As a pioneer of digital nomadity, I was asked the other day by one of my followers what my view is of the ongoing AI revolution . I have to admit that I’m something of a layman when it comes to this particular subject, but thinking on my feet, I replied that the technology does seem to allow the creation of incredibly realistic videos of people from a simple photograph , so I imagine the early adopters will be con-men and/or perverts . Indeed, my Brazilian friend Deberkleberson recently gave me a demonstration of AI-powered image generation. He typed into his computer that he wanted a picture of a badger bursting into flames on a street in Dubai with Brad Pitt’s face on it , and I must say the result was uncanny. To be fair, I’m not entirely convinced of the utility of such an image, unless it was designed for use in some kind of campaign to warn about the dangers of wildfires in the UAE ; although, I can’t imagine they have badgers there. All that fur would make it f...
Wistful reflections, petty glories.