my family’s rafting trip in the swamp

Apr 18, 2024

I shared photos of my family the other day taken when my favorite brother visited, but have another I didn’t share…

family photo

I’m sharing it now because it’s proof that with AI, you can go anywhere. The best example is our recent rafting expedition in a faraway swamp.

ai generated family photo

AI algorithms can produce highly realistic and convincing outputs.

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to advance, it’s becoming more difficult to distinguish between what’s real and what’s digitally created. The above photo took me about 2 minutes with Photoshop, and y’all know it’s fake — but there’s a whole lot out there that’s so realistic it’s hard to tell the difference.

Seeing isn’t always believing anymore.

Be careful not to assume everything you see on the internet — or read — is factual. đŸ™‚

You CAN believe it when I tell you my back is losing the barndo’s landscaping battle. The yard improvement posts I shared on shelleyerwin.com over the past 2 days is as real as it gets. How long before yardwork can be done with AI? (My poor ole’ back wants to know.)

Now you know: In 2001, a 13-year-old Boy Scout named Cody Clawson went missing for over 18 hours near Yellowstone Park. Clawson resorted to using his belt buckle to signal to planes overhead. Eventually, he got a pilot’s attention – and that pilot was none other than Harrison Ford.