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I know it probably doesn't relate to the content; but my bs/ai detector sounded the alarm after seeing the abundance of probably midjourney-generated chapter im
by bun_terminator 2y ago
I know it probably doesn't relate to the content; but my bs/ai detector sounded the alarm after seeing the abundance of probably midjourney-generated chapter images.
- oldgradstudent 2y agoScratchpixel existed way before widespread generative AI. The content is great.
- jsheard 2y agoScratchapixel is the real deal but yeah, I know what you're saying. The "house styles" of services like Midjourney are so widely seen in scams and spam that they have become an automatic red flag. Doubly so when the material is supposed to be about non-AI means of creating images - why aren't you showing the actual product of following the course?
- Retr0id 2y agoI was also confused by that, it's a weird choice considering the articles themselves are full of original diagrams and illustrations that could easily have been used instead. The AI generated images are just visual noise.
- auggierose 2y agoI'd say your bullshit detector needs some readjustment. You can make nice images with AI, especially as chapter images.
- SapThePixelFox 2y agoAI-thumbnails will be removed soon.
- prmoustache 2y agoI would say generating chapter thumbnail images for a non artistic publication is probably the best use case for AI.
- meindnoch 2y agoIt isn't, because people associate these kinds of pictures with low-effort auto-generated clickbait and scams.
- ofrzeta 2y ago"people" as in "some people on HN"? Because I think as broader audience wouldn't necessarily mind or associate those images with scams.
- bun_terminator 2y agoAt face value yes, maybe. But low-quality content is increasingly associated with them, so the effective impact can easily get negative. I'd like to compare this to typical startup landing pages or doxygen documentations. Both can be spotted from a mile a way and are strongly correlated with padded and low quality content.