What's the temperature where you are???

[TXchickmum]

73 with a high of 80 for today, and storms.

 

[janiedoe]

73f
89% humidity wind 11mph

We were lucky, the storms passed us by. So many people were not so lucky.

 

[kikiruru]

Texas 645 am Saturday

Mobile Alabama almanac

 

[muddy75]

Currently 71 and sunny with high of 81

 

[LTAY1946]

75° and sunny. Should get to 81° more or less.

 

[muddy75]

Currently 71 and sunny with high of 81

We hd. StrAY RAIN SHOWER COME THROUGH

 

[Ponypoor]

The palo verde tree (“green stick” in Spanish) is Arizona’s state tree. Very pretty yellow flowers when it blooms (but not a happy time for people with allergies).

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Oh I bet! Gosh just lovely, and I love the green bark - wish I could grow it here.

 

[Ponypoor]

12:00hrs 27 April 2024
South central Ontario Canada

10C and just pelting down rain calling for rain all weekend - what a shocker




I am waiting for it to abate some so I can empty the wheelbarrow at Mount Poopmore. Late doing chores today playing with the chooks and the new chicks.

Time thieves

 

[Ponypoor]

Saturday 27th April 8.23a.am. Mostly sunny, very heavy dew. 9.3 / 13kph SW, Hg 57%, 17C / 62.6F top of 21C / 70F. Mostly sunny.

Moon is 91.4%

It appears the weather news is taking a holiday, but I found this quite interesting!

Why it's getting harder to tell AI-generated images from the real deal online​

• In short: Experts say our ability to distinguish between artificially generated images and genuine photos is rapidly fading.
• A recent ANU study found people are now more likely to identify AI-generated images of faces as more real than actual human faces.
• What's next? Media experts say as AI advances and becomes more accessible, new ways of verifying information will be necessary.

Just last month, the Princess of Wales's long-awaited social media reappearance was marred by revelations of digital alterations to the image, fuelling already-frenzied internet speculation around the royal figure.

The saga highlighted for many the increasingly difficult task of spotting media that has been digitally altered — and in some cases, fabricated altogether using artificial intelligence (AI) generative technology.

So how can audiences learn to navigate an internet landscape increasingly populated by AI-generated images?

Experts say while some tips can help, a bigger shift in the way we view material online is inevitable, due to rapid advancements in AI.

How do you identify an AI-generated face online?​

We headed into Melbourne's CBD and asked people if they could tell us which of the following two faces were generated.

One of these images is a photograph of a real woman. The other is generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)
Only one person correctly guessed the face on the right.

There are few subtle clues to give it away — one participant pointed to asymmetrical earrings as a giveaway.

Subtle visual cues such as this set of asymmetrical earrings can be used to identify this image as generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)

Digital media lecturer Brendan Murphy from Central Queensland University says despite recent improvements in the technology, a trained eye can usually detect visual cues that give away AI-generated faces.

"There will still usually be details that don't quite line up," Mr Murphy says.

"Even if you look at things like teeth you might find that they're slightly asymmetrical — one too many, one too few.

"[AI] doesn't understand what a face is, it doesn't understand what a face does."

Wow that’s interesting!

 

[Ponypoor]

73f
89% humidity wind 11mph

We were lucky, the storms passed us by. So many people were not so lucky.

Very sad
But glad the tornado warning systems in some towns worked well to warn people. Need to have more warning systems in place.

We have warning come over our cell phones and TV but many of us don’t have our cells with us and TV is an evening thing. I missed a tornado warning here one day, the tornado hit not 10 min from me. I had the alerts turned off on my phone.