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Seriously, are these really the best examples they could come up with? What is the point of having a fake picture of your dog in a costume? What’s the point of

Seriously, are these really the best examples they could come up with? What is the point of having a fake picture of your dog in a costume? What’s the point of having a fake picture about being at a party? The only use case I can think of for this is for someone who likes to make up stories and lie about what they’ve done. Is that really the target market?

AyanamiKaine 18d ago
That was exactly my first reaction! Mark where you at the party today? Yes of course look at these pictures I took (╥﹏╥)
embedding-shape 18d ago
> The only use case I can think of for this is for someone who likes to make up stories and lie about what they’ve done. Is that really the target market? As far as I can tell, the biggest uses of these sort of models is to pump out lots of content on multimedia-based social media, so yeah, it's basically for the sort of person who doesn't shy away from exaggerating, omitting or outright lying in order to get more views.
xp84 18d ago
Trying to be as least cynical as possible, imagine if you were a party with 3 or more people, and you really wanted a nice pic like that to commemorate the night, but never got to take one all together because someone left early, and you were in the bathroom when they announced their departure. Yes, it's a major first-world problem to not get a photo, but to the right person, it could mean a lot to them to "fix" the photo they took with A and B to add C to their 'rightful place.'
- bryceacc 18d ago
  and then as you look back at that wonderful night you "remember" with all your friends, you will reinforce a false picture and reality strays further
- chorkpop 18d ago
  But still what's the point? To look back on false memories that didn't happen?
  - sigseg1v 17d ago
    With this logic, what is the point to read a book about false events that did not happen? Can we please stop attacking everyone's version of fun or what makes them happy just because it isn't exactly what we like?
- pibaker 17d ago
  What's the point of having a photo like that? Is spending time with your friends not enough in 2026? Do we must provide photographic evidence of all the fun you have been having or it did not happen?
  - madaxe_again 17d ago
    Did you miss the last 15 years of social media? So many people I just stopped spending time with altogether as instead of being present they’d be posing for their 90th instagram shot by 10am - and then of course they want you to pose, too. So no. Spending time with your friends is not enough in 2026. I’m not even convinced people have friends now - just colleagues and mutual parasites.
    - 72deluxe 17d ago
      I think it depends on who your friends are, and/or culture. I was in France the other month and walking down to the river in Saumur, I noticed an area serving drinks (out of an old converted bus) with lights and suchlike (opposite the castle on the hill), with a small acoustic band. Nobody (and I mean nobody) had their phone out. The couple of hours I spent there, nobody was observable taking selfies. The age range was from young to old. I was shocked. It was very different from the UK. Refreshingly so.
      - madaxe_again 17d ago
        I was also recently in France, at a very similar affair - little fortnightly village fete, with a band and food and all that. Most everyone over 40 or so, talking. Most everyone under 40, preening and posing. I saw so many people holding plates awkwardly in midair to get a picture of themselves, the food, the bunting etc. - to the extent that the organisers were having to ask people to move along so others could order. Then again this was the Dordogne which may as well be Bognor at this point.
  - ryanjshaw 17d ago
    You’re mistaking your preferences for the majority’s preferences. Huge chunk of humanity now chooses to experience in-person events recording it through their phones.
- keiferski 17d ago
  This is such a contrived imaginary situation that is pretty divorced from reality. No one wants a fake AI photo to commemorate a real event.
  - xp84 16d ago
    5 years ago, after a work retreat, I photoshopped the couple of team members who couldn't attend into a team photo we took so that we could use the photo to represent our team. This is just that, but without the hour of tedious photo editing (I'm not very good).
hobofan 17d ago
In a world were there is a significant amount of people that do things just to take photos of themselves doing things rather than experiencing the thing, this may be the lesser evil.
- qmmmur 17d ago
  At least they actually showed up
qmmmur 17d ago
I can’t imagine “remixing” treasured childhood memories that had a context so you can see a totally implausible and fictitious event. Am I the stupid one for not getting it?

AyanamiKaine 18d ago

That was exactly my first reaction! Mark where you at the party today? Yes of course look at these pictures I took (╥﹏╥)

embedding-shape 18d ago

> The only use case I can think of for this is for someone who likes to make up stories and lie about what they’ve done. Is that really the target market? As far as I can tell, the biggest uses of these sort of models is to pump out lots of content on multimedia-based social media, so yeah, it's basically for the sort of person who doesn't shy away from exaggerating, omitting or outright lying in order to get more views.

xp84 18d ago

Trying to be as least cynical as possible, imagine if you were a party with 3 or more people, and you really wanted a nice pic like that to commemorate the night, but never got to take one all together because someone left early, and you were in the bathroom when they announced their departure. Yes, it's a major first-world problem to not get a photo, but to the right person, it could mean a lot to them to "fix" the photo they took with A and B to add C to their 'rightful place.'

bryceacc 18d ago
and then as you look back at that wonderful night you "remember" with all your friends, you will reinforce a false picture and reality strays further
chorkpop 18d ago
But still what's the point? To look back on false memories that didn't happen?
- sigseg1v 17d ago
  With this logic, what is the point to read a book about false events that did not happen? Can we please stop attacking everyone's version of fun or what makes them happy just because it isn't exactly what we like?
pibaker 17d ago
What's the point of having a photo like that? Is spending time with your friends not enough in 2026? Do we must provide photographic evidence of all the fun you have been having or it did not happen?
- madaxe_again 17d ago
  Did you miss the last 15 years of social media? So many people I just stopped spending time with altogether as instead of being present they’d be posing for their 90th instagram shot by 10am - and then of course they want you to pose, too. So no. Spending time with your friends is not enough in 2026. I’m not even convinced people have friends now - just colleagues and mutual parasites.
  - 72deluxe 17d ago
    I think it depends on who your friends are, and/or culture. I was in France the other month and walking down to the river in Saumur, I noticed an area serving drinks (out of an old converted bus) with lights and suchlike (opposite the castle on the hill), with a small acoustic band. Nobody (and I mean nobody) had their phone out. The couple of hours I spent there, nobody was observable taking selfies. The age range was from young to old. I was shocked. It was very different from the UK. Refreshingly so.
    - madaxe_again 17d ago
      I was also recently in France, at a very similar affair - little fortnightly village fete, with a band and food and all that. Most everyone over 40 or so, talking. Most everyone under 40, preening and posing. I saw so many people holding plates awkwardly in midair to get a picture of themselves, the food, the bunting etc. - to the extent that the organisers were having to ask people to move along so others could order. Then again this was the Dordogne which may as well be Bognor at this point.
- ryanjshaw 17d ago
  You’re mistaking your preferences for the majority’s preferences. Huge chunk of humanity now chooses to experience in-person events recording it through their phones.
keiferski 17d ago
This is such a contrived imaginary situation that is pretty divorced from reality. No one wants a fake AI photo to commemorate a real event.
- xp84 16d ago
  5 years ago, after a work retreat, I photoshopped the couple of team members who couldn't attend into a team photo we took so that we could use the photo to represent our team. This is just that, but without the hour of tedious photo editing (I'm not very good).

hobofan 17d ago

In a world were there is a significant amount of people that do things just to take photos of themselves doing things rather than experiencing the thing, this may be the lesser evil.

qmmmur 17d ago
At least they actually showed up

qmmmur 17d ago

I can’t imagine “remixing” treasured childhood memories that had a context so you can see a totally implausible and fictitious event. Am I the stupid one for not getting it?