NMP Winter 2023 Newsletter

This edition of the NMP Newsletter takes a close look at AI performance and issues with and article "Artwork By AI" originally published for Off The Pews' Fall Newsletter after I generated the artwork that accompanies the main article using Firefly, Adobe's image generating AI.

Adobe relies on individuals using the generative AI to identify images as such. What could go wrong?

Please note the poinsettia artwork above and holly artwork below were entirely Nan-generated.

Enjoy the holiday season!

Here's a little winter poetry for you:

A December Memento

at first fall of snow
on rustic bench we sat by 
watching snowflakes dance ~
under your old umbrella 
young dreams we shaped in snowballs

Poetry courtesy of Poetry Soup and JCB Brul.

By Nan Mellem

This story was originally written for Off The Pews: Faith in Action blog. Published November 10, 2023. It was released as the main article for the Fall 2023 OTP Newsletter. The audience of the OTP Newsletter is multi-generational from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.

It was republished December 1, 2023 on Medium.com for a larger audience. The "Read More" button will take you to the article on Medium.com.

The photo at the top of the Fall 2023 Off The Pews Newsletter was created using Adobe’s Firefly AI image generator using the input “Thanksgiving table set for 12 with fall colors.” At first glance, it is just what I asked for (even though I used a few too many words). Take a closer look, however, and you begin to see the strange chairs, unbalanced candle arrangement, odd plate assortment, and other idiosyncrasies.

AI has been a part of our lives for decades, but only within the last several years has there been more mainstream conversation about it, but those conversations are lagging behind development. That has never been a great recipe for humanity.