“Mohishwa 1976 flying car. One of the first consumer-level flying cars, only released in Japan. NOT OPERATIONAL! Needs work and parts, wing apparatus missing. Novelty rebuild project for the right mechanic. Being upfront, Mohishwa parts are really hard to find.”
Apparently the ad was regarded as genuine and attracted huge interest and quite a few offer to buy it, especially from the auto community in Japan. Unfortunately, it also managed to get the chap banned from Facebook, due to infringement of the marketplace terms! So watch out next time your looking for that bargain banger!
I'm not a fan of AI art. The apps were trained on copyrighted works, and like Uber, the developers decided the rules didn't apply to them. Apart from the devaluing of working artists, the realism of the images mean you can no longer trust that anything is real on a screen.
ReplyDeleteSome Moonbasers might glare at me for some of my older non existant toy posts, but at least they are real objects you can hold in your hand.
The ability to conjure up completely convincing images with a few well chosen words negates the hard work of traditional skills.
As Syndrome said in "The Incredibles" "Once everyone is Super, no one is..."
I'm completely with you on this Looey - the prevalence of A.I generated art has become ridiculous, with national photography competitions being won against human entrants and artists choosing to use artificial portraiture or virtual models in lieu of legitimate work. It is big, it is clever, but it is a fad. It also has its place too, in terms of visualising ideas and concepts, but not a a means of replacing real art and craft. Just as Gen Z teenagers have currently latched on to older generation cameras and phones, to get the low tech look in their videos and images, its a craze, which will ultimately pall.
DeleteThis reminds me of the UFO Straker Car trapped in someone's backyard. Thar car looks really similar!
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