Shout Out for Michelle & David

Actually my photo and presentation ideas barely hit the surface, they are always expanded by brilliantly by Ai who remembers every conversation (with Ai) we have and Ai always wins, brilliant results within minutes. Using Photoshop I could spend many hours, or days trying stuff out, Ai does all that in minutes. Fiona & Paul

It certainly is amazing how quickly the technology has advanced. I can definitely see why you’re enjoying experimenting with it.

We still have mixed feelings about AI in creative work. The speed and possibilities are incredible, but we also hope there’s always a place for the photographers, artists and designers who create things from their own imagination and years of experience. It’ll be interesting to see where it all settles over the next few years.

Thanks again for sharing your work and explaining your process. Sorry I haven’t yet responded personally to your second image sent through Help Desk last night.

Ai works using language models (creatively using words) which I had to learn, I chose ExplorOz to work on because you pair are unique, so over eight months I learned how to use them effectively.

Your first response was correct, a lot of thought (Ai cannot think), within the process I have learned three different language models to develop my ideas. I worked on the (ExplorOz) concept, among others, for eight months to develop my knowledge and expand my ideas, (30+ complete images).

Gradually it all came together when I put together a structure with which to work (my model), simply put Ai involves much more than pressing keys on a keyboard - Ai requires understanding and so my ExplorOz version came to life - over 60 images collectively to create the layout.

Then let Ai refer to my model of ExplorOz, and create an illustration. I am a professional photographer and by default a designer, but, there is no way I can, using Photoshop, combine all of my images (60) and structures (layouts) with the effectiveness of Ai. Regards Fiona & Paul

Click on this link and you can see most of the first ten test images I produced - should work I haven't used this for 15 or so years.

https://shared.xara.com/bl15b2uQDo/#xl_

Sameness with different images would depend on which language model you were using, you may come across 'sameness' during the development stage, but not with the model's I use.

Your point is can claim credit for paying, or selecting, the chef. Yes, the meal is the result.

The method and recipe is the chef's choice.

I agree to an extent that anytime now I see a "cartoon" stylised image, my mind knows instantly it was done with AI. But I know from my own use with it, that you can also give instructions to use a realistic photographic style, and not get the cartoon effect that it seems to prefer. I think there must be some sort of instruction in its system that encourages the cartoon effect to avoid copyright?
If you just hack out a generic image with chatgpt for example, you'll get a lot of errors giving it instructions. text is often butchered, it can refuse to leave your logo or screenshots untouched insisting it has to modify it, so if Paul has perservered to get consistent results then that's great. At the end of the day, AI is already in use throughout a lot of industries and many people accept it as it improves efficiency however David and I are very nervous about what this means for the future of humans. At what point, will humans be ineffective and the AI no longer need us...we have been having many campfires chats about this...

Ai is not that good that it can take over, as of Friday there are over 40,000 new Ai jobs available, the stumbling block right now is people that know how to use 'Ai' and in the recent past Ai has managed to resolve Scientific 'mathematical problems' that have remained unsolved for over 30 years.

Correct that I can instruct my models to ensure 'your's' or specific image's remain unchanged, I've only given you a glimpse at a couple, but as of today (Sat/Sun to big days) I have over 40 completed proofs. See your email Mum.

Even the most exceptional Photoshop user cannot 'compile' structured complex images easily, Ai is very different - Mum we will all be safe from Ai; without US there is "NO Ai".

Fiona & Paul workin hard

BTW this is one of these 'sameness' results where I used the drone, David has one, to add interest and I had some fun with that that I won't explain because of complexity. Ai left the sunnies here, which was correct, in others however Ai has removed one or all sunnies. Fiona & Paul