Jimmy Buffet, the Prophet

 

Everyday I see crazy things produced by humanity - I often have Jimmy Buffets 'Fruitcakes' playing in my head. Specifically this lyric:

'human beings are flawed individuals

The cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a little too early

And that's the reason we're as crazy as we are and I believe it'

What sparked this ramble?

I was just doom-scrolling on LinkedIn and saw a post that got lots of interaction. It was a woman posting an AI headshot of herself, highly encouraging others to experiment with their own AI-headshots. The top rated comment on the post was about the fact that your Linkedin profile is supposed to be about YOU - what's personal about an AI headshot? Literally nothing. We're talking about a headshot full of pixels based off of you - but it's NOT you - and most of the time, something about those AI headshots is just OFF.  

Top comment in question:

"Pause and reflect. Understand what you're accepting when you say that an AI-generated picture of yourself is you. Imagine what that means for everyone you know, for businesses, and for the creative industry when people accept that as reality. That image was generated by a large language AI, powered by large companies and super-rich people in control of these companies, trained on other people’s work, and shaped by your prompt. Not one pixel came from a photon. Not one pixel is you. You must understand that. "

We've lost touch with a lot - in short, our humanity. Just yesterday, I saw a post on reels with a screenshot of bets on Polymarkets when missiles or nuclear weapons will strike Israel or the US - why are we betting on war or the end of humanity? Literally WHY?

Human beings ARE flawed individuals, and with time, we've gotten more flawed. In fact, we've lost the plot. Hence, my love and appreciation for 'Fruitcakes' by Jimmy Buffet. 

It's a jungle out their kitties - have a very fruitful day!