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[–] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago

I am really surprised by this... I'm just stunned... I mean, who knew Vogue even still existed, much less still had subscribers?

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

I want to see REAL artificial women not FAKE ones!!!

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 114 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I find this as good news. People aren't willing to accept below a certain standard, which, admittedly is lower than mine, but the standard is still there. This reaction is causing me to regain some faith in humanity.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am positively surprised people noticed it is AI. I mean, I only see those example images in the article, they didn't trigger any red flags for me in particular. But maybe there's more in the actual magazine that does stand out.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's noticed as AI because the company told the fans it's AI.

If they did a good enough job with the filtering and inpainting and didn't say anything, they probably would have gotten away with it for a period of time.

[–] Devmapall@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

It's hard to tell from the Twitter video but yeah the photos looked good. I wonder how long it would have taken if they didn't have the AI credit on the image.

This article is entirely about the reaction on Twitter. I realize that's kind of how we interact nowadays but also I wonder how the Twitter reaction compares to the base readership. I didn't see anything concrete in the article but I wasn't reading too closely.

On a side note Alex Jones show is entirely him reacting to Twitter now and it's become even worse than it already was. As I have learned from Knowledge Fight. Only way I keep any tabs on that guy.

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

You can't really notice but the tiny caption credits AI as the model

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Who the fuck reads Vogue?

Pretty people in pretty dresses? Lowest common denominator capitalist slop for literally the dumbest people in society.

Why would they even care?

[–] MisterCurtis@lemmy.world 137 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Taking unrealistic body image literally.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"p47: How to give your man the sensual massage of his life by using all twelve of your fingers"

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dance moves for all three of your left feet?

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Make your home made pizza irresistible with these four delicious low calorie glues."

[–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.org 2 points 22 hours ago

This thread is comedy gold!

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Got to improve those numbers somehow…

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I know quite a few fashion brands are quietly switching to AI. As in scrapping whole departments of people who deal with production. Waiting for the push back from consumers but something makes me think this is just going to be the new normal for a while. It's looking pretty grim for anyone working in the industry.

[–] Decq@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

And none of these magazines or whatever will ever lower their price. Major savings, but only for our shareholders!

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like you aren't thinking about the poor shareholders :^(

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

Oh look you gave it a little nose.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 0 points 19 hours ago

I remember the same thing when they replaced they dark room, light tables, plate makers, and eventually the printers and went digital. They said the same thing back then. I was one of the last ink and print and manual design and hand drawn artist left in our company.

But, oh well. Things change. This is what computers do.

From what I gather during the discussion about Vogue, is people are realizing that AI isn't the problem, it is the fact that there aren't even any places that actually sell anything in person anymore. It either cheap walmart/target garbage, or you have to try things on via delivery. Vogue going AI means those patterns, textures, and designs don't even really exist. So whats to even try on anymore?

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Now Vogue, and next only fans models. Loool

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As if there aren't already thousands of AI OF models. Most probably operated by the same guy.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Indeed! But it's not only the AI models, but real model's managed by other people or AI.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

change to faux.

[–] mossberg590@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is some lazy AI. The photo is Kathy Irlend's face.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Lol, I thought it looked like Denise Richards

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think this confusion is proving the pointlessness of mags like Vogue and models in general. Why do models exist? They certainly weren't there to impose their overly high unrealistic body standards for women.

Especially with all of the airbrushing and photoshopping going on. Have you seen videos of digital editors working off of the source material? They fuck around with a LOT of the details, even to the point of changing arm/leg length. It doesn't seem like much of a leap to go to AI at this point. Even if they didn't, they would just use AI tools within Photoshop to almost do the same thing.

Models only exist for advertising. That's it. I don't understand why we would treat advertisers as some protected class. This is just the inevitable fate of an already pointless industry.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Nothing moves product like feelings of inadequacy

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I thought it looked like Christopher McDonald photoshopped to be a woman.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you! That's exactly who I was thinking of, but couldn't place it.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world -1 points 19 hours ago

Why did Vogue credit ai on the page. Literally no one would know if they didn't. Are they stupid?

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This article reads like it was generated by AI.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's authentic human slop.

They're essentially describing Twitter drama as if it were news. How many people canceled (doesn't say)? Has Vogue made a statement (no idea)?

It's not a story, it's a person describing what they were scrolling while they were on the toilet as if it were news.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

Yea, but you read it 👀

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ai generated or photoshopped to shit - not really a difference, imho

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

At least with photoshopped models, some people are getting paid. :(

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Some Indians are getting paid to make these ai workflows