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gpapadop Feb 7, 2025 2:48 am


Originally Posted by Xyzzy (Post 36874829)
If you have to ask you clearly d:pn't have the right credit cards in your wallet.

Lol, I was just going to say exactly that. How about the blogger's FREE course how to fly for free then?

SPN Lifer Feb 8, 2025 6:39 am


Originally Posted by SightseeMC (Post # 1326) (Post 36870348)
By the way, today's Finnish Air thumbnail is so bad that I couldn't even post it. The two passengers are literally conjoined twins in facing business class seats.

Is there a link?

kokonutz Feb 8, 2025 7:13 am


Originally Posted by SPN Lifer (Post 36879612)
Is there a link?

It's the thumbnail image for the article on the main BA page. You can also see it here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni...porations.html

itsaboutthejourney Feb 19, 2025 12:05 am


Originally Posted by Canarsie (Post 36874722)

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...

I don't think anything embarrasses Gary anymore, he's laughing all the way to the (Chase) bank

SightseeMC Jun 4, 2025 8:10 pm

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!

gpapadop Jun 5, 2025 3:22 am

"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”

kokonutz Jun 5, 2025 2:42 pm


Originally Posted by SightseeMC (Post 37127753)
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!

lol

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.

SPN Lifer Jun 7, 2025 1:43 am


Originally Posted by SightseeMC (Post # 1340) (Post 37127753)
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.

He's the three-armed Brad Lightall. :p :D

oliver2002 Jun 8, 2025 10:38 am


Originally Posted by SPN Lifer (Post 37131895)
He's the three-armed Brad Lightall. :p :D

Here is his 4 fingered toddler offspring:


Canarsie Jun 8, 2025 3:03 pm

...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?

Raffles Jun 9, 2025 1:58 am


Originally Posted by Canarsie (Post 37134621)
...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?

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.

kokonutz Jun 13, 2025 10:37 am


Originally Posted by Raffles (Post 37135392)
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.

Have you received threats from COPYTRACK? That's mostly a scam, it seems.

HadesNL Jun 13, 2025 9:10 pm

https://boardingarea.com/hotel-livin...m=BoardingArea
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.
Okay........


Sky Skylar is a fictional travel blogger created by BoardingArea as the first experimental content creator for frequent flyers
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
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...thread-16.html

​​​​​​​Why does Boarding Area even waste their time with this crap ?

gpapadop Jun 15, 2025 3:39 am


Originally Posted by kokonutz (Post 37144565)
Have you received threats from COPYTRACK? That's mostly a scam, it seems.

Yes. After researching it...yes, it is a scam and I did not reply.

Canarsie Jun 15, 2025 2:40 pm


Originally Posted by Raffles (Post 37135392)
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.

Here is my experience about which I wrote for an article at my blog...

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


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