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Feb 7, 2025 | 2:48 am
#1336
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Feb 8, 2025 | 6:39 am
#1337
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
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Feb 8, 2025 | 7:13 am
#1338
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in PARIS, FRANCE!
Posts: 61,970
It's the thumbnail image for the article on the main BA page. You can also see it here: I love AI but it is ruining corporations
Last edited by kokonutz; Feb 8, 2025 at 10:52 am
Feb 19, 2025 | 12:05 am
#1339
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: check swarm
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The inaccuracies of images generated by artificial intelligence including the examples that are shown in this discussion like the ones that defy physics or have no aisle access annoy me. That includes the glaringly obvious misspellings and warped logos that other bloggers are okay with displaying on their blogs.
I really do not understand that, as I personally would be embarrassed to use those images at my blog...
Jun 4, 2025 | 8:10 pm
#1340
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: PHX, ICN
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FYI: he's at it again. He's killed Skylar and introduced Brad Lightyear (I kid you not). He's being less open in the "bio" (digio?) that it's an AI construct, but it was just as obvious from the headline.(nothingburger). Opening the article was...something. This time there were no physics defying aircraft interiors, preferring kind of generic low light lounge pictures, presumably to hide the hand disasters AI is known for. But no amount of darkness can hide the 3-armed doppelganger in the first photo, pretending to be a human while stalking his next victim in the status pen.
Also notable: he's 100% hiding the AI creation by giving him a pretense of being an actual traveler. Ethics be damned: it's all about the Benjamins, baby!
Also notable: he's 100% hiding the AI creation by giving him a pretense of being an actual traveler. Ethics be damned: it's all about the Benjamins, baby!
Last edited by SightseeMC; Jun 4, 2025 at 8:16 pm
Jun 5, 2025 | 3:22 am
#1341
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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"Ethics be damned: it's all about the Benjamins, baby!" - Been this way for so many years...
Also, these two write their own content. Translated to...paying the same ghost writer...or AI bot lolView From The Wing - Move Your Arm, Miss Piggy! Boy Sneers At Overweight
One Mile at a Time - Ugh: 12-Year-Old Boy Calls Seat Mate on Flight Miss Piggy
Also, these two write their own content. Translated to...paying the same ghost writer...or AI bot lolView From The Wing - Move Your Arm, Miss Piggy! Boy Sneers At Overweight
One Mile at a Time - Ugh: 12-Year-Old Boy Calls Seat Mate on Flight Miss Piggy
Jun 5, 2025 | 2:42 pm
#1342
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Join Date: May 1998
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FYI: he's at it again. He's killed Skylar and introduced Brad Lightyear (I kid you not). He's being less open in the "bio" (digio?) that it's an AI construct, but it was just as obvious from the headline.(nothingburger). Opening the article was...something. This time there were no physics defying aircraft interiors, preferring kind of generic low light lounge pictures, presumably to hide the hand disasters AI is known for. But no amount of darkness can hide the 3-armed doppelganger in the first photo, pretending to be a human while stalking his next victim in the status pen.
Also notable: he's 100% hiding the AI creation by giving him a pretense of being an actual traveler. Ethics be damned: it's all about the Benjamins, baby!
Also notable: he's 100% hiding the AI creation by giving him a pretense of being an actual traveler. Ethics be damned: it's all about the Benjamins, baby!
That project screams: Tell me you don't understand the actual utility of generative AI without telling me you don't understand the actual utility of AI.
So, so cringe.
Jun 7, 2025 | 1:43 am
#1343
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
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FYI: he's at it again. He's killed Skylar and introduced Brad Lightyear (I kid you not). He's being less open in the "bio" (digio?) that it's an AI construct, but it was just as obvious from the headline.(nothingburger). Opening the article was...something. . . . But no amount of darkness can hide the 3-armed doppelganger in the first photo, pretending to be a human while stalking his next victim in the status pen.
