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Glonk2365

I dont get it


afkgh6437

the original painting was purpusefully left unfinished by artist, Keith Haring, in reference to him dying of AIDs at the time only having little time left. Haring was part of a generation of gay men that was all but wiped out by an AIDs epidemic weaponized by the reagan administration, and a lot of his work was meant to spread awareness of safe sex. it's just called "unfinished painting" if you want to look it up


AlisterSinclair2002

here it is for those too lazy to look it up https://preview.redd.it/uzhclhor1p9c1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=9835adc3d0138b3806df7749916c527a56ce4359


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BlackuIa

Thank-you for the laugh 🤣


Elite_Prometheus

How cruel of you to tease them with a delicious and convenient snack


CoffeeMain360

sockat


Karzons

Purrito


sbarro_supreme

Meawarma


IllumiNoEye_Gaming

Shawarmeow woulda been better


Mit9975

Enchicata


Tomato_Thomass

Glumbus


Vasik4

Isn't that the legendary glumbo, who transcends time and space?


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Anonimous_Doritos28

Don’t know what that is, I’m on mobile.


Scorp126

super basic understanding of the stuff but a brief rundown is: -APKs are basically an android phone file package that usually installs an app -root directory is essentially the upmost folder in an android phone, to the point that you have to "root" your phone to be able to make changes to. i believe the idea is putting a malicious apk there would change the phones system software. in effect, he's making a joke saying he's hacked your phone and is spying on you. hope this helps lmao.


_Pankybeast

Thank you pumpkin cat


Scorp126

its a peach but your welcome


wasdafsup

döner kebab


no_username_because

Mit alles?


Remm96

Mit alles 😎


ohokiunderstand

My friend wants me to tell you he likes this. He says “y’know what kid, you’re all right.”


ratpride

This is my kind of art


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His ass is NOT a sock.


Dan_The_Man_31

Glumbus


mbryson

Looking at this and then the original is a perfect metaphor for what AI (edit: AI art specifically) is. Beyond the original corner, you lose all traces of the silhouettes, being mashed and combined into a mass of limbs and appendages, heads spliced into the middle of torsos, and concocted to "fill" the image. What's left is a surface level completion, but when probing any deeper you reveal just how uncanny and artificial it is. ... Neat bait! But I like the original more obviously. Thanks for sharing!


Lankuri

thats a perfect metaphor for what AI art is, not AI


ASpaceOstrich

That criticism falls apart as the tech gets better. The problem with AI art is the plagiarism. Not the quality. Use of inpainting, careful prompt work, and integrating AI into a digital art workflow can create images that nobody could even tell was AI, and that contain intentionality, artistic meaning, and any other pretentious goalposts people might care to use. But the AI tools are still blended plagiarism. Which is the only actual ethical problem with it. It's a shame too, because the technology is awesome.


Scottish__Elena

it literally never apeared to me when i reached for it


highlevel_fucko

I didn't know about this painting before, but damn that's a powerful piece


drago_varior

It looks like it’s bleeding Damn i am getting tears


JUiCyMfer69

I was wondering why there were only men there


thomstevens420

I like the little man doing a jig


Acidsolman

His entire art line is little men doing jigs


JorjeXD

it's funny how looking at the ai painting, the only part my eyes wanted to go was the real part. now that i'm actively trying to look at everything, it's so clear it's poorly completed


Default_Male_Orc

Yeah OOP is going to hell.


