Boy I had a liminal moment looking at these photos and videos - this all could easily have been a fun AI media project. In fact, I think the first photo used outpainting (“street background expanded” reads the subtitle).
I’m enjoying my last year or so of visual media trust, as ephemeral as that is in reality.
> In fact, I think the first photo used outpainting
And it looks bad. The streetlamps on the right are way too close together and the building on the left looks like a prison or something out of Dickens.
I think this is precisely why I locked in so hard on the essay; I got suspicious right from the gate. Interesting troll to have uncanny valley AI about a real and unusual thing right up front. There should be a word for it.
I’m enjoying my last year or so of visual media trust, as ephemeral as that is in reality.