 “AI” models are suffused with US values and, occasionally, those are quite shocking to us non-Americans An Icelandic police force used a generated image to promote a public notice People were absolutely horrified Why? Because the cop in the image had a gun, in a holster, AROUND CHILDREN 😱 The uniform was also not accurate for an Icelandic cop but what people found obscene was the idea that anybody would carry a gun around children, even holstered 33 comments | Expand all CWs
 @baldur And then there is America, where children carry guns around other children. It's "normal."  It is horrific, that the icelandic police force did not notice how revolting the image was for icelandic people before publishing.  @baldur it is so fucking refreshing to hear that attitude toward guns rather than pushing for "more cops in schools"  @baldur Christ, I wish my fellow Americans could get the awfulness of casual gun use through their thick, stupid skulls.    @baldur Personally my favorite things is that there seem to be pictures of the same police officer, the same guy @baldur My American friends are frequently amazed when I remind them that normally (aside from special response teams, or airport security etc), police in the UK do not carry guns. They're also slightly bemused that I become extremely uncomfortable when abroad and seeing an officer with a weapon. For all the many faults with police here, that is one good thing. Is AI biased? Yes. Does police in other countries carry guns? Yes. Germany and France for instance don't shy away from gun displays.    @baldur I've only been to London once and, of my three distinct memories of London, one was a cop, with a gun, in the middle of a public park. And how quickly I left that park. Good point: a proper American would make sure that all of the children were armed, too. It's unfair to make them envious of the cop's gun...  @baldur I don't find guns shocking at all. I mean I live in a country that is constantly at war. For me even if people would spontaneously explode, randomly on the street, I would just keep living normally.  Man... Speaking as an American, America is filled with lunatics. Yes kids shouldn't be around guns. I wish my country was more on board with that policy. @baldur Why does every person have the same facial expression? Every decent editor would send back that image with a change request to have more variety (not every kid stupidly grinning). Why are helmets lying around on the floor? Looks like someone threw them around, which you should not do with your helmet. And heck no – that cop should not carry a gun! @baldur I also recall being told in school in the event of a school shooter event, we had shut off all lights and get under desks and stay quiet. We were to avoid the shooter since the police might immediately shoot anyone with a gun. This was of course on one of the "school shooter" drills. @baldur I mean, there’s kids missing fingers, floating busses. The kid front and centre with a helmet on is putting a second helmet on. And the cop is also carrying the abyss inside him. He is death |
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@baldur I always find the presence of armed people shocking.
Mostly because of the intrusive thoughts whenever I see one that I should absolute snatch it from its little holster and shoot the owner, while screaming "do you feel safer now, you dolt?"