The memes from this have been delicious.Have any of you guys heard of this? It’s strange to say the least.
Willy Wonka experience: How did the viral sensation go so wrong?
It was billed as "the place where chocolate dreams become reality" but became a worldwide sensation when the reality emerged.www.bbc.com
Glasgow Willy Wonka is perhaps my favorite thing to happen in 2024Have any of you guys heard of this? It’s strange to say the least.
Willy Wonka experience: How did the viral sensation go so wrong?
It was billed as "the place where chocolate dreams become reality" but became a worldwide sensation when the reality emerged.
For me, because I'm in PST, the deadline is always 9 PM, which means I don't have that extra hour sprint that others mentioned, but I don't think it's better for 10 pm EST. I would highly prefer nothing due on Wednesday though.
There should ironically be a prompt like this (maybe not in this comp because I‘m guessing that every prompt was already decided) where you have to make a bootleg super low budget experience based on a popular IP
It's the loser's braket challenge to get back in
If it had occurred like 2 weeks earlier than it did, it would’ve been in Manor of Mysteries 1000%
The painful truth is that it was simply a scam conducted by one guy who decided to use AI to trick families into giving money:Have any of you guys heard of this? It’s strange to say the least.
Willy Wonka experience: How did the viral sensation go so wrong?
It was billed as "the place where chocolate dreams become reality" but became a worldwide sensation when the reality emerged.
He's also apperently an anti-vaxer, as if being an AI-bro scam artist wasn't enough to make want to punch his lights out.
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I was thinking it could make a good practice prompt before the season begins? I feel like the meme will die by the time the game actually begins lol
Yeah none of that is particularly shocking to hear sadly lol. Not saying all generative AI is bad or there will never be legitimate uses or anything like that. But so far the vast majority of what it seems to be used for is either scams or using it save money at the expense of quality/passion/art. Often with their databases they build off of collected in either shady or unethical ways which makes it unsurprising when that leads to end products used in unethical ways. Again, not saying all generative AI is bad or will never be good or that everyone who uses it is automatically bad or anything extreme like that. There's definitely a future I see where it is more ethically sourced and used much in the same way stock images or clip art are used now for when you need some generic filler art. Or just as a neat gimmick here and there. Or as a tool to assist artists with busy work like on Spiderverse (though I'd argue despite the buzzword of AI being the same, that use has little in common with things like ChatGPT, Sora, and any AI Image generator). But there's a reason I said "No AI" in the One Sentence Comp and there's a reason that rule is gonna carry over here tooHe's also apperently an anti-vaxer, as if being an AI-bro scam artist wasn't enough to make want to punch his lights out.
Huckster Behind 'Willy Wonka' Event Also Sells AI-Written Vaccine Conspiracy Books
Entrepreneur whose botched 'Willy Wonka' event went viral peddles AI-written books about vaccine conspiracies and human trafficking
And that is one rule I heavily applaud, as someone who fails to see any use for generative AI (both visually and textually). Things like the whole Wonka experience fiasco only prove to magnify the problems with using it unethically
I do think it’s a discussion to be had for AI in future comps. I remember at least one person using AI art during the last SYWTBAI and I think that’s ok within reason. During the Broadway project in Season 18, someone used AI to pad out their music, which I would say is going too far. I’ve even played around with it a little bit to potentially use with Discovery Bay. It’s just something we all really need to be mindful to not overuse, or at least be very upfront with its usage.
It's a tough thing because functionally it really isn't that different from just hopping on Google Images and finding a reference photo. But then again its easy to tell a reference photo and those are usually more generic filler. But if AI is being used to get super specific then at that point, its not replacing reference photos its replacing what should be your own unique art. And what's the point of doing that in a game that is about showing off, expanding, and celebrating your creative skills?
Mine as well. I think it's a prime example of why AI shouldn’t be involved in performance art!
Oh yes!
Wishing it did occur 2 weeks ago now!
It's not a bad thing to enjoy The Unknown because The Unknown is a blessing upon this Earth!
(Sorry the video is living rent free in my head)
