In which this AI skeptic tries out an image generating bot for the very first time, and within 20 minutes was able to create a convincingly realistic porn image out of a highly specific sexual fantasy, causing him to ponder the future of this technology. Warning: NSFW images ahead!
Did you know that in the '90s I had this weird big cult audience as one of the first-ever online confessional writers on the planet publishing to mobile devices? Back before the word “blog” had even been invented? And while I was touring as a slam poet and having all these crazy drug and sex adventures? Yeah, neither do most people anymore, but a recent Mastodon friendship reminded me that those old fans are still out there. Today, a quick look back, in preparation for perhaps writing an entire memoir next year on the subject.