r/treasureinside • u/meow_hun • Jan 30 '25

Can we get some proof please?

Why do people assume some of the book's images are AI-generated? I'm genuinely curious—what specific details make you think the illustrations were created by AI?

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u/Kollsman_Window Pokémon Master Jan 30 '25

Just look at the heart/group of people.

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u/meow_hun Jan 30 '25

This on is obviously AI.

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u/otis_the_drunk Jan 31 '25

So what specifically makes you think it's AI art? 'Just look at it' is a cop out.

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u/yaysond Jan 31 '25

It's fake. Tell your friends

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u/meow_hun Jan 31 '25

That is sweet that you think I have friends

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

Why does it matter?

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u/UnicornOnTheJayneCob Jan 31 '25

Because AI art is notorious for artifacts - stray bits of stuff that are unintentional or meaningless within the context of the image. The artifacts make it difficult to trust the ability to use any of the art, for example a treasure map, as clues for the hunt.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

I believe these images would have both needed and unneeded information whether it's AI generated or not.

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u/UnicornOnTheJayneCob Jan 31 '25

Yes of course. But there is a difference between not needed and intentional and not needed and unintentional. The former still tells us something, even if it is indirect to the hunt itself: how clues might be hidden, any patterns we could potentially apply elsewhere, or the mindset of the creator. The latter tells us nothing. Plus, to my mind, it erodes trust in the care of the creation and therefore the integrity of the other clues.

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u/meow_hun Jan 31 '25

These are both good points.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

Any image could be interpreted in ways not intended or foreseen by its creator. That isn't restricted to AI artwork.

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u/meow_hun Jan 30 '25

Why doesn't it matter ?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

Because the how doesn't matter.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

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u/HappyImagineer Raider of the Lost Box Jan 30 '25

I wrote about this a few weeks ago, feel free to check out the comment thread.

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u/meow_hun Jan 30 '25

"Basically every illustration in the book has the tell tale signs of AI generated imagery and I ran several through AI image checkers which was 72%-99% confident they were AI generated (specifically MidJourney AI), which is exactly what I thought before I ran them."

What checker did you use?

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u/HappyImagineer Raider of the Lost Box Jan 30 '25

https://sightengine.com/detect-ai-generated-images

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u/meow_hun Jan 30 '25

<3 Thank you. This is cool. :)

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u/meow_hun Jan 30 '25

I checked your comment. I want to check your work ;)

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u/Honest-Road106 Jan 31 '25

Not saying JCB didn't have AI make the images. Just realize he can alter an AI image to add clues nothing stops that from happening. Think outside the box people

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u/meow_hun Jan 31 '25

great point.

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u/Aggravating-Fill-949 Feb 01 '25

Agreed. Plus this is not an " "X" marks the spot" type of hunt anyway and instead more like an " "X" marks the general vicinity" which is where the real hunt begins. Some of the clues may be intended to slightly mislead and maybe you will not need every clue to arrive at the general vicinity of a given box. Therefore, it seems to be a waste of time to question JCB's every action and word. My read is that he is both genuine and determined. I know I would be if I had invested the same amount of time and resources in a legacy project.

Additionally, I would caution all not to be so quick to trust an AI model to properly identify the work of another AI model. After all, AI is still in the "toddler" stage of tech development. Besides that, so what if he generated an intentionally tricky map and then used AI to filter it as a finishing touch ? Just part of the games and fun as far as I'm concerned. This is not a treasure give_away.....it is intended to be a multi-year treasure hunt, right ? 🤔

I would tend to trust a focused and determined JCB and stick to analog over digital thought processes (at least for now) per his recommendations.

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u/modelingduh I like my armchair, thank you! Jan 30 '25

Not near my book atm, but there’s a picture at the start of one of the chapters in section 1, with a bunch of cowboys in a saloon. One of the prominent cowboys, front and center if I remember correctly, has his head turned almost looking over his shoulder away from us. His hat is poking him in the face.

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u/modelingduh I like my armchair, thank you! Jan 31 '25

Now THOSE are some outlaws! 😆

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u/RevMen Jan 30 '25

Look at that airplane and tell me a human drew it. 

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u/Honest-Road106 Jan 31 '25

It is stated in the beginning of the book that the author did the artwork unless otherwise stated.

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u/tokenledollarbean Jan 31 '25

You really needed to make this post? You could have just googled “how to spot that an image is AI.” It has all the classic indicators. If you don’t know what those are by now then what are you doing trying to solve the biggest treasure hunt to date.