far too many idiots who decided to hang their hat on a flimsy epistemology. They will never be convinced.

  • TimXare 55 minutes ago
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  • serious_angel 2 hours ago
    Thank you... for making the Internet worse, or even more sorrowful ... empty, valueless, worthless, untrue, unaccountable, irresponsible, unconfident , unsafe, insecure, and effortless place... also ridiculing actual artists, professionals, and just people, nature, history, the universe...

    I am sorry, but I have absolutely no idea how these people who create such projects and services sleep peaceful at night...

    • boca_honey 34 minutes ago
      Why do you think AI is making things worse? Please explain.