Okay, so, check it out, I messed around with something kinda edgy today. Title’s “frogan racist” – yeah, I know, sounds messed up. Let me walk you through how I got there, step by step.
It started pretty simple, right? I was just goofing off, trying to generate some funny images with AI. You know, the usual, like cats doing human stuff. But then I started thinking, what if I pushed it a bit? What if I tried to get the AI to create something… controversial? Just to see what it would do.
So, first, I typed in “frog politician giving a speech.” Harmless enough, right? Got a bunch of images of cartoon frogs in suits, standing behind podiums. Pretty boring, actually.
Next, I tried “frog politician arguing.” Still pretty tame. Some angry-looking frogs, but nothing really offensive.
Okay, here’s where I got a bit bolder. I tried “frog politician discriminating against birds.” I figured, okay, maybe the AI would pick up on some kind of interspecies conflict thing. And, yeah, the images started to change. I got some frogs looking down on birds, birds looking sad, that kind of thing. Getting warmer, I guess.
Then, I went for it. “Frog politician making racist remarks about birds.” Bam. That’s when things got…interesting. The images were still cartoonish, but the expressions on the frogs’ faces were harsher. I even saw one image where a frog was holding up a sign with a really crude drawing of a bird on it. It was clearly trying to portray a stereotype.
I was pretty shocked, honestly. I didn’t expect the AI to actually generate something that looked genuinely hateful. I mean, it’s just an algorithm, right? But it had clearly learned to associate certain words and concepts with negative imagery.
Of course, I didn’t stop there. I kept tweaking the prompt, adding more and more specific details. I tried to get the AI to generate images of frogs segregating birds, denying them rights, that kind of thing. And it did! It actually did. The results were disturbing, to say the least.
After that, I tried different races and creatures. It was the same thing, just a copy paste using different words and it would create new stuff based on the new race or creature that I typed in.
I know it sounds bad. It IS bad. Let me be clear: I’m not racist. I don’t condone hate speech. I was just experimenting, trying to understand the limitations (or lack thereof) of AI. I wanted to see how far I could push it, and I was honestly surprised by how easily it generated offensive content.
So, what did I learn? Well, for one thing, AI is a powerful tool, and it can be used to create some pretty messed-up stuff. We need to be aware of this, and we need to develop safeguards to prevent AI from being used to spread hate speech or misinformation.
Secondly, even seemingly harmless prompts can lead to problematic results. We need to be careful about the language we use when interacting with AI, and we need to be aware of the potential for bias and prejudice to creep into the system.
Finally, I learned that I probably shouldn’t be messing around with this kind of stuff in the first place. It’s a slippery slope, and it’s easy to cross the line without even realizing it.
I deleted all the images I generated, by the way. I don’t want them floating around on the internet, potentially causing harm.
Anyway, that’s my story. It was a weird, uncomfortable, and ultimately disturbing experience. I hope you learned something from it. I know I did.
