This post is a little different than my normal photography but I wanted to share my experience thus far when it comes to A.I.. Obviously A.I. is here to stay and it is certainly presenting challenges when it comes to artists and creative individuals. I have a subscription to Fotor A.I. and for me it is simply something to use to bring my imagination to life and create anything I can envision in my mind. The problem artists are experiencing is this technology is so good, it can create paintings, photographs,music etc etc and it is quite amazing in what it can do to the point no one knows reality from Computer generated anymore.

The comparison images here were done because my wife and I are participating in a Christmas tree decorating event that is held every two years in an old Iron masters Mansion. 8 years ago I started what has become a very popular destination along the rail trail behind our place. It is known as the Gnome Village and I built numerous buildings revolving around all things Gnome.It has impacted not only kids but adults as well who seem overrun by reality and are looking for a simple escape to just let the imagination roam free. If you are on Facebook, we can be found at Railtrailgnomes. Anyway getting back to the event, I offered to be a participant in this years decorating event and we are doing our display with a Gnome Christmas theme. My wife loves to remind me I always go overboard in creative endeavors and since I have real photos of the mansion and grounds, I decided to use A.I. to create scenes where the gnomes are on location. I simply uploaded this covered bridge photo of mine from the property, add the prompts to direct A.I. what I want to see and in about 10 seconds it creates the second image! I plan to put these images in our display for a bit of humor.

I know we are in uncharted waters with A.I. and there are already amazing breakthroughs in Medicine as an example but lets hope the good will outweigh the bad which there will be plenty of for sure. Another observation I have made is the music that A.I. is creating is simply unbelievable. You take any artist you really like, buy their album and there will always be songs you love and others you can’t get into. One day I listened to maybe three dozen songs in a genre that I like, and out of 36 songs, maybe two didn’t hit the mark. I have no idea how the music A.I. gets created but everything from lyrics to the musical arrangement is stunning. Being the old fart that I am I generally view technology such as the internet, phones etc as being a part of what is making us less social and compassionate as devices demand our total attention. A.I. will most certainly not reverse that trend. Being in my 60s I have seen so many changes from when I grew up till now. I will stop rambling now. Share you thoughts if you like