James Cunningham
@tricky-pig.bsky.social
CG Artist and Filmmaker. Auckland NZ
If you make a slur against someone who is colour-blind does that make you a colourist?
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If you make a slur against someone who is colour-blind does that make you a colourist?
So according to some recent research I saw on wired.com:
“As more AI-generated slop spreads across social media, it contaminates the very data future models will learn from,” Hong says. “Our findings show that once this kind of ‘brain rot’ sets in, later clean training can’t fully undo it.”
“As more AI-generated slop spreads across social media, it contaminates the very data future models will learn from,” Hong says. “Our findings show that once this kind of ‘brain rot’ sets in, later clean training can’t fully undo it.”
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
So according to some recent research I saw on wired.com:
“As more AI-generated slop spreads across social media, it contaminates the very data future models will learn from,” Hong says. “Our findings show that once this kind of ‘brain rot’ sets in, later clean training can’t fully undo it.”
“As more AI-generated slop spreads across social media, it contaminates the very data future models will learn from,” Hong says. “Our findings show that once this kind of ‘brain rot’ sets in, later clean training can’t fully undo it.”
I can think of worse things than a peaceful Budist-like state for pair of AI to descend into...
Claude Finds God—Asterisk
✻[Perfect stillness]✻
asteriskmag.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I can think of worse things than a peaceful Budist-like state for pair of AI to descend into...
Foggy run this morning
August 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Foggy run this morning
So many top pie winners right here in Auckland!!
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
So many top pie winners right here in Auckland!!
I am totally fine with social media Influencers being replaced by something equally vacuous.
Portrait Master for Flux1 – High-Fidelity Face Workflow Suite 1.1.1
Portrait Master Flux1 is a modular workflow suite for ComfyUI, developed for the production of photorealistic, character-consistent portraits at high resolution. Built around the Flux1 API and enhance...
sergiovalsecchi.gumroad.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I am totally fine with social media Influencers being replaced by something equally vacuous.
STEAM not STEM
What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
June 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
STEAM not STEM
Short, sweet and simple advice. Praise you! Just like the FatBoySlim song.
4min read
4min read
Root for Your Friends
Discover the power of rooting for your friends and how it can amplify success for everyone involved.
josephthacker.com
May 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Short, sweet and simple advice. Praise you! Just like the FatBoySlim song.
4min read
4min read
Think of all the real animals made extinct by the energy used to create this AI trash
80.lv/articles/ind...
#AI #TED
80.lv/articles/ind...
#AI #TED
ILM's Chief Creative Officer Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk
Think animal hybrids from Spy Kids 2, only a million times worse.
80.lv
May 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Think of all the real animals made extinct by the energy used to create this AI trash
80.lv/articles/ind...
#AI #TED
80.lv/articles/ind...
#AI #TED
ANDOR - Amazing second season. Congrats to all involved.
May 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
ANDOR - Amazing second season. Congrats to all involved.
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath
'I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea'
aftermath.site
April 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...
Moon over Algies Bay
March 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Moon over Algies Bay
Reposted by James Cunningham
Beautiful day to get the smoker going
March 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Beautiful day to get the smoker going
Solor buy-back was mental yesterday. I made nearly $1 per kWh
February 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Solor buy-back was mental yesterday. I made nearly $1 per kWh
Some very relaxing and beautiful shots by my friend Oliver Hilbert
A Winter's Moment
YouTube video by Oliver Hilbert (Revilo)
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Some very relaxing and beautiful shots by my friend Oliver Hilbert
Scotty 1 meet Scotty 2
February 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Scotty 1 meet Scotty 2
Good advice for an AI shared future. Be hard to replicate and use AI to leap forward.
How to have a career even when OpenAI's o3 drops
Personal site
pradyuprasad.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Good advice for an AI shared future. Be hard to replicate and use AI to leap forward.
Nosey box-cat on my desk
January 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Nosey box-cat on my desk
Reposted by James Cunningham
not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff
January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff
VR controller working into Unreal. After 3 days of f’ing about with blueprints it works very easily with LiveLink OpenVR
January 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
VR controller working into Unreal. After 3 days of f’ing about with blueprints it works very easily with LiveLink OpenVR
This is quite interesting to read what the computer can see from images you send it.
theyseeyourphotos.com
theyseeyourphotos.com
They See Your PhotosEnte
Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees.
theyseeyourphotos.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is quite interesting to read what the computer can see from images you send it.
theyseeyourphotos.com
theyseeyourphotos.com
For those of us in Auckland, NZ, this puts things in perspective. Holy crap. And this is just ONE of the LA fires.
January 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
For those of us in Auckland, NZ, this puts things in perspective. Holy crap. And this is just ONE of the LA fires.
