Look, AI is fun to play with, can produce beautiful pictures, if you work with it enough.

But it’s not real.

It needs to be labeled as such.

I very, extremely, especially, dislike the fake pictures used behind scientific discussions. Even, or maybe especially, science for non-scientists. Undiscerning people who see a pretty backdrop, may not realize it’s not real, not something from a NASA probe.

Anything scientific needs to not be “made up.” No, not even for an eye catching backdrop.

NASA has lots of pretty pictures. Use them!

And the fad I’ve been running into, “Would you like [insert Brand Name AI] to summarize this article?” popping up on my screen.

No. I’m here to read the article. Get lost.

And I’m a big horse fan. *sigh* all the fake pictures. Rarely labeled as such. Triplet foals? No. Never. Today’s beauty was purporting to be a horse auction. An Akel Tek stallion selling for 14 million . . . horse had the right color and build and So Much Hair! Uh, no. This rare desert breed is noted for thin manes and clean legs.  And no, the price is an order of magnitude out of line.

And then there the erosion of trust. When everything has to be eyed skeptically and analyzed.

When the Aliens land on the White House lawn and demand our surrender . . . we’ll all laugh and point out what we think are the giveaways of AI. “Well done, though, really.”

We’re doomed.

And now I’ll go back and attempt to write four parallel stories that connect now and then, and try to not give any too many spoilers.