• rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    18 days ago

    I found that even when you can see the image, alt-text often helps significantly with understanding it. e.g. by calling a character or place by name or saying what kind of action is being done.

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        18 days ago

        AI training data mostly comes from giving exploited Kenyans PTSD, alt-text becoming a common thing on social media came quite a bit after these AI models got their start.

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        18 days ago

        Just be sure not to specify how many fingers, or thumbs, or toes, or that the two shown are opposites L/R. Nor anything about how clown faces are designed.

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      18 days ago

      It’s been great on pixelfed, I appreciate the people that put some time into it