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ChatGPT and The Lensa Problem
Machine learning and AI are dominating our newsfeeds lately.
I used ChatGPT to generate this haiku. It is not bad as far as haikus are concerned.
haiku about mindfulness
Quiet mind, focused
Breathing in, breathing out, calm
In the present moment
Go ahead, try it. It chose my favorite format, incidentally, the 5-7-5 haiku, one that takes me back to MassArt Student Center days of getting stoned before class, getting a personal pizza and Coke for lunch, and cranking out tons of haikus for my SKRÜ: Skimpy Ratnütz Zine (before I was “Clay N. Ferno” proper).
This was my second prompt. Here is my first:
Explain why ChatGPT and Lensa are dominating the news. Explain why privacy, piracy, and misinformation are a concern.
I THINK THIS IS GREAT: Explain why ChatGPT and Lensa are dominating the news. Explain why privacy, piracy, and misinformation are a concern.
ChatGPT: I'm sorry, but I'm not able to provide information on current events or specific companies as my training only goes up until 2021 and I do not have the ability to browse the internet. My function is to provide general information and answers to questions to the best of my ability based on my training. Can I help with anything else?
Around 50% of my '‘sit in front of the computer and make things happen“ time is spent generating email newsletters. It isn’t the definition of my job but, rather, a task in the whole pie of my day that takes up the most time. I do get to write creatively and make newsletters that address certain audiences and make decisions about what image goes where, how I can use various platforms to show diversity, and talk with a certain ‘brand voice’ to communities of thousands of people in Massachusetts, New England, and the rest of the country occasionally.
Before taking online classes ‘was cool’ and I was (essentially) the Marketing Manager for a nightclub, I would listen to online classes about open rates and when to send emails. Most of that fundamental stuff is still applicable. I would date stamp this to be around when people first got emails on their phones, and it was probably the most or second most used app on the iPhone, 2007-2010.
There are two ways I use AI to help me do better work today.
The first is Grammarly. I pay for premium, saving me from using Fiverr for all my copywriting and proofreading needs. (I will share how I deploy Fiverr in future installments).
The second is using AI to help with Subject Lines. Before today, I preferred to use Active Campaign’s AI Subject Line Generator.
This is more fun in the summer with ‘the beach,’ ‘concerts,’ and outdoor activities listed in the prompts.
I am happy to use this! But may move to ChatGPT because check out these results when you can add more *smart* parameters.
“Generate 5 Short Email Non Denominational Holiday Email Subject Lines For December”
ChatGPT lets me get granular and add extra details, but I am sure I could get Active Campaign to get these same results with more refreshes and more words. I am not saying one is better. Just showing you my flow before ChatGPT entered my life.
Lensa and Copyright
Image Credit: Lensa AI Instagram VIA TechCrunch (Source Article)
You have likely seen the AI portraits of your friends with unexplainable scuba masks or nightclub versions of themselves, seemingly airbrushed or painted to creepy accuracy on your feed. Artists are accusing the software company of stealing artists’ work to feed information to the beast. A true snake is eating itself here (hey, that’s a good prompt).
I haven’t succumbed to this latest trend, but I will, I am sure. Seems like an invitation to open yourself up to privacy and deepfake problems in the future.
Go deeper into the Lensa problem with these three articles.
Lensa AI climbs the App Store charts as its ‘magic avatars’ go viral - Tech Crunch
Image Apps Like Lensa AI Are Sweeping the Internet, and Stealing From Artists - The Daily Beast
Are you an artist? Find out if your work has been used for AI here:
Welcome to the machine. Have fun with it. Don’t get ripped off. Don’t rip people off. Use it for “work.”
welcome to the machine pink floyd landscape (photosonic.writesonic.com)
