I Asked AI What Europeans Think Americans From Every State Look Like And The Results Are Just Mean

[Zorro]

I found this article amusing. Whaddaya think?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/asked-ai-europeans-think-americans-201700212.html

[elleng]

1. 'Fun!' Misery looks too happy, imo!

[Elessar Zappa]

2. Ok, that's pretty funny.

[brush]

3. Not very complimentary. Some fit though. Texas for instance.

[elleng]

4. Some fit, some are nice, and some are not complementary,

like all of us.

[Celerity]

54. I am fine with my state (CA) I would rock that drip

[brush]

61. All the good looking people flock to California. Many trying...

to get into show business. No complaints on that one.

[calimary]

63. I'm fine with Oregon, but the couple should have white hair.

But there we are with our morning coffee.

[Tree Lady]

66. I have seen people look exactly like that

In Eugene.

[aggiesal]

74. Oregon ...

[Victor_c3]

101. Rock the drip?

If I had the drips (aka gonorrheah) I’d get that treated as fast as possible…

[Celerity]

115. I am not your sociolinguistic update guide, sorry.

[gay texan]

5. Jahhahaha

#11 I want those sandals!

#43 rather accurate

[aggiesal]

75. Here you go ...

11. Hawaii


43. Texas

[Buns_of_Fire]

97. I never noticed before that people in Texas have six fingers.

Learn something new from AI every day, I guess.

eta: Oh wait, I get it. He stole one from the guy in Oregon.

[Hugin]

103. AI imagery has this weird...

Finger and hand fetish.

Early on it was eyes and dog faces.

[aggiesal]

120. They need that extra finger to ...

hold that large gun and those longhorn burgers.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. It is entertaining

Points out shortcomings with AI and the opinions of Europeans who participate in polls like this one. As I mentioned, it’s amusing, but it shows how far we are from better understanding of one another.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Seems about right to this Illinoisan, though Maine surprised me.

[aggiesal]

78. Maine

[wnylib]

105. If you've read Stephen King books, it seems to fit.

[ShazzieB]

121. Yeah, the Illinois one is pretty accurate.

If I had $1 for every guy who looks just like that in Chicago alone, I'd be able to fund our retirement very comfortably.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. I'd be very surprised to learn that Europeans know states well enough to draw some of the

specific conclusions the prompts appear to have done.

Racist, classist, ableist and fatphobic, though -- definitely hallmarks of AI.

[Chainfire]

9. And not a black face in the bunch!

[usonian]

30. A.I. enough said.

[Scrivener7]

33. And not very many women.

[1WorldHope]

59. My thoughts as well. ( Any black faces ) and yes few women.

[MichaelSoE]

96. Hear, hear

[itcfish]

114. I Thought South Carolina

was an African American, but I could be wrong.

[Arazi]

117. The Montana guy looks Mexican

Which is ironic since Montana is almost entirely white

[irisblue]

10. Ohio & Michigan are not far off

[Xavier Breath]

40. I live in Ohio and I can attest to that.

[aggiesal]

76. Here you go ...

Ohio


Michigan

[irisblue]

77. .

Yes

[Ms. Toad]

92. No Ohio team with the nickname "REDE." n/t

[aggiesal]

93. I don't think AI could pass a spelling test. ...

Couldn't even make out any words on the beer bottle "he's" holding.

[Ms. Toad]

95. I noticed that, too. n/t

[aocommunalpunch]

112. Top 10 obese states include Ohio.

That’s at 9. Michigan and Wisconsin not shown.

[Sky Jewels]

11. This is the most accurate thing I have ever seen.

[Wednesdays]

12. Sure, they're exaggerations

but not by a lot.

[Sneederbunk]

13. And now, what do Americans think Europeans from every country in Europe look like?

[DFW]

55. Those Americans that can find Europe on a map, you mean?

This evening, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, not a place known for its overflow of ignorants, the cashier at the local supermarket had a Slavic name tag and an Eastern European accent, so I asked her where she was from. She said, "Montenegro." I said, "you mean Crna Gora." The "C" in that part of the Balkans is pronounced like the Russian Ц or the English "ts." So, "Tsrna Gora." Her face brightened up, and I spoke to her in what little I know of her language (with minimal variation, pretty much Serbo-Croatian). I explained that not only did I know how to pronounce her country's name, but that I had been there. She said I was the first American she had met since she had been here that knew that, and had been to her country. She also said it was the first time she had gotten to speak her language since she had gotten here. Made her day for a few minutes, anyway, and she can report home that we're not ALL totally unaware of the world. I came close earlier in the week. I met a cashier from Trinidad, and tried my BIWI (stands for "British West Indies" ) dialect on her. She laughed and said nice try, but she could tell I was from Jamaica the moment I started talking. Oh, well. Can't win 'em all. Since I've never been to Jamaica in my life, most people can't tell that at all.

