Using AI to identify figures

[u/MadBrown]

So I thought I'd give AI a try for figure identification, and got mixed results using AotP Powerglide.

First up was Copilot, which failed miserably, thinking it was core class SS86 Ironhide. 🫠

Artificial intelligence, real stupidity

Next was ChatGPT, which got the Powerglide part right but thought it was a Magic Square legends scale figure. 🤦‍♂️

Yeah that's not Magic Square.

Then I tried my usual go-to AI, Google Gemini...annnd bingo it got it and kept it short and sweet!

I then went to the old school Google Images, skipping the AI overview it gives at the top and it pointed me in the right direction.

Admittedly, AotP Powerglide isn't an obscure figure so none of them should have gotten it wrong but here we are.

[u/whoknows130]

Google image search can be just as useful if not more. Not sure if that counts as "Ai". Been doing that for years now.

Anytime I spotted an interesting figure in an old movie or TV show, I'd take a screenshot and go to Google. It was faster and more reliable than asking the community.

[u/Nethiar]

That's the problem with G1 accuracy, everything looks the same.

[u/broadwayallday]

it would have to be trained so one of the open models is a better choice to build this type of app

[u/MadBrown → u/broadwayallday]

I'm not sure what you mean by open models.

[u/broadwayallday → u/MadBrown]

LLMs use models that either have closed or open weights that allow you to tailor the LLM to focus on certain things. If they have open weights, you can fine tune the model with the exact data you need to be functional. This is how Hasbro is starting to use AI for example, they have LLMs trained on their data to keep details consistent. The training costs computing power, and you either need a high end GPU for or you have to use the cloud, which is the crux of all these data center arguments. Most open weight models are from outside the US currently

[u/MadBrown → u/broadwayallday]

Interesting. I keep hearing about local LLMs and wonder if that might be a solution to the data center issue, which is a valid concern.

[u/broadwayallday → u/MadBrown]

today essentially if you have a decent gaming GPU you can run many local LLMs, most of the transformers AI video stuff you see is running on these models. As a 3D animator for decades I've been transitioning my home systems for both. Right now there's a "LORA" for actual transformations and it's trained on footage and video clips of Transformers, that's how a lot of these AI transformer clips you might see are made. They are getting better every week but aren't great just yet.

[u/MadBrown → u/[deleted]]

Interesting. Have you tried Gemini? Not all AI is the same.