Great Western Coffee Shop

[I think there may be another thread on this topic elsewhere, but I can't find it - feel free to move this Chris from Nailsea!]

A while back, I wrote a post for Bristol Rail Campaign (https://bristolrailcampaign.org.uk/zonal-fares/). I was humming and hahing as to what to use for the Featured Image - the picture that goes above the post - when my hosting software helpfully suggested that it could generate one, based on what I had written. Here it is:

(https://bristolrailcampaign.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image.png)

Strangely interesting, and interestingly strange.

I've attached another one, which is a thumbnail from YouTube. These trains are definitely in trouble, and if I was the bloke in hi-viz I think I'd be running the other way!

Hope its a long time before AI is let anywhere near safety-critical matters on railways.

I asked one AI entity whether or not two trains could pass at Melksham? The answer, words to the effect:

I am genuinely scared by AI - it can make anything appear to be really real.  :o

You should be and it’s only going to get better at making things look and sound real. Very concerning.

The world turns. I find neophobia to be a somewhat irrational fear.