Reasons Not To AI Yourself


I wished I’d never bothered.

It all started out as an experiment. For the blog, you understand. The blog started out as an experiment way back in 2010, and I’m always up for trying something different.

So I did.

I uploaded a photo of myself into the AI art generator I use, to use as a base image:

I used the lowest setting, expecting a slightly different version of myself. Instead, I got:

I mean to say! What’s with the hair… the eyebrows… and the fake moustache!!! (Long time visitors will actually get what’s with the hair, but I’ll leave this for now!) The AI bot decided to play funny, I thought.

I clicked create again, and got:

Slightly better. The bot must’ve realised it had made me a little grumpy.

The next creation went… erm…

And after that, I felt like I’d been catapulted into the future.

Thirty years forward (stop sniggering!):

Sixty years forward (look, I did this experiment to make myself look younger, so I can at least pretend!):

Seventy-five years forward (I have nothing to add):

So, I thought to myself, if these images are created on the lowest setting, that means minimal changes to the original picture (I ask you!), what would happen if I changed the setting, and cranked it up to the max?

I got:

Which would normally go without saying, but this time methinks the AI bot is trying to push it a little.

Take this as a warning… AI yourself at your peril!!!

18 responses to “Reasons Not To AI Yourself”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    How about just showing your real self TL???? To heck with AI bots, just show who you truly are and be glad for who you are…..Courage my friend…..VK ❤

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    1. Tom avatar

      I do that in real life, VK! Here in Blogland, it’s a different reality entirely… not that the real reality doesn’t influence things at times! 😊

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  2. Mister Bump UK avatar

    Oh dear, and they say AI will rule the world!!!

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    1. Tom avatar

      I know, Mr B! Perhaps they have it running so badly at present to lull us into a false sense of security.

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  3. The Sicilian Storyteller avatar

    That way very funny, Tom!
    I’m calling you “The man of a thousand faces”!

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    1. Tom avatar

      😁 I just have flexible expressions, Nancy! 🤣

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  4. The Sicilian Storyteller avatar

    *way 🤦🏼‍♀️
    *was 💁🏼‍♀️
    🤷🏼‍♀️ you choose! 😂

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  5. Diane Henders avatar

    LOL! “Super-Tom” is quite a departure from the original image, but the whole experiment was fun. 🙂

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    1. Tom avatar

      It was, Diane! The fake moustache took the biscuit, though! 😂

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  6. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Hahaha…. OH, this had me chuckling away Tom…. Loved this… NO AI for me….. I was thinking it time to update my logo photo… Its been quite a while since my last update.. I really hope when i do, I will not do so on any setting other than Beautify… 😉
    Sending Lots of hugs….. And it’s not what is on the outside Tom, But what is on the Inside that counts 🙂 xxx Hugs xx

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    1. Tom avatar

      It is that, Sue!
      Pleased you like this little experiment! 😀

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  7. europasicewolf avatar

    Those pics are hilarious Tom!😂 😃 AI has produced some absolutely awesome selfies 🤳 for myself though – never knew I could look so good! I have a nice big collection of cool to wildly exotic and everything on between🤣 … I just trash all the countless numbers of horrible aka too close to reality for comfort 😂 and revel in the wonderfully ego-boosting, vanity stroking ones!👍😁🤣😂

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    1. Tom avatar

      There are more that I didn’t use, Icewolf. 😳🤣 If I wanted to use them, I could’ve just used a normal photograph! 😏😊

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      1. europasicewolf avatar

        I’m sure the normal ones are very pleasing to the eyeball Tom, but these ones are so much fun! Normal ones may make the heart race and miss a beat or two at the sight of such manliness😉but these give such a healthy glow to the beholder given the amount of laughing that takes place!🤣

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        1. Tom avatar

          🙄😕🤣😊
          That type of glow is internal as well as external!

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          1. europasicewolf avatar

            The internal “glow” is currently more like a raging volcanic eruption, Tom! There are ties when one’s patience is tried to its limits!🙄

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            1. Tom avatar

              Ties… times? 🤭 Hehehe.
              Patience can be another thing. Ahem. Swiftly moving on…

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