Darren Grimes really is an odious creature, which makes him a perfect member for Reform
limeflavoured on
The law needs to be updated to force any use of “AI” in political material to be declared clearly and prominently.
Codydoc4 on
Crafty (wank) by name crafty by nature. Another odious little worm who needs to be removed from politics.
ArchdukeToes on
> When asked by the BBC about the photo, which had no caption, the Reform UK councillor acknowledged it was AI-generated. “The image was obviously for illustrative purposes,” he said.
So basically, ‘it’s just a joke, bro!’.
RaymondBumcheese on
Like a lot of these idiots, he’s never figured out how to properly transition from lying for clicks on Twitter into being in an actual IRL position with at least some accountability and standards.
techbear72 on
Their faces keep getting more and more punchable. Somebody should study that, it can’t be natural.
Coupaholic_ on
Grime by name, grime by nature.
Prepare for a torrent of AI slop all over social media come election time.
fish-and-cushion on
“make no mistake, this is happening” well in that case why did you have to fake a photo of it?
rwinh on
It’s the Reform way. They claim (1) one thing is happening, (2) cannot prove it, (3) so they manufacture evidence to support the claim, (4) get the message out there so it sticks when it’s eventually disproven.
Before and without AI they wouldn’t have gotten anywhere beyond cannot prove it (2), because they lack the creativity and capacity, but with AI they just need to ask the right prompt and have it make something for them instead.
In reality, if someone doctored or created false evidence, they would and should face consequences around fraud, which ironically is what Reform are good at in other forms, but there won’t be any real consequences other than a doubling down on “it’s happening, we just can’t find any evidence of it.”
Saw plenty of it by Reform supporters in the summer “protests,” where yelling at hotels to protect women and children was apparently helpful, then smashing stuff up in high streets because it went nowhere (the bottles and cans of alcohol suggesting booze was apparently needed, for whatever reason).
The number of AI generated images being shared was alarming, especially the number of quite frankly stupid people believing them to be true. Starmer was giving “boat people” iPhones, MacBook Pros and wads of dollars (not pound sterling) physically on the boats as they were coming in. The fact that the dollars were very noticeable didn’t register with the primitive minds of the Reform and far-right supporters that it’s not true didn’t really phase them as it fit with their narrative.
TTNNBB2023 on
>”The image was obviously for illustrative purposes,” he said.
Thats not far off ‘Brexit means Brexit’ these people have nothing but pure contempt for their own supporters.
Adept_Mouse_7985 on
BRB, getting AI to bash out a pic of Crafty rimming a budgie “for illustrative purposes”.
NeverForgetEuropa7 on
That photo of him in the article looks weirdly AI like too.
J8YDG9RTT8N2TG74YS7A on
You know what has caused a huge spike in the local council waiting lists?
Closing asylum hotels.
Those people don’t just magically disappear and don’t need to live anywhere just because the hotel closed. They now go on the local housing waiting list with everyone else.
ChickenPijja on
Serious question: Is it just the likes of reform that pushes/promotes these ai images? Or do all the parties do this? Only I don’t recall any outcry about labour/libs/green for using ai images
frankster on
This kind of misinformation ought to be fully illegal. It poisons the well of public discourse, and leads people into believing things that aren’t true. People will then make democratic decisions based on wrong information.
hundreddollar on
He *himself* looks AI. Like an uncanny valley version of a human.
Krullenhoofd on
“southern councils are using the north as a dumping ground for their housing failures and mass migration” So southern counties as in Kent, which is run by *checks notes*… Reform.
ash_ninetyone on
Are we still allowed to call him Crafty Wank?
He is an odious little wanker after all.
AI generated images should have a prominent watermark
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Darren Grimes really is an odious creature, which makes him a perfect member for Reform
The law needs to be updated to force any use of “AI” in political material to be declared clearly and prominently.
Crafty (wank) by name crafty by nature. Another odious little worm who needs to be removed from politics.
> When asked by the BBC about the photo, which had no caption, the Reform UK councillor acknowledged it was AI-generated. “The image was obviously for illustrative purposes,” he said.
So basically, ‘it’s just a joke, bro!’.
Like a lot of these idiots, he’s never figured out how to properly transition from lying for clicks on Twitter into being in an actual IRL position with at least some accountability and standards.
Their faces keep getting more and more punchable. Somebody should study that, it can’t be natural.
Grime by name, grime by nature.
Prepare for a torrent of AI slop all over social media come election time.
“make no mistake, this is happening” well in that case why did you have to fake a photo of it?
It’s the Reform way. They claim (1) one thing is happening, (2) cannot prove it, (3) so they manufacture evidence to support the claim, (4) get the message out there so it sticks when it’s eventually disproven.
Before and without AI they wouldn’t have gotten anywhere beyond cannot prove it (2), because they lack the creativity and capacity, but with AI they just need to ask the right prompt and have it make something for them instead.
In reality, if someone doctored or created false evidence, they would and should face consequences around fraud, which ironically is what Reform are good at in other forms, but there won’t be any real consequences other than a doubling down on “it’s happening, we just can’t find any evidence of it.”
Saw plenty of it by Reform supporters in the summer “protests,” where yelling at hotels to protect women and children was apparently helpful, then smashing stuff up in high streets because it went nowhere (the bottles and cans of alcohol suggesting booze was apparently needed, for whatever reason).
The number of AI generated images being shared was alarming, especially the number of quite frankly stupid people believing them to be true. Starmer was giving “boat people” iPhones, MacBook Pros and wads of dollars (not pound sterling) physically on the boats as they were coming in. The fact that the dollars were very noticeable didn’t register with the primitive minds of the Reform and far-right supporters that it’s not true didn’t really phase them as it fit with their narrative.
>”The image was obviously for illustrative purposes,” he said.
Thats not far off ‘Brexit means Brexit’ these people have nothing but pure contempt for their own supporters.
BRB, getting AI to bash out a pic of Crafty rimming a budgie “for illustrative purposes”.
That photo of him in the article looks weirdly AI like too.
You know what has caused a huge spike in the local council waiting lists?
Closing asylum hotels.
Those people don’t just magically disappear and don’t need to live anywhere just because the hotel closed. They now go on the local housing waiting list with everyone else.
Serious question: Is it just the likes of reform that pushes/promotes these ai images? Or do all the parties do this? Only I don’t recall any outcry about labour/libs/green for using ai images
This kind of misinformation ought to be fully illegal. It poisons the well of public discourse, and leads people into believing things that aren’t true. People will then make democratic decisions based on wrong information.
He *himself* looks AI. Like an uncanny valley version of a human.
“southern councils are using the north as a dumping ground for their housing failures and mass migration” So southern counties as in Kent, which is run by *checks notes*… Reform.
Are we still allowed to call him Crafty Wank?
He is an odious little wanker after all.
AI generated images should have a prominent watermark
“For illustrative purposes”
So making up something that isn’t happening then