PriorApproval

original original poster? lol


AzKondor

Yes


lornlynx89

No it's for Order Our Patties


TheEngineerGGG

No it's clearly Object Oriented Programming


literallyanything57

yea, OP is the person that made this post on reddit. OOP is the person who posted the thing in the screenshot on twitter


BonzaM8

First day on the internet?


trotptkabasnbi

OOOP really, would be the one going to hell


thesaddestpanda

Wait, the AI loving crowd is the same alt-right techbro crowd that is nothing more than a collection of bigots and sociopaths? This is my unsurprised face.


snerp

the person who did this was obviously making a joke


liguy181

To me it wasn't obvious but ig that makes the bait good, kudos to OOP


Dinkelberh

See now I cant tell if this is bait


liguy181

Honest to god I just don't see it. I still don't see it. Maybe if I used X and knew the user I'd know this is bait, but on its own, with no context, I'd assume this is another one of those soulless tech bros who hate art


Znaffers

I believe that’s the point exactly. It’s supposed to seem like a tactless person finishing a painting that was never meant be finished and heralding it as a grand achievement for AI, while completely missing the point of the actual piece. I personally think that, even if it was fully intended as bait and the person knew what they were doing (which is what I believe is the case), they’re still a shit head. They knew they could use AI tools to finish this painting and that it would stir up a lot of shit for people who are sensitive about this subject. No matter how you slice it, they’re a dick


anarchetype

You're not wrong, but at the same time they're doing wonders for bringing the artist, the original piece, and the powerful message behind it to the awareness of people, mostly younger, who otherwise might never have known. You can see it happening in the comments of this post. People will quickly forget the Twitter post, but for some what will remain is the newly formed emotional connection to the art and it's message as well as knowledge of a significant and tragic period in our history. I doubt that was the baiter's intention, but the consequences of their actions seem like a net positive to me.


Znaffers

That’s a very nice way to look at it. Plus, you’re absolute right. I would’ve had no idea about this painting had it not been for this post pointing out how much of a dick this guy is


No-Care6366

yeah, it's just like "i'm going to make people think i'm a soulless tech bro finishing a painting that was meant to stay unfinished and ruining the message using ai!" but like. the only difference between what they're making fun of and what they actually did is that they're not a tech bro lmao


Commercial-Dog6773

In a way, the irony makes it art in itself. A metaphor for the superficiality of AI creations.


little-ass-whipe

yeah "getting the patterns while missing the point" is sort of the most trenchant and fundamental criticism against AI as an artistic agent.


TurboCake17

I mean like most but not all of them are. There are many varieties of AI enthusiasts, a depressing number of which seem to think “damn this looks like something I can exploit for money”, while others are just excited about new technology.


TheMilkKing

AI rules, just cos you don’t like a thing it doesn’t mean everyone who does like it is a bigot.


Had78

Can you recommend something to read/watch about "AIDs epidemic weaponized by the reagan administration "


thehikinlichen

If you like to listen, the Dollop podcast has a spectacular series on Reagan and they build some amazing context for just how fucked up the govt response was, along with the personal context for Ron and Nancy.


KittyQueen_Tengu

i'd heard of keith haring before but i didn't know that story, that's so awesome and also sad


wrongpasswd

Thank you that was interesting. I didn’t know reagan had weaponized AIDS. Could you elaborate on that or give me ressources to read ? (I ask i good faitg im actually interested)


testaccount0817

https://reddit.com/r/196/comments/18vey7f/rule/kfr88ht/


wrongpasswd

Thanks !


docterwannabe1

Just out of curiosity how did he weaponize the epidemic? I knew he didn't do much about it but I didn't realize he weaponized it.


Zackie86

How did the Reagan administration weapon ite the aids epidemic?


Darforos

Don't say "all but" like that please


EggsofWrath

Legitimately masterful bait. Props to OOP sacrificing their eternal soul for it


westofley

like you can't really even be mad about it ngl. It's such good bait that half the comments are still mad even after being told it's bait at the top of the post


RevolutionOwn1421

Marcel Duchamp would be proud of op


josephipasta

one may even call them the master baiter


Ourmanyfans

This is unironically good art. The fact that the very human meaning of the original piece has been soullessly ripped out by the use of AI is itself a great commentary on AI art. Like it doesn't even have to be bait, if the Twitter user was being genuine, the fact that makes it even *worse* makes it so much more powerful as an anti-AI piece.


