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#11
Off-Topic Community / Re: Science General Discussion
Last post by the-pi-guy - Yesterday at 05:05 PM
#12
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by the-pi-guy - Yesterday at 04:58 PM
Tried it on Copilot.

I was able to get a tall image pretty easily, but it's not the right ratio. It's a 1.5 ratio height to width, instead of ~1.3 that an 11x8.5 would come out to.


There are some good image models out there. It's weird to me, because text wise Copilot runs circles around anything that I can run on my PC. But the image generator is just so lacking in terms of quality and speed.
#13
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 04:51 PM
oh boy,.. i just made a big splash in this meeting.

the guy showed a use case of asking AI to summarize his calendar for tommorow.   after watching the prompt chug the data from over a minute i asked the question "wouldn't it be faster to just look at your outlook calendar?".   the guy leading the training was like, "yeah, you're probably right".   i have over 200 laugh emoji reactions.   

i should probably just stfu in company wide meetings.
#14
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 04:42 PM
this training is kind of hilarious:

"yeah, i'm not saying AI is a great tool for everything.   maybe try being a jerk to the AI?   i find sometimes being mean to the AI helps it understand your frustration with not getting your desired results".
#15
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 04:36 PM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Yesterday at 04:24 PMAre you telling it to generate an image that is 8.5 x 11 ?
Or how are you communicating it?
i deleted the prompt but as best i can remember i said something like:

"I want the image to be in a standard letter format.  The image should be 11 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide."

the image generated was 1408x768 so not only was it not in the correct orientation but it wasn't even in the right aspect ratio.
#16
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by the-pi-guy - Yesterday at 04:24 PM
Quote from: kitler53 on Yesterday at 03:42 PMjust because it's a thing i did last year i'm trying to get the image creator to make me an image for the block party i organize each year. 

i can't get the stupid AI to understand that I want an image that fits a standard 8.5x11 in piece of paper the tall way.  it keeps making images that are wider than they are tall and i want an image that is taller than it is wide. 

Are you telling it to generate an image that is 8.5 x 11 ? 
Or how are you communicating it? 
#17
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 04:12 PM
jfc.   we're in a training on how to use AI to get useful stuff instead of AI slop.    they are teaching us to use a  "prompt library".   the input to AI they tell me i need to write is like 5x more effort than the output they are trying to create..

maybe this is why i think AI sucks soo much.   these tips are increadibly complicated, not intuitive, and a ton of work.    guess it's my fault for thinking AI could create something of value easily...
#18
Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 03:42 PM
just because it's a thing i did last year i'm trying to get the image creator to make me an image for the block party i organize each year.   

i can't get the stupid AI to understand that I want an image that fits a standard 8.5x11 in piece of paper the tall way.   it keeps making images that are wider than they are tall and i want an image that is taller than it is wide.   
#19
Gaming Community / Re: PlayStation Studios Develo...
Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 03:37 PM
i'd love to hear more about how i was right.   ;D
#20
Gaming Community / Re: PlayStation Studios Develo...
Last post by the-pi-guy - Yesterday at 03:27 PM
Quote from: Legend on Mar 01, 2026, 02:26 AMFixed it.
 
The more goofy edits I see, the more I'm convinced that half of the problem is Krato's face. 
I'm convinced that Kitler was spot on, here.   
Quote from: kitler53 on Feb 28, 2026, 01:49 PMI hate the kids face.  he should be playing a hobbit not atreus.  his face looks very punchable. 

kratos needs a fuller beard but it's the acting I don't like from this shot.  the way his eyebrows are furrowed doesn't fit the moment.  in this scene kratos was stern but not angry.  for kratos this was an important introduction to his "softer" side.  something paternal and not full of rage.  this shot looks like the actor is failing to capture the moment.