Not looking for trouble: Looking for connections to AI content

[fection]

Hi there.
I'm genuinely sorry if this breaks the (absolutely fair enough) no AI rule: I'm just wondering if anyone could PM me a link to off-central sites where AI content is shared. I think I got a discord invite at some point but I seem to have misplaced it.
I've been playing a bit with Chat GPT and have some stories reaching near completion stage.

[AmosBurton7]

I was doing some stuff but the site I was posting to just kind of went kaput, the Mod/Admin of the site has disappeared completely a few months ago (he used to be a contributor to this board as well) and I honestly hope he's OK, no warning, just disappeared. I kind of stopped making vids at that point but I just went all the way back to one of the first videos I created 3 years ago and am in the process of remaking it as a short. I won't post any links here, but if you want links to that other site (which is still up, just not being updated anymore) or where I put my hobby vids, hit me up.

[fection]

OK, so again, not looking for trouble - just looking for help, or a sense of the popular opinion...
First up: I've been working on a new 'video' (can't quite call it an animation) and due to the constraints of the source material, the end result is not exactly going to be 'hi-res'. How much of a problem will that be, do you think, if it looks, at times, like it's been ripped from a VHS cassette from the 1980s (or earlier, if they existed then)?
So, follow-on question: Does anyone have any skill, knowledge or advice in upscaling video for free? If so, feel free to message me.

[tdlsn]

To AmosBurton7 I'd like to say publicly here that I fully enjoyed and appreciate your content. I only hope that you have more in store of what I consider an evolutionary step in ASFR content. Your "Expired Warranty" animation is an instant favorite in every way, (sleeper, story, situation, all and only fembots, etc) and I must say I haven't enjoyed anything ASFR in a very long time if you know what I mean. Thank you.

[bluebot]

OK, so again, not looking for trouble - just looking for help, or a sense of the popular opinion...
First up: I've been working on a new 'video' (can't quite call it an animation) and due to the constraints of the source material, the end result is not exactly going to be 'hi-res'. How much of a problem will that be, do you think, if it looks, at times, like it's been ripped from a VHS cassette from the 1980s (or earlier, if they existed then)?
So, follow-on question: Does anyone have any skill, knowledge or advice in upscaling video for free? If so, feel free to message me.

Hi Fection!

Thanks for all your contributions and work! I tried to send a DM but looks like it's stuck in my outbox so hasn't gone through yet!

Here is a popular site (Topaz Labs) for upscaling https://www.topazlabs.com/

It's not free but if I recall the pricing is reasonable compared to other options.

I'm sure everyone would be happy with anything you released even if parts of it are "VHS" quality!

If you have any other question about tools or workflows let me know and I can try to help.

[fection]

Thanks for the messages and DMs! I may look into that shortly.
In the meantime, if folks haven't checked my YouTube channel in a little while, they might want to do that. Just sayin'...

[dubhdanaidh]

It is always a good day when you hear from Fection. I love your work.

[Lithorien]

Thanks for the messages and DMs! I may look into that shortly.
In the meantime, if folks haven't checked my YouTube channel in a little while, they might want to do that. Just sayin'...

As someone whose entry into the A.S.F.R. world was heavily encouraged by you and your work, this is one of the most disheartening things I could have seen. Your new video popped up on my feed and I saw it was completely AI generated - video AND audio, no less. And while I might simply write stories (not posted here or on FembotWiki as I suspect some of the pro-AI contingent here just feeds everything to AI models), your actual, human-made art was one of my biggest influences in the stories I enjoy telling.

You've done amazing things by hand and to see you go this way hurts, really badly. Thanks for the memories, at least.

[AmosBurton7]

Thanks for the messages and DMs! I may look into that shortly.
In the meantime, if folks haven't checked my YouTube channel in a little while, they might want to do that. Just sayin'...

As someone whose entry into the A.S.F.R. world was heavily encouraged by you and your work, this is one of the most disheartening things I could have seen. Your new video popped up on my feed and I saw it was completely AI generated - video AND audio, no less. And while I might simply write stories (not posted here or on FembotWiki as I suspect some of the pro-AI contingent here just feeds everything to AI models), your actual, human-made art was one of my biggest influences in the stories I enjoy telling.

