I’m not happy about this one, but I’ve run in to a brick wall so far looking for more info. So I’m going to need some AI-spotters to help me figure this one out, please. Unless of course I’m wrong, and both pics are legit. But I have my doubts…

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In any case, this particular AV videotape station allegedly belonged to the US army, and in the 2nd pic, it’s a PFC Mathesen who’s the particular technician posing.

EDIT: Mystery seems solved thanks to a couple folks below. Evidently these are two genuine photos, likely shot the same day. I remain curious about the first person’s uniform though, since it seems so different from the second person’s.

  • Riskable@programming.devEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I had another look: The first image with the woman appears to have been made by AI from the image of the guy.

    Here’s why:

    • Her name tag is blurrier than the rest of the image.
    • There’s no reason for poles to be on the left of the image. Also, if there were poles there, they wouldn’t be so close together.
    • The controls on the far left appear to be nonsensical.
    • Her clipboard is way too long and the clip is cattywompus. I think the guy is holding a folio, not a clipboard. Whoever made the first image probably thought it was a clipboard and put “she’s holding a clipboard” in the prompt.
    • Technotica@lemmy.world
      0·
      11 days ago

      The poles could be further apart than they seem. The poles could be for a lighting rig for professional photos?

      Her nametag might be blurred out for privacy reasons. Though it is not very blurred, might jsut be a problem with fous, after all it was purely manual back then wasn’t it?

      Now I am not saying you aren’t right but there could be multiple explanations.

      • Riskable@programming.devEnglish
        01·
        11 days ago

        If her name tag was blurred for privacy it would be blurred much, much more than that. Nobody moves the slider to, “almost enough to read” 😁

        Also, I’ve never seen a clipboard that long, have you?

        I’ve seen folios that long. Usually the old school kind that you’d find at a lawyer’s office. I think someone assumed that guy was holding a clipboard and included it in the prompt.