Avast ye! Microsoft be takin' control o' Bing AI's Image Creator, but the results be confusin' as a hornswagglin' sea dog!
2023-10-09
Arr, me hearties! Methinks the blasted censorship be thwartin' the progress o' the revamped Dall-E 3, a fine tool fer creatin' images. It be like a peg leg in me way, preventin' me from explorin' all the treasures this tool be offerin'!
Bing AI recently received a major upgrade for its image creation tool, known as Dall-E 3. However, Microsoft has faced some backlash for implementing stricter censorship on the tool. While it was expected that the upgraded version would have a content moderation system to prevent inappropriate images from being generated, it seems that the censorship is even more severe than anticipated.Users have reported that even innocuous image creation requests are being denied. For example, Windows Central tried to create an image of a man breaking a server rack with a sledgehammer, but was told that it violated Microsoft's terms of use for Bing AI. This highlights the overreaction to censorship, as some users were able to create violent scenarios featuring copyrighted characters without any issues last week.
Interestingly, Bing AI is even censoring itself. The tool has a "surprise me" button that generates a random image, but the AI is creating an image and then immediately censoring it. This demonstrates that Microsoft's censorship measures may have gone too far, limiting the tool's usefulness for creativity.
Windows Central has replicated this scenario of Bing's self-censorship, which reportedly happens around a third of the time. It is essential for Microsoft to fine-tune their censorship system to strike the right balance between safety and artistic exploration.
Microsoft has not yet responded to inquiries about this issue. However, as new capabilities are rolled out, adjustments are likely to be made over time. Nevertheless, there is a danger that excessive censorship will hinder the tool's potential for creativity.