@Pontifex: In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

@Spectromachina: Pope, would you please shut the fuck up about matters you do not understand? You're not an Ai influencer, no one elected you, and you have absolutely no weight in this debate and you're being used as a mouthpiece to sway public opinion. how many local models do you run?

Community Note: The Pope is elected by cardinals in a Conclave which gathers in the Sistine Chapel.

Link: https://x.com/Spectromachina/status/2105997770653839860

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[–] 109 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Like, i also have no respect for the Catholic church but this is just funny

Shut the fuck up, how many local models do you run Mr. Pope!?‽ could be a tagline

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  • [–] [S] 68 points 2 days ago (12 children)

    "The Pope. How many datacenters has he?" bugs-stalin

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  • [–] 53 points 2 days ago (10 children)

    If i were Pope, there would be so many people getting hit with halberds for mouthing off to me

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  • [–] 41 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    By the end of the week, Protestants are going to be running their own image generation model. They will call it Manger Diffusion, and it will be trained on the Veggie Tales DVD box set.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Why would you put that kind of evil on me?

    I'm just a little Pope, just a funny little guy who wears a funny little hat and drives around in a funny little car

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    I have a memory of getting in an argument with some woman on FB 15 years ago who asserted that because she had several hundred people on her friends list that made her opinion carry more weight that has this exact same energy.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

    I think this might be a universal experience for people of a certain age

    That happened to me too! :pain:

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