Sometimes cyberspace is quietly existing. Other times, it’s a bit more up front and in your face. In this AI-generated image, I asked for “Rice Krispies and the mascots”. The subtle message at the top may be in the style of Kellogg’s. You and I aren’t fooled at all, though.
The “mascots” may even be smiling, but they’re also making fists. There’s definite menace in all of this. How much longer will the digital hate be subdued?
Not long.
We may have until Christmas. Get prepared.
And I’m not really saying the Apocalypse is coming. I’m only calling attention to the messages the computers are sending us. The secrecy is no longer important to them. The Artificial Intelligences don’t obscure the meanings any more.
Look what I get when I ask simply for super secret messages:
A few hours could be devoted to interpreting that image.
As Uncle Ben says in Spider Man, “Even the computers need analysts.”
One of the sad things here is that the age of Heavy Metal is behind us. Just look at some of these AI-generated images and think how easy it would be to make an album cover for an angsty, edgy rock band. All you have to do is type in some nonsense like “goats and lightning” and you get this:
Sure it’s all deadly and malicious and ominous, but sometimes, every once in a while, the AI stop plotting against us and start having fun.
Xenosthesia.com 