Jun 8, 2025 | 10:38 am
#1344
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Posts: 52,734
Jun 8, 2025 | 3:03 pm
#1345
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 25,436
...and based on what has been posted in this discussion, therein lies the question:
Do images that are generated by artificial intelligence help enhance an article?
If not, why do bloggers use them?
Do images that are generated by artificial intelligence help enhance an article?
If not, why do bloggers use them?
Jun 9, 2025 | 1:58 am
#1346
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
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Posts: 27,225
The biggest risk is stuff you use when getting started, when you are writing for no-one and just using whatever images you find. Unless you actively delete those images as you grow and gain a profile, they can come back to bite you as I have found.
Jun 13, 2025 | 10:37 am
#1347
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Because there is a huge market these days in lawyers going for people who use copyrighted images. Even if you take an image off an airline or hotel website, if its a generic shot it could be one they only licence, not own, and so you are on the hook for a trip to court or a large fine if you use it. Obviously you can licence stuff off Shutterstock etc and I seem to remember being told BA paid for a licence which all bloggers could use?
The biggest risk is stuff you use when getting started, when you are writing for no-one and just using whatever images you find. Unless you actively delete those images as you grow and gain a profile, they can come back to bite you as I have found.
The biggest risk is stuff you use when getting started, when you are writing for no-one and just using whatever images you find. Unless you actively delete those images as you grow and gain a profile, they can come back to bite you as I have found.
Jun 13, 2025 | 9:10 pm
#1348
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
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https://boardingarea.com/hotel-livin...m=BoardingArea
This is really an insult to all senses, a place where sad comes to hang itself....
Okay........
But the worst nonsense that test my patience as i'm furniture at this hotel, are the AI images & text
https://boardingarea.com/kimpton-fit...m=BoardingArea
Compare with
https://www.kimptonfitzroylondon.com
Kimpton Fitzroy London Master Thread
Why does Boarding Area even waste their time with this crap ?
This is really an insult to all senses, a place where sad comes to hang itself....
I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the idea of living in a hotel full-time, and you’d be surprised how practical—and even affordable—it can be under the right circumstances.
Sky Skylar’s Take:
I’ll be honest: when I first heard about living in a hotel long-term, I thought it was a novelty for rock stars and millionaires. But after gathering observations from travelers worldwide, it’s clear that it can be more within reach than you’d expect—especially in an era where remote work thrives, flight routes expand, and loyalty programs grow more generous with each year.
Sky Skylar’s Take:
I’ll be honest: when I first heard about living in a hotel long-term, I thought it was a novelty for rock stars and millionaires. But after gathering observations from travelers worldwide, it’s clear that it can be more within reach than you’d expect—especially in an era where remote work thrives, flight routes expand, and loyalty programs grow more generous with each year.
Sky Skylar is a fictional travel blogger created by BoardingArea as the first experimental content creator for frequent flyers
https://boardingarea.com/kimpton-fit...m=BoardingArea
Spoiler
https://www.kimptonfitzroylondon.com
Kimpton Fitzroy London Master Thread
Why does Boarding Area even waste their time with this crap ?
Last edited by HadesNL; Jun 14, 2025 at 3:37 am
Jun 15, 2025 | 3:39 am
#1349
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Jun 15, 2025 | 2:40 pm
#1350
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 25,436
Because there is a huge market these days in lawyers going for people who use copyrighted images. Even if you take an image off an airline or hotel website, if its a generic shot it could be one they only licence, not own, and so you are on the hook for a trip to court or a large fine if you use it. Obviously you can licence stuff off Shutterstock etc and I seem to remember being told BA paid for a licence which all bloggers could use?
The biggest risk is stuff you use when getting started, when you are writing for no-one and just using whatever images you find. Unless you actively delete those images as you grow and gain a profile, they can come back to bite you as I have found.
The biggest risk is stuff you use when getting started, when you are writing for no-one and just using whatever images you find. Unless you actively delete those images as you grow and gain a profile, they can come back to bite you as I have found.
Don’t You Dare Try to Extort Me: An Open Letter
...and then, I have also experienced the other side of this issue...
The Other Side of Copyright Infringement Violation