You've done amazing things by hand and to see you go this way hurts, really badly. Thanks for the memories, at least.

Posts like this is why people will simply stop sharing. There is absolute garbage posted here and in the Wiki that people simply choose to ignore without criticism, because thats what normal decent people do in a community where others are contributing their own time and effort to create content during their own free time, without compensation. Don't like it? Don't watch it. Fection is a damn legend in this genre and community, and you shit on the dude with your Karen rant for no reason. WTF is WRONG with people anymore...

[NatalieBayer]

No need to start mud slinging, on either side of this age old debate. There's nothing wrong with asking for links in private as long as those links aren't posted to the public forums.

Just keep it civil folks.

[Lithorien]

Thanks for the messages and DMs! I may look into that shortly.
In the meantime, if folks haven't checked my YouTube channel in a little while, they might want to do that. Just sayin'...

As someone whose entry into the A.S.F.R. world was heavily encouraged by you and your work, this is one of the most disheartening things I could have seen. Your new video popped up on my feed and I saw it was completely AI generated - video AND audio, no less. And while I might simply write stories (not posted here or on FembotWiki as I suspect some of the pro-AI contingent here just feeds everything to AI models), your actual, human-made art was one of my biggest influences in the stories I enjoy telling.

You've done amazing things by hand and to see you go this way hurts, really badly. Thanks for the memories, at least.

Posts like this is why people will simply stop sharing. There is absolute garbage posted here and in the Wiki that people simply choose to ignore without criticism, because thats what normal decent people do in a community where others are contributing their own time and effort to create content during their own free time, without compensation. Don't like it? Don't watch it. Fection is a damn legend in this genre and community, and you shit on the dude with your Karen rant for no reason. WTF is WRONG with people anymore...

You're entirely wrong.

I'm not "shitting on" Fection, but your pro-AI stance has blinded you to that. Fection may be my biggest inspiration for writing generally, but definitely is in the A.S.F.R. space. What he has been able to do, 100% human made, has been an inspiration to many people - self included. Expressing disappointment that he has chosen to use something that detracts from him, his skills, and his impact isn't "shitting on" him; it's a post of encouragement that all of us know that he is better than that and that what he creates with his authentic, real skills and talents is amazing. There are few in this space who could do what he does; none of us want to see him lose that spark because of the well-documented effects of AI on people's skills.

Don't take someone's hatred for AI as hatred for its users.

[AmosBurton7]

You're entirely wrong.

I'm not "shitting on" Fection, but your pro-AI stance has blinded you to that. Fection may be my biggest inspiration for writing generally, but definitely is in the A.S.F.R. space. What he has been able to do, 100% human made, has been an inspiration to many people - self included. Expressing disappointment that he has chosen to use something that detracts from him, his skills, and his impact isn't "shitting on" him; it's a post of encouragement that all of us know that he is better than that and that what he creates with his authentic, real skills and talents is amazing. There are few in this space who could do what he does; none of us want to see him lose that spark because of the well-documented effects of AI on people's skills.

Don't take someone's hatred for AI as hatred for its users.

Posts like this is why people will simply stop sharing. There is absolute garbage posted here and in the Wiki that people simply choose to ignore without criticism, because thats what normal decent people do in a community where others are contributing their own time and effort to create content during their own free time, without compensation. Don't like it? Don't watch it. Fection is a damn legend in this genre and community, and you shit on the dude with your Karen rant for no reason. WTF is WRONG with people anymore.

[handle2]

AI can provide starter working material. But really, what distinguishes good AI work from randomly posted, poorly curated AI slop remains the same thing as always: human creativity, skills in art and writing, and a human hand that accepts responsibility for every major creative decision that changes or shifts the direction of a product.

