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[Giles]

We would be critical if it were AI, definitely. But very much liking this 'homage'

 

[Neil]

Controversial question….

this is an evocative picture of a fictional environment - beautifully modelled by Will, and turned into a “fake” postcard by Dave…

I’m guessing that we all rather like it.

I suspect that we’d all be very critical if it were produced by AI…

That's an interesting question. I guess that part of the reason we like the image is that it's a result of craft, imagination, artistic sensibilities and human judgement. These things we applaud when we see them across a range of endeavours. AI seems not to do nuance; I guess we've all had the frustration of talking to the robot on the phone or conversing with one on the chat box when all you want to do is speak to a human in customer enquiries. AI may be good at number crunching but **** all use at replacing a human where judgement, flexibility or taste is required.

 

[simond]

I don’t have an AI engine but perhaps there’s a Thunderer who does. I know there are several users on RMW.

It would be interesting to see the results if one were to ask it (given the same starting photo) to produce an equivalent image.

 

[Willl]

@Willl - to save clogging up and following on from Rob's thread Tales from The Room of Doom this is the sort of thing which can be achieved with the old photo textures.

A folded battered postcard with signs of scratches, wear and tear as if carried in a pocket for ages.

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This is fantastic Dave, my jaw probably dropped a little when I saw it! I have been plotting to write a sort of fiction around the next layout project, accompanied by postcards, letters etc. (as Iain Rice and Bob Barlow discussed doing with the East Suffolk), so will have to make an attempt at something similar

On the AI thought, I also think the key is that editing photos requires skill… I have a long history of dabbling in photography and would argue that good editing can be almost as tricky as taking the photo in the first place. I’m sure there are those who would argue that prompt engineering is also a skill, but it feels a bit like asking someone to paint a portrait for you, and then claiming you were the artist!

Will

 

[Terry]

I’m sure there are those who would argue that prompt engineering is also a skill, but it feels a bit like asking someone to paint a portrait for you, and then claiming you were the artist!

Or buying a model railway from its creator and happily revelling in the kudos of exhibiting it! Plenty of that going on from what I have seen.

Terry

 

[Willl]

Or buying a model railway from its creator and happily revelling in the kudos of exhibiting it! Plenty of that going on from what I have seen.

Terry

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that as long as you aren’t passing it off as your own work - there’s an interesting piece on this topic in Ribbons 2 by the OTCM duo. Some layouts deserve to be exhibited, even after the original owner has moved it on or passed away.

Will