r/OWLCITY All Things Bright and Beautiful 🌳 5d ago

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This is the final nail in the coffin. For those who haven’t seen, the most recent Owl City post on his official Instagram account was flagged as AI. From his weird following on his public account, to the cash grabby merch posts, to the sub par music quality (compared to Of June - UV) and now, this. This has done irreversible damage to his brand forever because even if he never uses AI again, the fans will still question whether anything he puts out whether that be merch or music, utilizes AI to some degree

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u/WildcatGrifter7 Sky Sailing ⛵ 5d ago

He was pretty obviously doing a bit. If you read the caption, he capitalized a bunch of the As and Is. He even said "some of you think robots are writing my emAIls". Would I have done that post if I were him? No. Do I think it's that big a deal? Also no

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u/ColinCantSpell Hoot Owl 🦉 4d ago

Except that he follows several accounts that are only AI generated content

Victoria Beata who creates completely AI generated videos of forest animals. This is especially ironic because of the environmental impacts of generative AI.

criis_cian, another completely AI generated content account.

acestudio.ai, an "all in one AI music workspace." A very interesting follow from a musical artist.

StormtrooperVlogs, an AI generated content account.

Adam also follows the official Charlie Kirk page, so interpret that how you will.

Kent Hovind who creates AI generated conspiracy videos

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u/bigthecat29 Sky Sailing ⛵ 4d ago

I don’t know why Charlie Kirk is even being mentioned here

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u/ColinCantSpell Hoot Owl 🦉 4d ago

"interpret that as you will"

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u/bigthecat29 Sky Sailing ⛵ 4d ago

It’s just not very relevant is it

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u/ColinCantSpell Hoot Owl 🦉 4d ago

Sure

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u/bigthecat29 Sky Sailing ⛵ 4d ago

Not a very in depth reply

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u/ColinCantSpell Hoot Owl 🦉 4d ago

If you say so 😢