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Pope Leo XIV @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.

Spectro @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?

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Anyone else think that he says "Pope," like he's speaking to someone named Pope?

[–] philipp_@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 hours ago

What the pope has over many AI influencers in this matter is an actual degree in mathematics.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Who’s spectro? Is this a parody account?

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pope is quite famously an elected position...

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

We could debate how fair that election is, but that's a lost cause with churches anyway. It also certainly isn't an open, democratic election by any stadard, but again, transparency and democracy have never been their mission statement. I'm also on board with treating the cardinals as nobody (important), but that's not a literal "nobody" either.

So, yeah, he is elected, and by one of the strangest procedures I've ever heard about.

[–] nihilomaster@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

It's basically the same as a board of directors electing their CEO. You not liking the catholic church doesn't make the election any less valid.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 57 points 1 day ago

Spectro, would you please shut the fuck up about matters you have a financial stake in? You're an Ai influencer, no one elected you, and you have absolutely no impartiality in this debate and you're being used as a mouthpiece to sway public opinion. How many fascists do you pay fees to every month?

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

“AI influencers” are incredible idiots even amongst idiot influencers. Like said below, using that term as some kind of respected title is beyond ridiculous.

I’m pretty into the local ML space, and I can’t name a single “influencer” that isn’t a shameless scammer or totally unhinged. Or both. Not one that posts anymore, anyway.

Even if they’re talking about some early researchers who Tweet, if you actually listen to them, they’re calling out transformers LLMs as dead ends and have moved to other spaces in ML.

[–] bold_omi@lemmy.today 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So, he was elected, by the cardinals.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He was elected from amongst those that were hopin' for a popin'.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Made me laugh.

[–] bugbear@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago

Came here to say that, thanks. He was technically elected.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The dumbest thing here (and it was a tough competition) was using the term "influencer" to imply expert authority.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

The pope is arguably the worlds biggest influencer

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"you're not an AI influencer" got me barfing

"noone elected you" : ok so this dipshit doesn't know the second thing about popes

[–] stephan262@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not knowing who elects the pope is a Cardinal error.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 32 minutes ago

Right? Mistakes that this have me seeing red with white smoke coming out my ears

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago
[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

Guaranteed this guy doesn't even comprehend half of the pope's post.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

how many local models do you run?

I will ask this every AI shill from now on. We all know they are just OpenAI bootlickers

[–] Luccus@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago

You say doing drugs is bad, but I don't think you are doing enough drugs to know that.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 132 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Only an "AI influencer" can weigh in on the use of AI? Gee, I'm sure that will lead to nothing but a reasonable, balanced, and nuanced consideration of the issue 🙄

also, lol @ "how many local models do you run?" as if those aren't also trained on millions of stolen images. Do you even ~~lift~~ run local models bro?

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ironically as you stated the do you even ai bro is likely using a model he didn’t build that some company based on stolen material, when the Vatican actually does run several private models they actually trained themselves, based mostly on texts in their extensive private library, formed to assist in translations mostly. Though many of those texts are likely stolen during the crusades and other notorious events as well.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 minute ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

Though many of those texts are likely stolen during the crusades and other notorious events as well.

Should be public domain by now...

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 15 points 1 day ago

Bro didn't even write his reply using an LLM. Do you even use AI, bro?

!(Writing this comment made me feel a little sick)!<

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If any group should have exclusive opinions about LLM generated images, it should be human artists

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

"how many local models do you run?"

This makes me think this guy is just a troll. It's just too on the nose to be real. Combine that with his edgy profile pic and my bullshit alarm is ringing.

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[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 181 points 1 day ago
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 72 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Kinda hate these idiots are pushing me to side with the pope

[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It's okay to be equally against them both, for different reasons.

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You can hate on the church for many things, but you can't deny that they've been one of the art world's biggest patrons for thousands of years.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well that’s mainly because of all the satan statues they commission being too sexy—leading them to have to pay a new artist to tone it down. Except the new statue comes out even sexier, leading them to commission a new artist to…

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Plot twist: it is always the same artist

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

To be fair, they patronized artists from tithes collected from the population. So it's hard to say how much art didn't happen because there was less free time available.

It's like how Rockefeller got a plaza named after him for his philanthropy after being a monopolist. We see the help they did but what was lost is invisible.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No matter how much I abhor the bs that comes with it, I can still find myself in some awe in a grand cathedral. At least I can attribute that to something someone did with their hands, and not a raindrop in a cloud of staggering uncare spewing forth into the mouths of people who aren't interested in tasting the slopfest

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Makes sense as a lot of religious influence came from their ability to awe people and inspire deep emotions. It's why for hundreds of years they had a monopoly on music being performed.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

All the good Christians tell the pope to "shut the fuck up".

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 80 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Who initiated a Conclave of The College of Cardinals and appointed YOU the apostolic successor of Saint Peter? Huh??

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 day ago

Yeah, also what I was going to comment on. Pope is literally an elected position.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago

Specto has no business talking pope things, since they're no pope.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 3 points 23 hours ago

"bro do you even lift local models"

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 60 points 1 day ago

"you're being used as a mouthpiece to sway public opinion"

"Yes... I am God's representative on Earth..."

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 45 points 1 day ago

Lol what an idiot. Yes the Pope was elected by the enclave (white smoke, you know) and even if I dislike the catholic church, Pope Leo is right here. Fuck Spectro and their disrespect.

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 29 points 1 day ago (4 children)

WTF is a Spectro, and how do we get it to shut the fuck up?

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[–] Beth@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

Name three songs, Pope.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

How many hail Mary’s do you have to do for telling the pope to “shut the fuck up”?

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