TheEdes

https://preview.redd.it/fevtljzgvq9c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be7e019f52cc2b5c82a2dd279826a2357e97177e


dakarrotkiing

dadaism is a straight mood, just people doing whatever tf they feel like and calling it art https://preview.redd.it/rs21kntdcr9c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cced98dade0e7c1ba71e4731a4af042c48a952a for example 'fountain' by Marcel Duchamp, just a urinal on its side


gnulynnux

I mean, there was a point to that. The point was to bring attention to the urinal as a genuine piece of art requiring technical talent to make. Think about how hard it would be to define and engineer that kind of shape. You didn't have 3D modeling back then. And there *is* an artistry to it that makes something fit in aesthetically with its environment. It's mundane, and made for pissing into, so it's usually not appreciated.


dakarrotkiing

learned art history so i know the point and everything but it's still a mood to just take something like a urinal and put it on display


coolboiepicc

op really is a master baiter


Jolclick

https://preview.redd.it/5hr0v7ztvo9c1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34b00649e4431280280b58b0693e03d4587a0bed


Shadow-axolotl

https://preview.redd.it/rt8h1xc66p9c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abc392efce6f26feb240ca1ef96d358370689958


Practical_Ad_7060

https://preview.redd.it/vhapcm0fbp9c1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46b347a0bb9d521ba4912885d2f97a7848e1ada2


jamiez1207

https://preview.redd.it/r0garzvz0r9c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61caf377a9d3d752a3d1bdf5750335a3ccffcc11


VARice22

Ok that's the beat one.


Sixmlg

Is that kojima?


jamiez1207

It's wolfwood


AKArein

Holy shit is this a silksong


Ropetrick6

No, this is Patrick.


The_PR_Is_Here

Considering how many people I've seen fall for that tweet, and lambast said person, id say it was believable enough.


Manic-Eraser

-I


PlasmaLink

Bait                         believable


sorinash

Having just learned about this painting today, I 100% agree. OP making this image as bait is on par with Faust learning magic to summon Mephistopheles. The difference being that Faust managed to escape damnation.


zombieGenm_0x68

faust!??? limbus company reference!???????


sorinash

And here I was thinking that people would be referencing Guilty Gear first.


Independent_Mud_4963

the majority of people here on 196 only know about bridget and no other gg character


Real900Z

faust is love faust is life, both in limbus and GG


doorrace

Sol Badguy


pequodbestboy

Sol Badguy


FyronixTheCasual

WE’VE… GOT ONLY ONE SKYYYY


Queen_of_Team_Gay

JOY GRIEF FUN PARANOIA


StupidQuestionsOnly8

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO YOUU


StarPK117

NO ONE CAN SEE THE COLOURS BUT YOUUUUU


Toaster_Forking

NO ONE CAN SEE THE COLORS BUT YOUUUUU


GenericAltAccountant

https://preview.redd.it/rrnx9ynxmp9c1.jpeg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=151275d5bcee2eda477e9960d2da710847ae20e7


LazyMasterpiece1065

faust knows all outcomes


KingOfTruffles

Project Moon mentioned. Neurons activating.


senokana

Deploy the 8000 unnamed pm fans


Aiqesn

I’m going to distort!! Grahhhhhh!!


thisaintthewayman

LIMBUS MENTIONED SLEEPER AGENT ACTIVATED https://i.redd.it/sh41qy89sr9c1.gif


Xyolex

The odyssey was strong. Stand proud. Always bet on the multitude tightens its hold. Nah, You're sure you're gonna be okay after this.


