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Canon Image Challenge31-Aug-2026 16:21
Dave - this timely topic came up today in the NY Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/science/ai-consciousness-agents-email.html

"Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You "


Your LLM AI can probably summarize this for you if you cannot get the article.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge31-Aug-2026 14:27
Dave - People routinely anthropomorphize non-human objects, machines, and tools by assigning them feelings, intentions, and personalities. EG, there are many examples for cars including : referring to a car as "she," "old girl," or giving it a personal name (like "Betsy"). With AI LLM models it becomes easier, as a prompt is often a question.

I think the phrase "She is hot" started when males assigned that quality of "hot" to a female. I have seen a lot of references to a "hot car" in this challenge. It is common to speak this way. Likewise, once you "start a conversation" with a AI LLM, you find yourself easily saying "would you .." do this. It also happens all the time with personal computers.

Jim



Jim
Canon Image Challenge31-Aug-2026 10:57
"They"? You make AI sound more human that way.

Dave
Canon Image Challenge29-Aug-2026 20:58
Dave - It was a relatively simple prompt. I am surprised that they rotated the fire truck to this angle, as I asked for an edit. I asked for "a hot look" so that's what we got.
Jim
Canon Image Challenge29-Aug-2026 19:46
Very well done (except for the firefighters spraying the truck, as already noted by Paul).

I don't see a connection to a hydrant (unlikely in a rural area) so hopefully reinforcements will be arriving soon. Fingers crossed they save the chimney.

Dave
Canon Image Challenge28-Aug-2026 12:11
lol...Excellent...Traveller
Canon Image Challenge27-Aug-2026 14:22
I saw that. I probably could have asked them to change it, but decided it only got one chance.
I asked for burning buildings and a couple of fire hoses in operation. Kiss the house goodbye as well.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge27-Aug-2026 11:29
Gotta luv AI, spraying the fire truck instead of the barn. No wonder it’s already fully involved and beyond saving. Paul