I've noticed the rapid increase of content posted on this site that has been manipulated with the help of AI to look real, and the posters insisting it is in fact real. This problem has been around for as long as Photoshop has existed, and many a morph have been posted unironically in non-morph related threads. Sometimes the poster insists it is not morphed, and sometimes they've simply re-posted from elsewhere, perhaps naively thinking the woman is a gravity-defying goddess carrying triplets.
As a fellow morpher with a resume spanning almost two decades, I can appreciate quality morphs and they certainly have their place in the community. I also can spot the telltale signs that a photo has been manipulated. Sure, professional Photoshop artists can put out some impressive work that will be indistinguishable even to me, but let's be honest, most content posted here will be done by amateur enthusiasts who spend at most an hour on a photo and are happy to move on to the next project once this one is good enough to get the job done (so to speak).
The problem has recently become complicated by the release of Photoshop's generative fill beta last month. This tool is so easy to use and so powerful that anyone with a mouse and an Adobe account can make AI enhanced, photo-realistic content in a matter of seconds that would have required painstaking effort and considerable skill before.
The temptation to create partially (or mostly) fake images that satisfy our desires is impossible to ignore for anyone who enjoys morphs, or even fantasies/kinks that are difficult to find in real images. I am not saying this is a bad thing, on the contrary, this is an amazing gift to our community and I can't wait to see the great content that will surely arrive in the near future from our dedicated members. Indeed, we live in a marvelous time for our fetish. The technology of AI image generation is progressing at an astonishing pace, almost as fast as a triplet belly in the final month.
However, this powerful technology comes with powerful responsibility. The temptations also exist to lie about the provenance of images posted in the fora of this site. Since the release of the Ps beta, I and many fellow members have seen a rapid increase of dishonest posts that are good enough to fool ninety percent of viewers, but which to the trained eye can be seen to be "enhanced". At first glance they seem to be real but upon further inspection the details don't add up.
I know AI has posed similar dilemmas in a diverse array of digital life for a while now. Voice mimicking, deepfakes, phishing scams, political attack ads, copyright infringement, the list goes on. This is not a Preggophilia problem, this is a technology problem, and a people problem. AI isn't making the choice to deceive, the person lying about their post is.
What I want to know is: what does the community think? What are your views on the impact AI will have here? Do you think this is a problem, or am I putting too much emphasis on the legitimacy of content? I mean, after all, this is a community centered on fantasy and fetish, maybe it doesn't matter that much in the grand scheme? If it does matter to you, what are some ways we can combat it? Or maybe I'm just being paranoid and seeing dishonesty where none exists.
Such is the price we pay for the gift of artificially augmented reality.
As a fellow morpher with a resume spanning almost two decades, I can appreciate quality morphs and they certainly have their place in the community. I also can spot the telltale signs that a photo has been manipulated. Sure, professional Photoshop artists can put out some impressive work that will be indistinguishable even to me, but let's be honest, most content posted here will be done by amateur enthusiasts who spend at most an hour on a photo and are happy to move on to the next project once this one is good enough to get the job done (so to speak).
The problem has recently become complicated by the release of Photoshop's generative fill beta last month. This tool is so easy to use and so powerful that anyone with a mouse and an Adobe account can make AI enhanced, photo-realistic content in a matter of seconds that would have required painstaking effort and considerable skill before.
The temptation to create partially (or mostly) fake images that satisfy our desires is impossible to ignore for anyone who enjoys morphs, or even fantasies/kinks that are difficult to find in real images. I am not saying this is a bad thing, on the contrary, this is an amazing gift to our community and I can't wait to see the great content that will surely arrive in the near future from our dedicated members. Indeed, we live in a marvelous time for our fetish. The technology of AI image generation is progressing at an astonishing pace, almost as fast as a triplet belly in the final month.
However, this powerful technology comes with powerful responsibility. The temptations also exist to lie about the provenance of images posted in the fora of this site. Since the release of the Ps beta, I and many fellow members have seen a rapid increase of dishonest posts that are good enough to fool ninety percent of viewers, but which to the trained eye can be seen to be "enhanced". At first glance they seem to be real but upon further inspection the details don't add up.
I know AI has posed similar dilemmas in a diverse array of digital life for a while now. Voice mimicking, deepfakes, phishing scams, political attack ads, copyright infringement, the list goes on. This is not a Preggophilia problem, this is a technology problem, and a people problem. AI isn't making the choice to deceive, the person lying about their post is.
What I want to know is: what does the community think? What are your views on the impact AI will have here? Do you think this is a problem, or am I putting too much emphasis on the legitimacy of content? I mean, after all, this is a community centered on fantasy and fetish, maybe it doesn't matter that much in the grand scheme? If it does matter to you, what are some ways we can combat it? Or maybe I'm just being paranoid and seeing dishonesty where none exists.
Such is the price we pay for the gift of artificially augmented reality.