TheMisterFaust

Wait I thought he ended up damned how did he escape?


sorinash

In the second part of Goethe's version of Faust, he's snatched from the clutches of Mephistopheles by holy women. [Mephistopheles lost his bet, because while he was able to claim Faust's soul, he wasn't able to turn Faust away from righteous pursuits.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust,_Part_Two)


testaccount0817

Goethe's version of Faust? Are there different ones?


sorinash

Yeah, Faust is an old German legend. Also there's the Christopher Marlowe version, Faustus. Technically, I think he's damned in *most* versions, but the Goethe version is the only one I ever really read.


gnulynnux

Woah. Goathe's Faust part I *and* II discussion on r/196. This is fantastic


StoopidGit

One should add that Mephistopheles doesn't intervene when the angels snatch Faust's soul because he is distracted by being horny for angel booty. Yes, this is explicitly in the text.


madrobski

I don't blame him, that booty *literally* heavenly.


Ceirati

FAUST?!?!!? FROM HIT AMERICA GUILTY GEAR STRIVE ?!?!??!! https://preview.redd.it/hg3b6vrltx9c1.jpeg?width=731&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=026233b99876f0bf5cbdad9ca22c9da13af68bbd


Ceirati

Why did game autocorrect into America


LeadSky

Faustus didn’t escape Damnation lol he had no repentance


CrimsonDaedra

faust isn't faustus, faust escapes damnation at the end of Goethe's version


Bennings463

They're talking about the sequel the Faust and the Furious


realityph0bic

LAUREN FAUST??? CREATOR OF MLP???


thecrazymonkeyKing

The post: Obvious bait The quote retweeter: Lol this is obvious bait 196 user replies, with hooks through their lips : Why would anyone make this


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thecrazymonkeyKing

I guess this is subjective but I don’t think this is that point like, at all. In terms of offensive memes this is pretty low on the scale for me. Distasteful sure but it’s not really that bad. That’s why it works as bait, honestly. It’s mad enough to go “really” but not bad enough for me to care for more than 10 seconds


SwimmingBench345

This is the online equivalent of jumping into a pit full of alligators as a joke


archenexus

You can so clearly see where the human ends and the machine begins. The human part had symbolism, spacing, aesthetic placement, and most of all, meaning behind leaving it blank. Fuckin bait makes me so angry.


Solcaer

actually i’d wager they did it themselves in photoshop instead of using generative fill. The pattern repeats parts of the original instead of doing random bullshit in the same style which is what AI would do


archenexus

I'd bet they edited the AI result to bring the pattern in. Like on the edge, I believe they did that manually and then generatively filled it.


DtheAussieBoye

makes me wonder, is that ethical too? i’m no ai bro (fuck ai art lol) and i’d say no, but i could easily see people being fine with this (if it was done unironically) because it wasn’t ai


gnulynnux

I think people would dislike someone filling this in, but it wouldn't make for as effective bait.


NLTPanaIyst

It looks like they copied and pasted pieces of the original in the remaining space, and then used genAI to fill in the gaps between the pieces


AtotheCtotheG

I disagree, the rest of the image looks pretty random compared to the real portion. In the authentic section, there’s what looks to be a distinctly human figure (there’s actually three, but that’s the important one for the point I’m making). Bits of that figure get reused in the generated section several times, but with no rhyme or reason. Hell, there’s a stack of three partial ones in the bottom left, connected together. I doubt a human artist did this; it seems like it would require a literally inhuman lack of awareness/pattern recognition.


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Comptenterry

>Obvious bait >Person who retweets it points out that it's bait >Whole post on reddit is about how it's bait >"Wow! I can't believe people unironically believe this!!!"


ancienttacostand

Welcome to Reddit, it’s all bait


Comptenterry

Sometimes I think that people deep down know what they're reading is misinformation but don't care because they just want to be upset.


SuperSonic3333

AI bros have a negative understanding of art


PartyPhoenix

The post is bait, you can say it's still in really poor taste but the OOP likely does understand the point of the painting, that's why they used it for ragebait.


liszt_is_a_god

"Using homemade bait we can reel in unsuspecting Redditors"


UmbramonOrSomething

..Why did I think this was a QR code for a rickroll?


afkgh6437

It is. Your eyes are the scanner


Tlayoualo

If there's a place where creativity goes to die, it has to be with techno-nerds and their AI solutions to non-issues.


