Edgar Allan Poe is credited with saying, “believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” It appeared in his short story “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether,” which was published in November 1845. A whole lot has happened since 1845… especially in technology. Of course, technology is responsible for the way we see a whole bunch of stuff, as well as manipulating that stuff too.
AI can convince you to believe what you see even if it’s fake.
(Below are a series of AI animations created from real images – click at the bottom of each to view.)
This is the Internet, where many believe everything they see, hear or read. You saw what you saw above and it’s not bad for a photo with text that said, “make the girl a mermaid.” It’s confusing enough when bad actors share photos from one location and time and say it’s from a different time and location altogether — even our mainstream media has been caught doing that — but it’s worse when you can’t tell what’s AI created and what’s real!
Sometimes, you get clues that what you’re seeing is fake – like floating wine glasses.
Other times, you simply can’t tell that what you’re seeing isn’t real and you’ll likely believe it to be accurate.
Believe none of what you hear. And believe even less of what you see… especially if it’s on the Internet.
Now you know: Military working dogs usually outrank their handlers in order to ensure proper respect.