Comment on Utter bullshit like this

• entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Slop as a slang term is far older than its present use to primarily describe the output of AI, see Merriam Webster’s definition 4-C for the second noun meaning of the word:

  a product of little or no value : rubbish

  watching the usual slop on TV

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  • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Right, but the current colloquial usage of the word, especially in the context of digitally-manipulated images, is AI-centered. People aren't using the word "slop" to describe bad photoshops, they're using it to describe bad AI-gen.

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    • RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Words can be used in multiple different, concurrent ways.

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• Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Analog slop is still slop.

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  • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Rude thing to say about something somebody took the time and made, IMO. Especially considering that there's literally nothing wrong with the images we're even talking about. The pictures are just fine.

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    • 3abas@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You knew, sometimes the most skilled artists can still produce shit, and you’re entitled to not enjoy every piece regardless of its technical quality.

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    • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not talking about the OP image, I’m talking about boardroom driven, focus tested “entertainment products” that have about as much in common as “food products” do with nutrition.

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      • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And thus, the word "slop" begins losing meaning.

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    • 4am@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This different between AI and Photoshop is that Photoshop takes time and skill; you need creativity.

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      • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sure. But this doesn't look like AI in the first place. It looks more like a Maya render, if anything.

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