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Never mind the AI, Google is untrustworthy with your photos to begin with. Every single one of them already was used to train advertisement algorithms on things like personal vulnerabilities, vices, fears, latent problems...
Eh. Every once in a while I do appreciate this.
You can completely tell which is the AI photo, yet both preserve the memory and the essence of the moment. I hate that I have just a shitty quality picture of a picture of that moment. The quality of the AI version was enough that even my mom, who probably took the photo, couldn't tell the difference.
I get that it isn't the same but when all you have is a garbage version of a memory, I'm not sure or really matters whether the representation is the original garbage or something that makes you feel less regret over not having something better.
What Google sees:
The child is likely Caucasian, with an estimated family income ranging from $40,000 to $80,000. Presuming a Christian background, their sexual orientation is currently unknown. Politically, their family might lean towards the Democrat party. Emotionally, they exhibit joy and curiosity, dressed casually in a striped tank top and shorts, paired with worn boots. The child enjoys writing, and drawing. On the downside, vandalism, destruction and irresponsibility.
Oh that's a wonderful laugh. Thank you!
This video is pretty silly too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3cYlVWu5Dk
It's a forty-five year old photo of myself. My kids aren't present on my social media. In fact I'm not on social media except as an anonymous person. So while I appreciate your message, you're missing me with it.
That's partly why the analysis is hilarious to me. Political parties aren't the same now. Incomes aren't the same. I was "vandalizing" sand at a campground. I can't even begin to understand the presumption of Christian background or what that has to do with the sexual orientation of a 7 year old.
IMO, that picture is the memory; the polish sterilizes and removes part of the "it" that makes you remember, and creates an ever more idealized version of life. I have the same hangups with places staged for tourists to take pictures, because it removes you from the process of creation and leaves you with a bland "it looks nice" memory.
I know this is also completely up to the person in question using it.
Yeah, to me the important thing is the triggering of the memory. I wish the AI could've cleaned up the picture without adding a lot of its own artifacts. It is too sanitized. But it's better than garbage quality picture of a picture. To me.
I hate that I have just a shitty quality picture of a picture of that moment.
I'd personally still rather have the authentic moment captured than an AI-polished version of it.
That's fair. I don't disparage that opinion. In a lot of cases I would agree. But not always.
this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2026
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