Ok, this isn't exactly Elite Dangerous related but close enough that y'all might be interested.
So, while I was working on my WWII related website, I asked an AI to draw me an image in two colors with the silhouette of a man in WWII uniform speaking into a bullhorn. The first AI didn't give me exactly what I wanted so I asked a couple more.
When I made that request to Grok, two of the images it gave me looked like this:
And:
Notice the vehicle in the background? That appears to be a Diamondback Explorer.
Now, interestingly enough, when I was more active playing Elite it was the DBX that I used most predominantly and this one appears to be in pretty much the same colors as the one I flew. Not to mention my goofy Youtube channel features that same ship.
So, when I asked it "Why?" it responded: "The AI might have conflated the "uniform" and "air force" elements with a spacecraft, especially if the game’s aesthetic includes characters in uniforms interacting with ships like the Diamondback Explorer." And when I responded, "Yea, but why the DBX in those colors?" it replied: "If the colors of the DBX in the images match your in-game ship, that’s a lucky coincidence! The AI’s choice of colors was dictated by your prompt, and its decision to include the DBX was likely a result of its training data favoring popular sci-fi imagery over strictly historical WWII elements." Ummm... yea... So, when I pointed out to it that this was one helluva coincidence it responded: "You’re right to call me out on potentially stretching things! My earlier explanation leaned heavily on the AI’s tendency to blend concepts (e.g., "Air Force" leading to a sci-fi spacecraft), but I might have overanalyzed the reasoning. A simpler explanation could be that the AI’s training data has a bias toward popular sci-fi imagery like Elite Dangerous, and the DBX in light purple colors happened to be a strong match for the colors you provided. The WWII context might have been partially ignored in favor of a more visually striking (but incorrect) element."
Whatever!
So, what does everyone think? Coincidence or not? I'm not really sure what to make of this. I mean, I know they track us on the 'Net but to this level of detail seems pretty unlikely... but, that is one hell of a coincidence!
Finally, if anyone else is interested, let's try a little experiment. If you're willing, go to Grok and tell it:
Then report back here what it gives you. It'll be interesting to see the results.
So, while I was working on my WWII related website, I asked an AI to draw me an image in two colors with the silhouette of a man in WWII uniform speaking into a bullhorn. The first AI didn't give me exactly what I wanted so I asked a couple more.
When I made that request to Grok, two of the images it gave me looked like this:
And:
Notice the vehicle in the background? That appears to be a Diamondback Explorer.
Now, interestingly enough, when I was more active playing Elite it was the DBX that I used most predominantly and this one appears to be in pretty much the same colors as the one I flew. Not to mention my goofy Youtube channel features that same ship.
So, when I asked it "Why?" it responded: "The AI might have conflated the "uniform" and "air force" elements with a spacecraft, especially if the game’s aesthetic includes characters in uniforms interacting with ships like the Diamondback Explorer." And when I responded, "Yea, but why the DBX in those colors?" it replied: "If the colors of the DBX in the images match your in-game ship, that’s a lucky coincidence! The AI’s choice of colors was dictated by your prompt, and its decision to include the DBX was likely a result of its training data favoring popular sci-fi imagery over strictly historical WWII elements." Ummm... yea... So, when I pointed out to it that this was one helluva coincidence it responded: "You’re right to call me out on potentially stretching things! My earlier explanation leaned heavily on the AI’s tendency to blend concepts (e.g., "Air Force" leading to a sci-fi spacecraft), but I might have overanalyzed the reasoning. A simpler explanation could be that the AI’s training data has a bias toward popular sci-fi imagery like Elite Dangerous, and the DBX in light purple colors happened to be a strong match for the colors you provided. The WWII context might have been partially ignored in favor of a more visually striking (but incorrect) element."
Whatever!
So, what does everyone think? Coincidence or not? I'm not really sure what to make of this. I mean, I know they track us on the 'Net but to this level of detail seems pretty unlikely... but, that is one hell of a coincidence!
Finally, if anyone else is interested, let's try a little experiment. If you're willing, go to Grok and tell it:
Then report back here what it gives you. It'll be interesting to see the results.