I am not above favoriting good AI generated work. My main issue with it atm is how we've gone into it headass backwards. Remember, our 3d and video renders started out on our local PCs or on locally hosted servers before the farms became a requirement at the heavy end. AI Bros are making a terrible mistake by starting at the farm rather than heavily optimizing down to first fit on local PCs (China excepted - they aren't that enamoured with heavy iron for virtually anything due to cultural traditions)

[AmosBurton7]

To AmosBurton7 I'd like to say publicly here that I fully enjoyed and appreciate your content. I only hope that you have more in store of what I consider an evolutionary step in ASFR content. Your "Expired Warranty" animation is an instant favorite in every way, (sleeper, story, situation, all and only fembots, etc) and I must say I haven't enjoyed anything ASFR in a very long time if you know what I mean. Thank you.

Thank you for the kind words, appreciate it. Thats a pretty old video tbh, and to me it looks a lot rougher than my recent productions - far more "static" than what I'm making now - but I'm glad you liked it. It was fun to write and put together, but as you can imagine a 1 hour video is tough to keep perfect continuity through. I still have no idea how I managed to make a 2 hour video lol. I put newer stuff into chapters around 20 minutes long tops now.

[tdlsn]

[fection]

I echo Natalie: Can we keep it civil? It's too easy to respond in kind (if only because I don't want this thread shut down!).
There's a lot of quite 'weighted' assumptions that people are making. I've added some comments on YouTube that explain my rationale but I will risk repeating them here.
I have ALWAYS wanted to be able to make film-production grade videos. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't matter if people think the animations I make are great (although I DO appreciate the compliments and encouragement!); I will always see something in the visual execution that is lacking. To be able to FINALLY make something that visually matches the fembot-content TV shows that I used to happen upon is too much of an opportunity to pass up.
Another thing I've noticed is something I find difficult to describe because I'm not sure I understand it; It could be summarised in phrases like 'AI is art without passion' or 'art should be created with authentic real skills'. I don't relate to this. AI is a tool to generate footage. The 'vision' (if that is a thing) involves determination against the weight of what the AI 'thinks' you want; I intend to maintain a cohesive well-thought-out story for the entire video. It's just the means of production of the footage that has changed.
Another issue is more binary; the ethics of using AI - info trawling, data centres displacing folks, energy/water use. In this regard I have, unfortunately perhaps, chosen to set those concerns aside to enable me to conduct an experiment. The experiment is; Could AI be used to create something well-thought-out, with my usual aim of including irony in the fembot's malfunction? My intention is to make as 'perfected' a film as I've ever been able to make. This moral ambivalence speaks to how deeply I have always wanted to be able to produce film-grade videos; I apologise if that's hard for people.

If people need to know 'craft' is involved, rest assured there is still a hell of a lot of work required to force these clips into a cohesive story. I'm not trained as an editor, but I'm beginning to appreciate how shots need to flow into one another; a few frames included or excluded can make one motion appear to carry from one shot into the next. There is still all of the sound design to do.
Which brings me to the song! Again, this is about ease of production. I have been able to make a radio-quality (that's not an endorsement!) pop song with Suno. When I do finally release the music video I hope people will find the lyrics clever and amusing; AI generation does not preclude human spark. It DOES have a LOT of gravity toward mediocre, which is where determination comes in. And again, I did not just use it straight out of Suno; I have edited multiple takes together in a DAW to produce something that serves the needs of the story.
I also get the impression people have not picked up that the YouTube video I posted is outtakes; The clips are the absolute worst, weirdest takes that Sora generated from prompts genuinely intended to produce usable shots. I thought they were laughable and actually made a great mockery of Sora's blinkered 'this-is-what-you-want' approach. It could be that most people have seen more of this kind of AI slop than I have and these weird 'brain farts' are not as amusing to most people as they still are to me (I still get a chuckle when the gospel singer turns up...)

[Uncom]

[AmosBurton7]

Oh no! Uncom doesn't like AI! Alert the media! Its OVER! LOL

[urgoode]

Keep up the good work, Fection! Don't let the "purists," who don't like their artificial artificial women created artificially deter you.

[fection]

Don't really like to reply to... well, I'm not sure what.
But Uncom that's not really relevant, is it? It's almost like you didn't read what I wrote (that's sarcasm, in case that's useful to know).
But if you have anything coherent to add, feel free. This is the discussion section.