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I can't believe I have to login to use it, I also can't believe the generated content goes through automated content moderation before I get to see it. The sta

I can't believe I have to login to use it, I also can't believe the generated content goes through automated content moderation before I get to see it. The state of affairs in open AI software (the concept) is shameful.

indigochill 4y ago
This was my feeling about all the VR systems as well. I haven't looked deeply into it, but when I was excited about getting my hands on some hardware and hacking away, it seemed like every device required going through some megacorp and their walled garden and no VR device is treated simply like a monitor on your face, which killed my interest in being a VR dev.
- grumbel 4y ago
  The problem with VR is that's is just a way more complex system than a monitor. You have IMUs, cameras, controllers, lens distortion, hand tracking and a lot of other stuff to deal with. Until a little over a year ago there wasn't even any kind of API devices could plug into, it was all vendor specific. This might all ease up a little over the coming years, we now have both OpenXR, as well has hardware that is a lot more self-contained and no longer requires the PC to do so much work. But it will still take a while until a VR headset can 'just work' the same way a monitor does.
ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
If you are talking about stable diffusion you can both run it locally without logging in, and disable content moderation. I don't understand why they even included content moderation. People will say it's to prevent public relations issues but that doesn't seem like a good justification, you shouldn't have to go out of your way to placate the ultra-puritanical. And the filter is trivial to remove so how is it anything but a facade?
- throwawayffffas 4y ago
  You need to login to download the weights the first time. The whole experience kind of left me with a bad taste. I do appreciate they didn't go the API access route like open AI and others but still the experience is a far cry compared to traditional open source software. Additionally their license, with it's verbosity was kind of a deal breaker, I am of the opinion that it would be better to just go with a standard software license, like the MIT license or something or Apache or something.

indigochill 4y ago

This was my feeling about all the VR systems as well. I haven't looked deeply into it, but when I was excited about getting my hands on some hardware and hacking away, it seemed like every device required going through some megacorp and their walled garden and no VR device is treated simply like a monitor on your face, which killed my interest in being a VR dev.

grumbel 4y ago
The problem with VR is that's is just a way more complex system than a monitor. You have IMUs, cameras, controllers, lens distortion, hand tracking and a lot of other stuff to deal with. Until a little over a year ago there wasn't even any kind of API devices could plug into, it was all vendor specific. This might all ease up a little over the coming years, we now have both OpenXR, as well has hardware that is a lot more self-contained and no longer requires the PC to do so much work. But it will still take a while until a VR headset can 'just work' the same way a monitor does.

ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago

If you are talking about stable diffusion you can both run it locally without logging in, and disable content moderation. I don't understand why they even included content moderation. People will say it's to prevent public relations issues but that doesn't seem like a good justification, you shouldn't have to go out of your way to placate the ultra-puritanical. And the filter is trivial to remove so how is it anything but a facade?

throwawayffffas 4y ago
You need to login to download the weights the first time. The whole experience kind of left me with a bad taste. I do appreciate they didn't go the API access route like open AI and others but still the experience is a far cry compared to traditional open source software. Additionally their license, with it's verbosity was kind of a deal breaker, I am of the opinion that it would be better to just go with a standard software license, like the MIT license or something or Apache or something.