Cape Cod is a place where many eastern European, Caribbean and Middle Eastern students come to work menial summer jobs. If they prove their English is good enough, they get to come here for the summer, and are allowed to stay on for a month to travel around (and blow what meager money they have saved, no doubt).

[walkingman]

14. Great stuff - Texas looks pretty accurate to me.

[Sedona]

15. Two things...

...WTF are you guys eating in in New Hampshire?

I'm moving to Wyoming now!

[babylonsister]

23. I want to know what they're eating also.

[aggiesal]

80. New Hampshire ...

[Iggo]

16. "Funny. You don't look New Mexican."

[Model35mech]

17. Well that explains some things about their behavior

[Nevilledog]

18. North & South Dakota were the best.....lol

[MissB]

91. Agreed

South Dakota especially

[highplainsdem]

19. Internet sites are filling up with clickbait crap like that. Saves them having to pay real

writers and real artists. And it requires no thought. The "Ask AI what ______ for every state looks like" gimmick is very popular at the moment.

[maxsolomon]

20. Looks accurate to me

Ohio in particular. I think I've met that dude.

[intheflow]

21. Apparently only white people live in the States. n/t

[wnylib]

109. I noticed that, too, with possibly the exception of Hawaii.

And that Alaskan baby dressed like what I guess is supposed to be an Inuit child, looks pretty White.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

22. What's that pot of stuff MN is holding?? Chili??

[Celerity]

51. Goulash maybe?

[wnylib]

106. Or hot chili for cold Minnesota winters.

[Martin Eden]

24. West Virginia looks fun.

[aggiesal]

81. West Virginia

[ShazzieB]

122. Omg, why didn't I notice that before?

That freaking pig has hind feet and a right front foot that look almost like human hands, and the left front foot looks sort of like a dog's paw. That is some nightmare fuel right there!

[TeamProg]

25. Pretty close. Only a couple objections from me.. nt

[Auggie]

26. Hilarious

Thanks for sharing

[dalton99a]

27. Kick

[IcyPeas]

28. Most of the images are of males...

[Skittles]

94. I guess AI is well-aware of sexism

yup

[WarGamer]

29. That's really cool...

WY is awesome.

[aggiesal]

82. Wyoming ...

[FakeNoose]

31. "How I insulted everyone in the USA and didn't get blamed for any of it"

That should be the subtitle for this article.

[Drum]

32. 👆👆👆

Yup

[Zorro]

37. Lighten up Francis

[Elessar Zappa]

39. It's harmless.

Everyone knows that this isn’t a realistic portrayal of the residents of the states. But it’s still funny.

[highplainsdem]

44. No, it isn't harmless. These sites are using AI to replace writers and artists.

[Elessar Zappa]

46. I'm not gonna base

what I’m entertained by based on whether it’s AI or not. Things change. But you’re always free to boycott such things if you feel strongly about it.

[highplainsdem]

52. You're just the audience corporations hoping to replace all writers and artists

and actors and musicians with AI are hoping for.

[highplainsdem]

47. Exactly.

[TheBlackAdder]

34. Indiana 🤣

[NH Ethylene]

50. I know! lol

[aggiesal]

83. Indiana ...

[Taylor Picker]

102. I know this rural Indiana family.

The AI version is just better looking.

And why does the AI seem to have some idea how corn grows in this picture, but the Iowa corn is fully mature at about a foot high?

[japple]

35. I was relieved that Georgia didn't have a pic of MTG humping

a testosterone hulk or something equally gross. I didn't understand some of the representations, but I guess you "have to be there." Pretty funny on the whole.

[Celerity]

58. riding the tantric mushroom

[aggiesal]

84. Georgia ...

[mountain grammy]

36. Very funny

🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks!

[Gore1FL]

38. I'm from Missouri and it's pretty spot on. nt

[aggiesal]

85. Missouri ...

[BigmanPigman]

41. Yahoo, figures.

[highplainsdem]

45. It's originally from BuzzFeed, which fired a lot of staffers, replaced by AI.

[BigmanPigman]

53. Yahoo often does silly stories, too.

Sometimes my browser won't even take me to them somehow. I do not know anything about tech stuff so I don't know why Google does this.

[patphil]

42. And they say AI don't have a sense of humor!

I can't figure out why so many of them have their mouths open though.

[SledDriver]

43. I mean, seems pretty accurate to me.

Most of them are spot on.
Except, of course, for New Jersey. Should be pizza, not spaghetti.

