A week ago, some editor in the Globe's oped department decided to illustrate an opinion piece about health-care rage with an X-ray of a clenched fist. So the editor went to Adobe's image library, found a whole series of AI-generated "skeleton fist" images and downloaded the coolest looking one.
Only problem, as orthopedic surgeons and other doctors have been snickering about ever since, non-mutant humans only have two bones connecting their wrists to their arms, not three. And finger bones are normally connected to the wrist bones, not just sort of floating around inside your sausage fingers (also, this image of a skeleton wearing boxing gloves would have been far superior, in our opinion).
What's also humerus about the whole thing: As of this morning, the "X-ray" remains at the top of the article on bostonglobe.com.
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A local bank has had an AI-generated image in an ad
By Tim Mc.
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 10:24am
on a bus shelter at Porter Square in Somerville for months now, and it looks hideous. It's supposed to be a rocket ship shedding gold coins, but it looks like something a 3 year old made out of clay. It's all weird angles and asymmetry.
But maybe this is an honest signal of their attention to detail, so I guess that's... useful to know?
The faulty image remaining illustrates the true threat
By u-hub-fan
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 10:32am
The problem isn't merely that A-I will get things wrong. The problem is that as we blunder forward with it anyway, nobody will care that it gets things wrong.
no reason
By anonymous coward
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 10:40am
Who's the CEO over at the Boston Globe again? Just curious.
Diagnosis?
By Angry Dan
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 11:14am
I am not an orthopedic surgeon but that is a common side-effect due to intensive, emergency treatment of end-stage boneitis.
My only regret!
By Matthew Miller
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:21pm
(you know)
Another COVID vaccine side effect?
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 1:38pm
/snark
Please donate your bones
By Plen-T-Pak
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 7:48pm
To those in need
Globe
By Pete X
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 12:12pm
If the Globe won't pay artists for their work, why should I continue to pay my subscription?
Washington Post - "Democracy
By g
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 1:15pm
Washington Post - "Democracy dies in darkness."
NY Times -"All the news that's fit to print."
Boston Globe "Interns reporting from CambrVille. Help!"
That's one way to preserve patient privacy
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 1:40pm
I sincerely doubt that image could be traced to an actual living human being.
But what a case-study if it did!
By u-hub-fan
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 2:07pm
(n/t)
If it could...
By Neal
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 2:37pm
I imagine that arm would make a great case study!
What species
By Sator
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 3:07pm
Has three bones in their forearm?
Going with a medical illustration has the benefit of not raising questions about privacy.
Going with a medical illustration, by a named author who is compensated has the benefit of not raising questions about accuracy, propriety, and fictionality.
Artificial intelligence is many things, but it is never artificial wisdom.
Humerus indeed!
By SomervilleSteve
Thu, 12/26/2024 - 5:59pm
I see what you did there
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