{"id":567948,"date":"2023-03-29T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:00:59","slug":"the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"#The AI pope coat is the shape of hyperreality to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db7a819050\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db7a819050\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/#The_AI_popes_rise_to_prominence\" >The AI pope\u2019s rise to prominence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/#A_mass_hallucination\" >A mass hallucination<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/#Inching_into_hyperreality\" >Inching into hyperreality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-ai-pope-coat-is-the-shape-of-hyperreality-to-come\/#Thinking_small_to_act_big\" >Thinking small to act big<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, you\u2019ll have seen it. Pope Francis walks across the frame, his focus on the mid-distance. He\u2019s brightly lit as though it\u2019s early morning. A silver cross hangs from his neck, dangling over his snow-white, Balenciaga-inspired puffer jacket. It\u2019s the baller bishop, the steezy father, his holy drippiness \u2014 and he\u2019s been ordained from on high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> at any point over the past weekend, you would have seen the image. And \u2014 if you were anything like me and seemingly millions of other people \u2014 you didn\u2019t immediately realise it was AI-generated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In history books, this will likely go down as the first time the public was fooled en-masse by an AI-generated image. But this is just the beginning, a marker of times to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_AI_popes_rise_to_prominence\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AI pope\u2019s rise to prominence<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The picture first reached the public in any real sense on Twitter, with this tweet in particular being widely shared:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OKAAYYY <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MliHsksX7L\">pic.twitter.com\/MliHsksX7L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 leon (@skyferrori) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skyferrori\/status\/1639647708154675200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The image itself was created by a Reddit user (<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/chrisstokelwalker\/pope-puffy-jacket-ai-midjourney-image-creator-interview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interviewed by Buzzfeed here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and posted to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/midjourney\/comments\/120vhdc\/the_pope_drip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Midjourney subreddit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Friday, along with three other images the AI-driven picture generator created from the prompt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then it went haywire in that peculiarly online way; memes flowing, people sharing the image with comments like, \u201cthe pope slings pipe with a real fuccboi energy\u201d \u2014 and, of course, individuals using Photoshop to the fullest extent of its mighty powers:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are you wearing the\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;papal puffer parka? yes. I am.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59corwNlCe\">pic.twitter.com\/59corwNlCe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick (@nicktotin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicktotin\/status\/1639698859784908800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was only further through the weekend that many people who\u2019d seen or shared the fake picture of the pope realised it was AI-generated. In some senses, it\u2019s not hard to spot a computer is behind the image.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395177 js-lazy\" alt=\"AI pope marked\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-168x210.jpeg 168w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-108x135.jpeg 108w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-216x270.jpeg 216w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2023%2F03%2F29%2Fai-pope-in-white-puffer-coat-is-hyperreality-to-come%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: I\u2019ve marked some areas where you can see tell-tale signs of an AI-generated image, from blurriness and odd textures to issues with creating hands.\" data-title=\"Share I\u2019ve marked some areas where you can see tell-tale signs of an AI-generated image, from blurriness and odd textures to issues with creating hands. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share I\u2019ve marked some areas where you can see tell-tale signs of an AI-generated image, from blurriness and odd textures to issues with creating hands. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>I\u2019ve marked some areas where you can see tell-tale signs of an AI-generated image, from blurriness and odd textures to issues with creating hands.<i style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\/><i style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\/><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395177\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1.jpeg\" alt=\"AI pope marked\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-168x210.jpeg 168w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-108x135.jpeg 108w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-1-216x270.jpeg 216w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thing is, while you\u2019re scrolling through thousands of images and videos on social media, these small details are easily missed. Let\u2019s put it this way: if we had to sit and analyse every single image that came across our feeds, we\u2019d never get anything done.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_mass_hallucination\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mass hallucination<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve been getting closer and closer to an inflection point recently, much of it driven by <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghacks.net\/2023\/03\/16\/midjourney-v5-is-out-how-to-use-it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the launch of Midjourney version five<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, we were close to the public believing an AI-generated image is real with pictures of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2023\/03\/fake-ai-generated-images-imagining-donald-trumps-arrest-circulate-on-twitter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump being arrested<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thankfully, the fact they looked clearly fake \u2014 as well as the lack of corresponding <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories about the incident \u2014 meant that the majority of people weren\u2019t fooled at first glance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the AI pope changed all that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This moment has been a long time coming \u2014 and it\u2019s no surprise it was a celebrity or public figure that made us reach this inflection point. