Nicola Gavigan

Senior Graphic Designer

Blog Category: science

Color-inverted image of Wikipedia article abstract. Black rectangle with white type: "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Artificial intelligence (AI) The controversies surrounding artificial intelligence encompass a broad range of public, academic, and political debates regarding the societal effects of artificial intelligence (AI). These debates intensified particularly in the late 2010s and 2020s, coinciding with an accelerated period of development known as the AI boom. While advocates emphasize the technology's potential to solve complex problems and enhance human quality of life, detractors highlight a wide array of dangers and challenges. These include concerns over ethics, plagiarism and theft, fraud, safety and alignment, environmental impacts, technological unemployment, and the spread of misinformation. It also covers severe future or theoretical challenges, such as the emergence of artificial superintelligence and existential risks."

AI use can be very problematic

Repeating pattern of a photo of a single Paris Daisy, heavily color-manipulated so it's orange and magenta.

Saturate, map gradient, repeat. Manipulated photos from my collection.

iPhone screenshots using the Seek app. Left to right: sculpture of bird ID'd as Common Raven, plant with flowers ID'd as Ivy Geranium; yellow coaster with grey kitten illustration ID'd as Mammal; gray-and-white cat ID'd as Domestic Cat.

Flower and plant identification using the Seek app

How to make a cup of time