Discrepancy between the human and AI worlds

So, if the titles of those photos I told you about in the previous post were - "Fictitious city in Bulgaria with a real name" or "How AI sees or imagines Nessebar in Bulgaria looks like", I would probably agree with this fictional vision that sells. But when the titles say that this city is Nessebar, even though it is seen that these pictures are generated, I disagree because the AI ​​generation symbol means nothing. It neither assumes nor rejects anything.

My guess is that the visions the AI ​​creates are a compilation of what's available on the web. And because of that, the backgrounds in other images on that same account, showing Venice for example, were quite believable. There are probably millions of photos uploaded for Venice already and it is not that difficult to recreate this city in this artificial way.
Nessebar is also a famous city, as I said, but hey, how many of you readers have heard of it? It is popular with vacationers on the coast, who are a rather special group of holidaymakers who come here for historical, political or economic reasons. There are photos on the Internet, but they are apparently not that many. For in the non-existent images of this account I saw several hints, so to speak, of some of the peculiarities of the city. Such as the promenade that connects the two cities, or the partial fortress wall. Likenesses of these objects, badly distorted were placed in quite the wrong places, and other things were much more fiction. It's as if the AI ​​just couldn't gather enough information to put 2 plus 2 together, as they say, and make a slightly truer picture.
So, on the one hand, maybe currently the lesser known places are still saved from machine generation. On the other hand, they are subject to even greater falsification than the famous places.

But today I wanted to say something about another aspect of image generation. As I said, I looked at other photos on this account. It seems that at one time they were still involved in photography, but lately have concentrated solely on generation.
I don't blame them for that, there are smart people who sniff out all the business opportunities and people like me who do what they think is right and moral. 😄 The mechanism of selling in stock agencies is as complex as it is simple, and if you regularly observe what is happening, you can understand some simple things about what needs to be done and what is not needed. Sometimes ordinary professionalism is not even needed, nor expensive equipment, nor unique shots. But that's a whole different topic anyway.

So what I saw in this portfolio, as well as in many other portfolios in this agency - women and men. Perfect women, handsome men, so flawless, without a single flaw, so perfect that I no longer needed to check if they were AI generated. They all are. Smiling, cheerful, with perfect teeth, clear skin, they almost look like the real thing, only too beautiful to be real. Everything is perfect in the AI ​​world, don't you think? At the same time, for some time I have been observing a rather interesting trend in the development of real human life. And that stresses me out a bit. Maybe because this has not been the case before and we are not used to it. I'm not used to it.

Just recently FB sent me a Sports Depot sponsored ad and the model that featured a men's swimsuit was quite overweight. I often come across such Decathlon ads as well. And you see, it's not about being overweight, there are plenty of models who are XXL and look presentable, advertising underwear and all kinds of plus size clothing. This "model" advertising Speedo swim shorts was more than oversized. More than the normal looking average man anyway, if that's what this ad is going for.

Because my partner, who always has a 'rational' explanation for everything (and I never agree with him) explained to me that because Sports Depot and Decathlon are stores for ordinary (poor) people, they try to attract customers with ordinary people advertising their goods. But as I said, this size and looseness of the body is more than average or ordinary. In addition, these shops, although in white (western) countries are accessible to all people, I do not think that they are accessible to all Bulgarians. Sports goods are generally an expensive pleasure, often branded goods that arrive in Bulgaria are of lower quality, but higher prices, etc., but this, again, is a completely different topic.
And to complete the picture and explain more precisely what I mean, I'll add that I recently watched parts of a Dior show whose beautiful clothes were presented by... impersonal beings who seemed to be chosen in an ugliness contest.
I cannot pass this without comment, since I grew up in the time of beautiful models who were famous all over the world and impressed not only with beauty, but also with individuality.

My partner has an explanation for this too: the models are lacking individuality and beauty to make the clothes they show stand out.
Well, okay, but for me, it makes me not even watch the show until the end, because I'm starting to get scared. Also, why wasn't this the case years ago?

And now comes the contradiction - human beings race to show the different and the non-standard, the 58 genders if you will too, ads are made with people with all kinds of flaws, well, on purpose, even though there's no rational reason for it. At least I think so.
And then comes the AI ​​that generates the perfect people, with the perfect faces, the perfect bodies. What is no longer shown as much, or someone does not want to be shown, in the general public space, etc.
Am I the only one who thinks something is wrong here again? 🤔

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	Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.

Personally, I am a sensitive soul with a strong sense of justice.
Traveling and photography are my greatest passions.
Sounds trivial to you?
No, it's not trivial. Because I still love to travel to not so famous destinations.🗺️
Of course, the current situation does not allow me to do this, but I still find a way to satisfy my hunger for knowledge, new places, beauty and art.
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