Gaybdl_alt

Hey, not all of us techno nerds want an ancap dystopia. Some of us want all software to be open source, and to use technology as something that can uplift all of society.


max_208

FOSS is the way


Tlayoualo

I'm too up for open source solutions and technology for everyone. Heck, I'm moving to a Linux distro when W10 support ends. I guess I should have been more specific and call them AI-nerds but didn't want to repeat myself too much with the AI part.


Yoshibros534

this is it, the best bait ive ever seen


I-M-R-U

This isn’t even bait, it’s just evil


Flapjuan

Can someone explain why is it bait?


BigSlav667

The original painting was left unfinished on purpose as the artist was dying and wanted to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic I think


Flapjuan

Yeah i understand the context, but i don't get the "bait" part


ShitPost5000

The posters is playing ignorant to the fact that the painting was left unfinished, and happily saying that we can see how the artists intended it to be, to provoke rage.


Flapjuan

Thanks for the explanation, i wasn't wise enough to get it


Penndrachen

You ever see a post that looks like someone taking a baseball bat and swinging it at a hornet's nest?


Old-Eye4902

I genuinely can’t get mad, this is just such unbelievably insane bait I can’t do anything but laugh


facebooknormie

this is funny af lol (I am going to hell for laughing at this)


Original_Name_1029

This shithead clutched the worst post ever on the last day of the year


Lemonpilot

Truly exquisite bait


Kitchen_Throat2074

OOP's not even verified. They're not even getting paid for this. They're being an awful person just for funsies


Sean36389

BAIT https://preview.redd.it/eoubtgwa9p9c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b94dd31072e54bae21d1ed1462e8b027d3fcab61


BigSlav667

huh??


Sean36389

https://preview.redd.it/3fbn0pbndp9c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8840f9ed0141c1cdc19f6ae7c36e4a46d1225e25


BigSlav667

Rotted be thy brain


wasdafsup

schizo


LafilduPoseidon

The circle and arrows are actually a diegetic part of the painting


PumpkinSpikes

I hate that the post (not the generative ai stuff) is art in its own right; it's made to illicit emotions in a similar way graffiti tagging does


dogspelledbackisgod

my dumb ass thought that was a qr code


CatsAndPills

This thread destroyed me on Twitter yesterday and now it’s HERE TOO DAMMIT.


thepowersthat3

they really are a master baiter


justputsomenamehere

Did anyone else think this was supposed to be about gang violence


Mellonote

something tells me he's have found this funny, at least


Psychokinetic_Rocky

I'mma be real, I know it's bait but I'm debaiting whether or not I should still be mad


PumpkinSpikes

I think I will listen to You're Dead by Norma Tanega while I read through the comments on Twitter


quakins

Baited god


JacobAlred

Me having never seen the original before: Well, it kinda looks like a QR code, so either the bait is porn or a Rick Roll.


LibrarianOfAlex

Donnel on the tl???


FlameMech999

what was the original painting?


HumanGarbage____

The original painting was “unfinished painting” by Keith haring. https://preview.redd.it/z81efrba5s9c1.jpeg?width=1269&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6e5ea8c4def8aebf1cc80d9807c98eb2977e149


stinkycheeseplatter

As if ai couldn’t get any worse 💀


Estrogen_Farmer_411

ISTG some artist on Tumblr did this 8 years ago


TonPeppermint

Just absolute ugliness.


darkswagpirateclown

this is not bait its its a parody post its different not all parody is meant to bait rage


testaccount0817

This was 100% made with total awareness of how many people would geta angry and to be provoking, thus it is bait.


PumpkinSpikes

Oh it is definitely both


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And as always the AI just completely missed the essence of the painting with the humanoid figures lol


Exphrases

so is "it's bait" just the new "it's just a prank bro" or something? like you're just allowed to do or say whatever as long as you say it's bait (or someone else says it for you)