Playing around with AI

[RichardG]

The colour rendition (and everything else apart from the suspect nameplates of the blue and green engines) about that shed scene makes for a nice image - the worrying thing is I really have no idea how to tell it apart from reality.
Does that matter?
Maybe not so long as I adopt a ‘don’t take anything at face value’ approach.

I suspect we will end up assessing every image we see and looking for its source. We are used to even 19th century photographers removing unwanted details from the photos, and hand-coloured postcards from the early 20th century. But entirely faked images of prototypes are a different matter. The task could become quite ghastly for anyone trying to model a historic railway.

I suppose the point blade below the 'AI' on the three engines picture gives it away. And the way the point lever can foul the loading gauge in front of James.

 

[simond]

I suspect we will end up assessing every image we see and looking for its source. We are used to even 19th century photographers removing unwanted details from the photos, and hand-coloured postcards from the early 20th century. But entirely faked images of prototypes are a different matter. The task could become quite ghastly for anyone trying to model a historic railway.

I suppose the point blade below the 'AI' on the three engines picture gives it away. And the way the point lever can foul the loading gauge in front of James.

Yes, and the lack of alignment of Gordon’s splashers with his wheels in the second photo

 

[Rob Pulham]

I wonder how many chocolate-box style jigsaw puzzles are AI? I always imagined they used an artist.

They are/were. A friend of ours David Noble, a railway artist, has a number of his works reproduced as jigsaws.

 

[daifly]

The blue loco appeares to have lost its tender too!

Dave

 

[simond]

And, as any fule kno, Gordon was number 4…

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

Yes, and the lack of alignment of Gordon’s splashers with his wheels in the second photo

Common problem with OO gauge, isn't it?

 

[simond]

Common problem with OO gauge, isn't it?

I’ll get in before the S7 crowd. Normally that’s sideways. In this case, it’s lengthways…

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

I’ll get in before the S7 crowd. Normally that’s sideways. In this case, it’s lengthways…

Ah, I was looking at the Shed scene. You mean the one by the platform. The loco seems to have 6 driving wheels, but only 4 splashers.
*sucks teeth like car mechanic* there's yer problem, 'guv....

 

[Osgood]

Just a quick reminder - watermarks are no barrier (well ok, it did take 4 seconds) to the spread of AI slop.



Just caught the tail end of a BBC Radio 4 program on AI slop in journalism and scientific research papers - quite depressing.

 

[daifly]

Browsing the Sky News app earlier today and trying to get past the Clickbait when this caught my eye! No further comment needed.
Dave

 

[simond]

I’m struggling to imagine what it “thought” it was portraying.

 

[RichardG]

I’m struggling to imagine what it “thought” it was portraying.

I can see a mainline fireless with a sort of stepped reservoir, and I suppose I should be grateful because I would have never imagined such a thing on my own. Freelance modelling opportunity?

 

[simond]

The cab appears to be coupled to the end of a coach, and the well dressed young ladies appear to be disembarking (de-training?) via the cab.

quite curious!

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

I’m struggling to imagine what it “thought” it was portraying.

A new theory of black holes.

The three walking ladies will collide into a singularity while the fourth behind hovers around the event horizon. The view beyond is the alternative universe.

 

[Osgood]

The footer is likely a reference to the habit of eating a high-protein breakfast - think fat bast**d trucker's, but without the fatty stuff like sausages and fried bead (now that's a tragedy - no fried bead).
The picture is a load of utter tripe (edible reference unintentional).
What relevance does the image have to the footer (or to anything for that matter)?

 

[simond]

I suppose it could be trying to imply that the well-dressed ladies went on to become our grannies….

 

[Overseer]

At least it has a Western connection, or cab window.....
[Photo borrowed from DTG website]

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

a high-protein breakfast - think fat bast**d trucker's

Oi..!!! I resemble that remark!! ....fancy insulting someone by calling them a trucker...

 

[david bigcheeseplant]

A bit of ai at Pendon

 

[John_B]

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Back in the olden days when I visited regularly, and volunteered for a while, there was a ban on photography. It seems that Roye England must have had great foresight, that's been lost over the years