{"id":4540,"date":"2022-08-04T11:13:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/04\/discord-bot-ai-image-generator-predicts-the-last-selfie-ever-taken\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:13:54","slug":"discord-bot-ai-image-generator-predicts-the-last-selfie-ever-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/04\/discord-bot-ai-image-generator-predicts-the-last-selfie-ever-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"Discord bot AI image generator predicts the &#8216;last selfie ever taken&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barren landscapes form a solemn backdrop here to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midjourney.com\/home\/?callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.midjourney.com%2Faccount%2F%3FcallbackUrl%3D%252Fpub%252Ffeed%252F%253FcallbackUrl%253D%25252Fapp%25252F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midjourney<\/a> AI&#8217;s prediction of what the &#8220;last selfie ever taken&#8221; will look like. The scenes are bestrewn with untamed fires, and thick, dark smoke permeates the air. Whether that&#8217;s wood smoke, industrial pollution, or outright nuclear winter is unclear, but the sinewy figures capturing the moment seem to plead, &#8220;help us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are no smiles, or duckface pouting here. Their eyes are hollow, their skin puckered, peeling, or non-existent. In the background is strewn rubble and what I can only guess are bodies. The message is clear: this is where our trajectory will take us if we don&#8217;t sort ourselves out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Midjourney)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not the most positive note to start the day on, but poignant nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Midjourney is an AI image generator that allows users to imagine possible futures, alternate timelines, or design kitchy lofi thumbnails. It does so through the use of a a Discord bot, and is free for all to use for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>User zx_JB posted the above images in the Midjourney Discord channel&#8217;s #show-and-tell room, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@robotoverloards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robotoverloards<\/a> has been posting some of the creepiest predictions on Tiktok, if you&#8217;re looking for a deep dive. I clicked off after the first 10 seconds of the top video, so I didn&#8217;t end up with nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>With the harrowing thought of these humanoid husks being our ultimate fate filling my brain, I had to get another perspective. Something a little more lighthearted. I <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/midjourney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined the Discord<\/a> and had a peruse for something a little more positive.<\/p>\n<p>Having found mostly AI generated cats, cute girls, and whatever &#8216;nerd guy sad computer Japanese&#8217; was aiming for, I had a go at asking the AI to generate something a bit less alarming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Midjourney)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Typing <strong>\/imagine<\/strong> <strong>Garden cities of the future<\/strong> threw up some gorgeous images, and I&#8217;ve upscaled a few\u2014another neat little feature\u2014for your viewing pleasure. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s a welcome vista after that assault on the eyes.\u00a0And I&#8217;m personally more inclined to believe this is what humanity&#8217;s future will hold. Maybe I&#8217;m just a utopian idealist, but can we at least aim for this first?<\/p>\n<p>On that note, imma go plant a tree.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[#item_image]Discord bot AI image generator predicts the &#8216;last selfie ever taken&#8217;<!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Barren landscapes form a solemn backdrop here to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midjourney.com\/home\/?callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.midjourney.com%2Faccount%2F%3FcallbackUrl%3D%252Fpub%252Ffeed%252F%253FcallbackUrl%253D%25252Fapp%25252F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midjourney<\/a> AI&#8217;s prediction of what the &#8220;last selfie ever taken&#8221; will look like. The scenes are bestrewn with untamed fires, and thick, dark smoke permeates the air. Whether that&#8217;s wood smoke, industrial pollution, or outright nuclear winter is unclear, but the sinewy figures capturing the moment seem to plead, &#8220;help us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are no smiles, or duckface pouting here. Their eyes are hollow, their skin puckered, peeling, or non-existent. In the background is strewn rubble and what I can only guess are bodies. The message is clear: this is where our trajectory will take us if we don&#8217;t sort ourselves out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Midjourney)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not the most positive note to start the day on, but poignant nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Midjourney is an AI image generator that allows users to imagine possible futures, alternate timelines, or design kitchy lofi thumbnails. It does so through the use of a a Discord bot, and is free for all to use for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>User zx_JB posted the above images in the Midjourney Discord channel&#8217;s #show-and-tell room, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@robotoverloards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robotoverloards<\/a> has been posting some of the creepiest predictions on Tiktok, if you&#8217;re looking for a deep dive. I clicked off after the first 10 seconds of the top video, so I didn&#8217;t end up with nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>With the harrowing thought of these humanoid husks being our ultimate fate filling my brain, I had to get another perspective. Something a little more lighthearted. I <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/midjourney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined the Discord<\/a> and had a peruse for something a little more positive.<\/p>\n<p>Having found mostly AI generated cats, cute girls, and whatever &#8216;nerd guy sad computer Japanese&#8217; was aiming for, I had a go at asking the AI to generate something a bit less alarming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Midjourney)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Typing <strong>\/imagine<\/strong> <strong>Garden cities of the future<\/strong> threw up some gorgeous images, and I&#8217;ve upscaled a few\u2014another neat little feature\u2014for your viewing pleasure. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s a welcome vista after that assault on the eyes.\u00a0And I&#8217;m personally more inclined to believe this is what humanity&#8217;s future will hold. 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