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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We once had a whole family of cats - father, mother, and three kittens - and the one male kitten, Charlie, absolutely REVERED his father, Jake. He would often sit or lay next to his Papa, always taking the same position.

One of my favorite photos was when Jake was getting old, with his fur getting raggedy, and he was looking out a window, with Charlie next to him, in the same position, but with his front leg over his father's shoulders, comforting him.

They're both gone now, but I hope they are together, wherever they are now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 hours ago

You got find and post that photo!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The “Kubrick Stare" is one of Stanley Kubrick's most recognizable directorial techniques, a method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Heeeeeeeeeres Charlie!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

[–] [email protected] 32 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t talk to me or my son ever again.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 12 hours ago

Don't talk to me or my dad ever again

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

He's got his mom's paws

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago

Not just paws. He's got white fur on chest too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

This is what i look like wandering around in life and I wonder why people dont approach me.

I walk with purpose, usually squinting, jaw set, and a straight face. I'm looking straight forward and ignoring eye contact and nods of acknowledgement.
I see, in my peripheral vision, people glance at me and I dont return it- even if I've decided they're of interest.

Just all around a warm and welcoming vibe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Animals making direct eye contact with the camera in images is an ai tell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

No it's not. I have hundreds of photos on my phone, that I took myself, of my cats staring directly in to the camera that say otherwise. It's dead simple to make an animal, especially a cat, look at the camera. You just make a "psst psst" sound, or dangle something floppy right above the camera while taking the photo.

Mocha would like to have a word with you.

And so would Casper.

I can go on if you'd like.

[–] Revan343 1 points 13 minutes ago

I think we need a few more.

You know, just to be sure.

[+] [email protected] -16 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

This is AI though right? Not real kitties.

The white and black blur in between the cats is clearly trying to be a tail but the color and placement are wrong. The pile in the top right doesn't make sense, the stairs leading to a square door set at an angle from the stairs is wrong, and the building to the left of that makes no sense either. Plus the overly rich texture of the stairs

[–] [email protected] 28 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (4 children)

I'm going to start ripping my own hair out of my fucking scalp. It's like every post I make now has an accusation of AI because of real world photography not always making 100% sense.

This is AI though right?

Not real kitties.

Real kitties.

The white and black blur in between the cats is clearly trying to be a tail but the color and placement are wrong.

Could also be a dog or another cat that's behind the two. That blur is on another stair and these two are much closer to the camera, can easily obscure something behind them.

The pile in the top right doesn’t make sense

It's blurry as hell. You have no idea what that is. You called it a 'pile'. That could also be flaking off concrete or vines. Saying that it "doesn't make sense" when you have so little information on what it is is not the immediate assumption you should be making. If you're dismissing things because of an assumption made on a lack of information then it's not helpful to anyone.

the stairs leading to a square door set at an angle from the stairs is wrong

Once again, perspective. This is at the bottom of a set of stairs looking up. You would not be able to see the landing at the top that would continue into that door. Moreover, pretty sure that door is a gate for the gap to the right of it. The white is the same as the railing.

and the building to the left of that makes no sense either.

You literally can't see it.

Plus the overly rich texture of the stairs

Jesus christ. Concrete just looks like that sometimes.

What I would really like is for people to bother going to look for an original source before making these accusations. You think an AI two years ago was able to make that image with no blatant errors in the cats themselves? Especially when no one else in the post is making that accusation? And especially when the same poster made another post of AI cats and it looked like this?

These accusations are exhausting. Firstly because they're just accusations with zero follow up. It took me 10 seconds to find the original post of that image. Why couldn't you have done that yourself? Secondly because it scares the hell out of me that things we've known about since the dawn of photography are being forgotten about en masse for the easy way of pointing and saying "AI."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You just used ChatGPT to write that haha

/s ;)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Your family after I'm through with you.

/s <3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

This is very clearly not AI.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There will come a time when AI images are indistinguishable from the real thing. It's already possible with inanimate objects, but I haven't seen a convincing AI living thing yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Which is a problem to deal with when it arises. What exhausts me is having to say "No it isn't AI, it's real, you just forgot about basic photography. Also stop wasting my time with these accusations that will have people like a mob downvoting something and losing their mind when using tineye for 5 seconds would answer your question."

I had shit removed from @[email protected] because the mod over there saw two accusations of an image being AI and removed it and refused blatant proof of it being a photo from it being from multiple angles with the same "errors". It's why I stopped posting there entirely and went to nocontextpics. When the mods are jumping on the bandwagon then it isn't a place I want to be associated with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Agreed, it's aggravating. It might be necessary to include (not AI) in the description or something since so many people seem to want to be AI detectives now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Hell no. I post 'Not OC' because one user decided to have a screaming meltdown about how I was misleading people by uploading stuff and not saying 'Not OC'. I'm already babysitting enough people on Lemmy. The 'Oh this is AI' people can deal with having their stupidity repeatedly called out to their face and deal with my frustration that they don't have enough brain cells to scoop together the ability to type tineye.com into the address bar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

That's an option, too! I'd just want to try to head such comments off so I don't have to call them out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

AI is a problem right now, your frustration is proof enough of that. This will only continue to get worse, unfortunately.

Great photo, btw.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Your frustration is proof enough of that

My frustration is proof that people are incapable of rational thought without their hand being held.

I'm disappointed I have to do the same thing, again, in the same comment thread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh sure OK, there isn't a larger issue here at all, it's just people being dumb. Sure pal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Correct. The issue in this specific comment thread is not that AI is hard to discern. That is a discussion for a different thread. The discussion here is that people are being lazy and using AI as an excuse to dismiss stuff instead of using rational thought and attempting to solve the answer for themselves.

As said.

I don't have enough crayons to keep explaining this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

My intent was to commiserate and call out how AI is ruining the internet and creating additional friction represented in this thread, and I don't agree it needs a whole discussion elsewhere. To your point, AI is a crutch for the lazy and will contribute to the further lack of critical thinking evidenced here. But, I can see you're set on being condescending and pedantic, so I'll happily show myself out.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The frustration rather shows that The AI hate brigade that sees AI behind everything is a problem.

Making an absolute ass out of themselves again and again, being wrong, self righteous, self aggrandising and, most importantly, absolutely annoying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

When people question if every photo is real or fake, thats a problem, and if you don't recognize that you're a fool.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

It's not an accusation, it was a question.

I don't have strong feelings about AI art, I just enjoy going over the tiny details that makes it look so AI-y. That's why I commented instead of searching - I was hoping for discussion more than I wanted an answer.

Your detailed response was the kind of thing I was hoping for. I just could've done without the unnecessary defensiveness, but otherwise thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

Not real kitties.

That's not a question, feels like an accusation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

You said not real kitties and then explained how it wasn't. Pretty sure that was an accusation.

Moreover, you said unnecessary defensiveness. It's necessary. Everytime there's an accusation about something being AI, the comment gets upvoted until someone points out how it isn't. Everytime an accusation is made about me posting AI is another time that I've got to defend myself later from someone saying that Stamets uploads AI slop. I have enough accusations made about me for no reason, posting AI isn't another one I need to have following me around everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

At least that's done ironically.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It's hard to tell, but I think it's real, that black and white blue perfectly could be another cat on the background.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I also think it's real. If it is AI, it's better than any I've seen of a cat so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

As an expert in cats, I can say yes, that black blur and the way it blends into the white looks exactly like the pattern you often see on the back of a black and white cat.