• bassomitron@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Musk really did post this.

    Whether he used an AI generator or not, it’s possible. But honestly, I could easily see him paying for a photoshoot for this since he announced moving SpaceX to Texas.

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      4 months ago

      Not to come off as a musk fan-boy (I am most certainly not), but that’s a damn good photograph. Absolutely a professional photoshoot with hilariously high-end wardrobe.

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        4 months ago

        Dude spent a shitload of money on a photographer so he could feel like a cowboy for a few minutes.

        Edit: I’m still not sure it’s actually a real photo though, it doesn’t sit right with me.

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          4 months ago

          You may be right. A few other comment here have remarked at his neckerchief being not quite right. That also doesn’t exclude the possibility for a digital touch-up, or a photoshoot as a dedicated training model for AI.

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            4 months ago

            Ooh, I hadn’t thought of the possibility of Ai enhanced regular photo.

            Of course, the Muskrat and Faceburg have both always given me “uncanny valley” vibes just because that’s how they look normally

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        4 months ago

        If it’s real, I’m confident he had some competent assistant hire a competent crew for that photo-op. I’m guessing a competent PR consultant suggested a good photo-op in the first place, hit the right buttons to appeal to his wannabe cool image.

        If it’s fake, some competent developer created a good tool, fed with competently selected data to create a rather convincing image.

        What I’m trying to say is that there most certainly were several competent people involved in the making of this picture.

        Just not the subject.

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        4 months ago

        I wanted to say that outfit slaps also, glad i found a homie to agree.

        Somehow it makes his face even more slappable though. Mannnn can you imagine how good it would feel to hit a stinger on that gob?

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      4 months ago

      Fair, I wasn’t wondering if he did or didn’t post (I guess it could have been a fake tweet too, one can never be too sure). Just pointing at the aesthetics in the image, there’s something uncanny about it