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AI-Generated 'Subliminal Messages' Are Going Viral.Here's What's Going On

13 points by isaacfrond 3y ago

isaacfrond 3y ago
Mosts of them are a bit too subliminal for me. Most of them I can't tell what it's supposed to spell, even with my full consciousness trained on it. Let alone, if it was only unconscious.
- jiofj 3y ago
  Reduce your browser's zoom level and they will be easy to read.
- tomohelix 3y ago
  The point of subliminal messages is not about if you can consciously notice it or not. It is about imparting something you do not expect to your subconscious. A single frame of a can of coke in a movie is not generally noticeable but it was proven to have a clear effect. Your mind filters out more than you realize. But only to reduce the burden on your consciousness. Somewhere deep inside, something is still processing that crap ton of data and it knows more than you and can definitely influence the conscious you.
  - thfuran 3y ago
    >A single frame of a can of coke in a movie is not generally noticeable but it was proven to have a clear effect. Are you referring to the hoax from the '50s or something else?
    - jstarfish 3y ago
      They're describing product placement in film (as subtle advertising).
      - thfuran 3y ago
        Me too https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vicary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vicary
    - tomohelix 3y ago
      I am referring to this paper from 2006. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01860.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1559-1816.... I do not know what '50s hoax you are talking about.
- latexr 3y ago
  Pick a point on your screen above the image, then scroll up and down repeatedly. You should see the darker areas spell the messages.
gyudin 3y ago
Does the first image say Gay Sex? :))
- gyudin 3y ago
  Ahh found someone’s comment “ I had to close 1 eye, and squint-see through the other, but then I saw the letters and word” Kinda surprised it works so well lol
more_corn 3y ago
Come for the gay sex subliminal messaging, stay for the biting social media commentary ‘On Twitter—which is now called “X” for some reason’

13 points by isaacfrond 3y ago

Mosts of them are a bit too subliminal for me. Most of them I can't tell what it's supposed to spell, even with my full consciousness trained on it. Let alone, if it was only unconscious.

jiofj 3y ago
Reduce your browser's zoom level and they will be easy to read.
tomohelix 3y ago
The point of subliminal messages is not about if you can consciously notice it or not. It is about imparting something you do not expect to your subconscious. A single frame of a can of coke in a movie is not generally noticeable but it was proven to have a clear effect. Your mind filters out more than you realize. But only to reduce the burden on your consciousness. Somewhere deep inside, something is still processing that crap ton of data and it knows more than you and can definitely influence the conscious you.
- thfuran 3y ago
  >A single frame of a can of coke in a movie is not generally noticeable but it was proven to have a clear effect. Are you referring to the hoax from the '50s or something else?
  - jstarfish 3y ago
    They're describing product placement in film (as subtle advertising).
    - thfuran 3y ago
      Me too https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vicary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Vicary
  - tomohelix 3y ago
    I am referring to this paper from 2006. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01860.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1559-1816.... I do not know what '50s hoax you are talking about.
latexr 3y ago
Pick a point on your screen above the image, then scroll up and down repeatedly. You should see the darker areas spell the messages.

gyudin 3y ago

Does the first image say Gay Sex? :))

gyudin 3y ago
Ahh found someone’s comment “ I had to close 1 eye, and squint-see through the other, but then I saw the letters and word” Kinda surprised it works so well lol

more_corn 3y ago

Come for the gay sex subliminal messaging, stay for the biting social media commentary ‘On Twitter—which is now called “X” for some reason’