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The above image is nearly three years old and — for me — it will be one of the defining images of covering Powell. It was the first time I made an AI image of someone that could be mistaken for a proper news photo. It’s virtually indistinguishable from a proper likeness, especially without knowing it’s fake (we always label them if there could be any confusion).
As you look through some of the pictures, you can see the evolution of AI image making from ‘okay’ to genuinely impressive.
I want to highlight that picture because ultimately, his era will be remembered for the advent of AI and I think it will be the last era in a long time where AI and forecasts around it aren’t what dominates all aspects of policymaking throughout all the governments of the world.
All that said, here’s the fun part:
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Those old-time generals had style (AI image)
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It’s funny how the old memes were so much fun at the time (the Superman one was widely stolen from us) and now they look dated a quaint.
