It'll be alright on the night - AI bloopers!

As a theatrical person, I used to love watching the programme "It'll be Alright on the Night" which showed the things that can go wrong in TV, film and theatre rehearsals (and sometimes in performances themselves).

I've had a fair few of these experiences myself:

• I remember singing merrily about a beanstalk growing "as high as the sky" as the set and beanstalk collapsed in a heap behind me
• I was unable to dance properly because a 'helpful' cleaner polished the stage for the first night of "The Boyfriend" and unwittingly turned it into an ice rink!
• Being unable to move on the same stage the next night when the stage manager covered it in vinegar to counteract the polish...

The list goes on... In the UK, the comedy duo, Morecambe and Wise were well known for creating comic sketches to parody these situations and laugh at themselves.

Even though at the time, these things often feel like your world is collapsing around you, in hindsight, we can usually laugh about them.

AI - the new normal

With the advent of AI, I've got to enjoy a whole host of new 'bloopers' that have brought a smile to my face, and I thought I'd write a quick post on Sunday evening to share a couple and some thoughts with you. No doubt you have your own list too!

Now, I'm sure many of you out there will say, "Yes, but it's only as good as the prompts you put in" and you would be correct! Images also are sometimes a little wispy and I've learned not to add text to an image unless I'm doing it myself using Canva!

So, here are a couple of my own interesting AI-generated faux pas!

I asked for an image to represent someone meditating and connecting to their higher self...

Clearly, she's connected with more than one; and had some major tracheotomy surgery too...

I guess she'll be breathing well now though!

Here, you may need to look very carefully...

Yep - even though I put the quote I wanted in quotations, something extra was added.

And finally, this is the response I got when I asked for a minimalist image of the drama masks of tragedy and comedy... obviously not much of either going on here! Very minimalist!!

The real message?

Of course, the real message here is that AI is not infallible and can make mistakes. I'm not judging AI and it's still very early days.

I love using AI as many of you know, but I also warn against its indiscriminate use. It's often easy to see the errors in an image, but not so easy in the text unless you are a real expert in that field. I asked AI recently for some quotes from plays and it returned a few wrong answers. It was only because I knew the plays very well that I was able to spot the errors before it was too late and I published it on my site. No doubt it would have doubled my interactions but for all the wrong reasons. If you're going to set yourself up as an expert, make sure you are not publishing your own faux pas!

So, if you are going to use AI, check your facts and don't just accept everything you see or read!

Happy Sunday evening, everyone!

Gail

Let me know of any of your own AI bloopers in the comments below.