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/broderick\/status\/1640040441885212673\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As journalist Ryan Broderick pointed out on Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one possible explanation for this image in particular spreading like wildfire is \u201cthe pope aesthetically exists in the same uncanny valley as most AI art.\u201d This makes bizarreness an inherent part of his public character, meaning these AI-generated images can pass our bullshit detectors easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think it goes even further than that. Just consider the increasing surreality of the past several years. Picture the photo of Trump in the White House, beaming in front of piles of fast food with a sombre portrait of Abraham Lincoln behind him. Or the one of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/03\/us\/politics\/qanon-shaman-capitol-guilty.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the capital riots\u2019 shaman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a man wearing a horned hat with his face painted, cavorting around the heart of American politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump, who can&#8217;t even spell hamburger, invited the Clemson Tigers to the White House and served them Wendy\u2019s, McDonalds, and Burger King. \ud83c\udf54<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Trump administration is trying to blame Democrats for their poor decision: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3cV1XcbcHd\">https:\/\/t.co\/3cV1XcbcHd<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3tYQaIOeXu\">pic.twitter.com\/3tYQaIOeXu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Complex (@Complex) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Complex\/status\/1085273873858334723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In retrospect, what feels more likely? The pope wearing a stylish jacket or the President of the United States serving McDonald\u2019s in a historic reception room? It\u2019s hard to tell, because society itself has become increasingly uncertain, truth and normality more and more abstract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inching_into_hyperreality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inching into hyperreality<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pictures of the pope with immaculate drip are broadly harmless, the worst outcome being that some people think <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/030613\/secret-finances-vatican-economy.asp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Catholic church<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the man who <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/car-news\/supercars\/his-holiness-pope-has-new-lamborghini\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">once signed a Lamborghini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are materialistic or money-obsessed. But if we <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied the same mass belief of a fake image to something like politics, things can go downhill quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-generated images would be bad enough in times of relative political dignity, but we\u2019re currently living through what <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unav.edu\/web\/ciencia-razon-y-fe\/the-era-of-post-truth-post-veracity-and-charlatanism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some refer to<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a post-truth era, where many politicians and news stations simply, well, lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only is <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/06\/06\/public-trust-in-government-1958-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">public trust in governments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at historic lows, but this is made worse by an ageing population in the western world. Many older people struggle to use their phones, let alone can separate AI-generated images from truthful ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are, for all intents and purposes, going further into hyperreality, a concept <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/literariness.org\/2016\/04\/03\/baudrillards-concept-of-hyperreality\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">termed by Jean Baudrillard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is a concept where the real and artificial merge, becoming indistinguishable from one another. It\u2019s impacting everything, from <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highsnobiety.com\/p\/fashion-cartoonification-hyperreality\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fashion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/3\/27\/23657927\/ai-pope-image-fake-midjourney-computer-generated-aesthetic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the aesthetic of AI images themselves<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s put it in more concrete terms. Midjourney v5 and online communities are already pumping out images that poke at the edges of reality, creating scenarios that didn\u2019t exist. The historic quality of those photos further undermines our own ability to separate fact from fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something wild is happening on the Midjourney subreddit.<\/p>\n<p>People are telling stories and sharing photos of historic events \u2013 like the \u201cGreat Cascadia\u201d earthquake that devastated Oregon in 2001.<\/p>\n<p> The kicker? It never happened. The images are AI-generated. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ziHJYsTDK\">pic.twitter.com\/2ziHJYsTDK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justine Moore (@venturetwins) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/venturetwins\/status\/1640038880325009408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it doesn\u2019t take a huge analytical mind to consider what realistic images of, say, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/midjourney\/comments\/122b2xx\/staging_the_moon_landing_1969\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the moon landing being staged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could have on the populace at large.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395175 js-lazy\" alt=\"Fake moon landing\" width=\"1340\" height=\"1478\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1.jpeg 1340w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-190x210.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-122x135.jpeg 122w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-245x270.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-796x878.jpeg 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2023%2F03%2F29%2Fai-pope-in-white-puffer-coat-is-hyperreality-to-come%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: I\u2019m really stuck between thinking this is awesome and being terrified. Terrisome. Awesified.