[crim son]

48. Maine and Oregon,

my states, are not too bad and not terribly inaccurate.

[NNadir]

49. I want royalties on New Jersey. They're using my picture without permission.

[aggiesal]

86. Hope I have permission ...

New Jersey

[PatSeg]

56. That is hilarious!

[ALBliberal]

57. Haha NM loving the Aliens 👽!

[Progressive Lawyer]

60. Stereotypical depictions of human beings are now considered acceptable entertainment. Noted.

[highplainsdem]

68. It's incredibly tacky and dumb. And praising it is a vote in favor of replacing

human artists and writers with AI.

After all, why would sites need them when people are so entertained by garbage churned out mindlessly in seconds by AI?

[Hortensis]

62. Looking "backwards" through the AI scope, not a flattering depiction of

supposed Europeans, either. I wouldn't want any of that ascribed to me.

[swong19104]

64. They're all caucasians

Well, except possibly that alien for New Mexico.

Even the Hawaiians were caucasian.

[NowISeetheLight]

65. Minnesota

Being a Minnesota native, I don't understand our picture at all. Honestly, the Alaska one seems more appropriate.

[aggiesal]

88. Minnesota ...

[GenThePerservering]

67. They sure have northwest Washington State nailed!

and yeah, a lot of us look like that, and we dive into freezing cold water for sheets and giggles, too. Though he should have had a pint glass in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

Some of those were pretty cute. Colorado isn't far off - he got a load of the scenery up there! Delaware was cool - almost like a Vermeer painting. And Nevada - sorry but seniors bus in there and play the slots - back in the day when the slots weren't those boring computer games, when I worked in a hospital we used to get seniors in with shoulder bursitis from playing those things practically 24/7 when they were down there. Wyoming looks dignified (I rode my bike across Wyoming and the people were really nice).

[aggiesal]

89. Washington ...

[C Moon]

69. New Mexico is hilarious!

[aggiesal]

71. New Mexico ...

[Hugin]

108. Hey, I know that guy...

His name is Al Lein.

He has this sweet flying low rider. Kind of quiet, though.

I don’t know much about the little grey guys, except that you really don’t want to get drunk or stoned when one of them is lurking about. Also, they keep eating all of my Whoppers and Corn Pops.

[aggiesal]

70. My favorite ...

South Dakota

[GenThePerservering]

72. Kansas kind of looks like that, too

Driving across Kansas all day - that silo on the horizon only moves a couple of feet in perspective, and everything still looks the same.

OTOH, it's peaceful!

[aggiesal]

73. Kansas ...

[Shrek]

100. This guy is real, it's my cousin Kenny n/t

[wnylib]

111. Where's Toto?

[FreepFryer]

79. AI really is white supremacist I guess (nt)

[Warpy]

87. Been to most of them, lived in many of them, and knew people from the rest

and while it's not 100% representative, I've known people who looked just like that in asll of them.

Yeah, they were mean, but then again....

[MissB]

90. I'm dying

[Brenda]

98. All just stupid stereotypes. Some really good.

Indiana and Utah very creepy families.

[Emile]

99. LOL, some are spot on.

[radicalleft]

104. Man...some people need to

lighten TF up...jebus!

[Sky Jewels]

116. Seriously!

I mean ... not seriously!

[SKKY]

107. Having grown up there...

...I think they're overcompensating the "Louisville" influence on the rest of Kentucky. There are a lot of places in the commonwealth where family trees look more like Christmas wreaths.

[wnylib]

113. NYers often get annoyed at NYC being portrayed as the image for the whole state.

But at least they didn't use Trump or Trump Tower for their NY caricature.

There are parts of NY State that look like the pics from the Midwest, with acres of cornfields, only not as flat. Then there are the dairy farms and hay to feed the cows. Lots of those in PA, too.

[yardwork]

110. North Carolina is eerily accurate.

[Tommy Carcetti]

118. Meh. I've sort of moved past the whole "Isn't AI so amazing and clever?" stage.

Now it all just seems—I don’t know—lazy?

Like it feels like a half-assed substitution for creative thought that just doesn’t fully click.

[highplainsdem]

119. Exactly. AI "feels like a half-assed substitution for creative thought."

But it allows companies to avoid paying creatives to come up with something new, or compensate the creatives whose work was ripped off to train the AI.

I can see companies that don't care about quality or ethics using AI to exploit all that stolen work.

What I don't understand is anyone who cares about artists and workers applauding this crap.

Of course, no real self-respecting artist who wanted to keep working would do anything as stupid and insulting as this.

Most of the images here ridicule people for being poor and/or rural and/or obese and/or old.

Applauding this - especially applauding it as accurate for a representation of a state - is NOT a good look for DU.