\" data-title=\"Share I\u2019m really stuck between thinking this is awesome and being terrified. Terrisome. Awesified. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share I\u2019m really stuck between thinking this is awesome and being terrified. Terrisome. Awesified. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>I\u2019m really stuck between thinking this is awesome and being terrified. Terrisome. Awesified.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395175\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Fake moon landing\" width=\"1340\" height=\"1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1.jpeg 1340w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-190x210.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-122x135.jpeg 122w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-245x270.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.58-1-796x878.jpeg 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The influence of hyperreality doesn\u2019t just mean things being created, its influence can go the other way too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of the pictures of Boris Johnson standing in front of a bus declaring incorrectly that <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conversion-uplift.co.uk\/brexit\/the-boris-johnson-brexit-bus-lie-of-350m\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the UK will have an extra \u00a3350 million to fund the NHS after leaving the EU<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Considering the bleak state of modern Britain, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2023\/feb\/22\/problem-shortage-fresh-food-uk-supermarkets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the food shortages and sky-high inflation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it feels unreal, almost AI-generated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what\u2019s stopping politicians from claiming that\u2019s exactly what it is? Surely no one could\u2019ve been that wrong? It must be AI. A fake. A generated image peddled by those who can\u2019t accept the unfettered glory of a finally free United Kingdom?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395176 js-lazy\" alt=\"The Boris bus\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-406x270.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-796x530.jpeg 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2023%2F03%2F29%2Fai-pope-in-white-puffer-coat-is-hyperreality-to-come%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Expect Conservative politicians to claim this image as doctored at some point in the future.\" data-title=\"Share Expect Conservative politicians to claim this image as doctored at some point in the future. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Expect Conservative politicians to claim this image as doctored at some point in the future. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Expect Conservative politicians to claim this image as doctored at some point in the future.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395176\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59.jpeg\" alt=\"The Boris bus\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-406x270.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-29-at-16.24.59-796x530.jpeg 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thinking_small_to_act_big\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinking small to act big<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we come to the crux: what can be done to fight this insidious march of AI-generated images into an unprepared society? The worrying part is no one really knows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years ago it would\u2019ve been impossible to predict that an AI-generated picture of the pope would shake society, or that doctored audio of <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/voice-ai-audio-joe-biden-donald-trump-tiktok-2023-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biden and Trump amusingly talking about games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would rip through the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the EU and UK have been active in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trying to create AI legislation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but even the best rules will lag behind the increasing pace of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t mean that these rules should be abandoned, simply that more needs to be done around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media studies \u2014 once derided as a \u2018doss\u2019 subject \u2014 is now more important than ever. In this era of mainstream misinformation, being able to analyse the passage of information is a vital skill. This must be extended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world of AI generation, we need to teach people how these systems operate, how to check for doctored images, the value of sources, and basic methods of finding the closest approximation to the truth there is. This sort of AI-informed media studies should be rolled out to not only every school across Europe, but offered to those of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another route that I believe is vital in this coming age of hyperreality is local action. As humans, we\u2019re designed to operate in small groups. It\u2019s one of the reasons why the news cycle is so anxiety-inducing; we\u2019re simply not built to take in the problems of the whole world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As AI spreads, it\u2019s going to make getting an accurate picture of the wider world tougher. But what we can understand is what directly surrounds us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Political divides can swiftly disappear when a hole in the road needs fixing or a school needs to raise funds. In these situations, you deal with living, breathing people that are attached to a community, rather than a faceless online mass. In a world of hyperreality, holding on to the aspects we know are true can help cut through the bullshit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the phrase goes: think global, act local. If \u2014 alongside AI education and legislation \u2014 we look towards solving local issues with an eye on worldwide ones, the rise of this sort of technology can happen without turning society into some sort of mush. Hell, maybe AI generators of all kinds could be used for fun and harmless activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if we allow this technology to drag us into full hyperreality without taking appropriate precautions, then who knows what might happen \u2014 but I don\u2019t have high hopes of it being good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And all this because someone put the pope in a drippy jacket.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Pope Francis walks across the frame, his focus on the mid-distance. He\u2019s brightly lit as though it\u2019s early morning. A silver cross hangs from his neck, dangling over his snow-white, Balenciaga-inspired puffer jacket. 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