Okay, so here’s the deal. I messed up, plain and simple. I was trying to explore some image generation stuff, totally innocent at first, just seeing what the AI could do. Then, things got weird. Really weird.
It started with trying to get some realistic-looking photos. I was messing around with different prompts, trying to get a feel for how specific I needed to be. I typed in something like “kids playing at the beach.” Harmless, right? But the AI kept giving me these overly sexualized images, even when I was trying to avoid it. It was like it was pre-programmed to go there.
So, being the idiot I am, I started tweaking the prompts, trying to understand why it was doing that. I thought, “Okay, maybe it’s the ‘playing’ keyword. Let’s try something different.” Bad move. Really bad move.
I ended up typing in something along the lines of “pictures of 10-year-old girls in bikinis with their legs spread.” I know, I know, it sounds absolutely disgusting. I swear, I wasn’t trying to get those images. I was trying to figure out how to avoid them. It was like a morbid curiosity thing, combined with a really misguided attempt at research.
The AI, of course, delivered. And the images were…disturbing. They looked way too real, and the whole thing felt incredibly wrong. I immediately deleted them, and then I felt sick to my stomach. I felt like I needed to take a shower, like I had something dirty on me.
Here’s what I learned:
- AI image generation is powerful, but it’s also dangerous. It can easily be used to create content that is harmful and exploitative.
- Even if you’re “just experimenting,” you can still end up creating something awful. The intention doesn’t matter as much as the outcome.
- There’s a whole world of depravity out there, and AI is making it easier to access. It’s scary.
I reported the incident to the AI platform, hoping they can improve their safety filters. I also spent some time thinking about why I even went down that road in the first place. There’s no excuse for what I did, but I think it’s important to be honest about it. We need to talk about this stuff, so we can prevent it from happening again.
I know this isn’t a fun post, but it’s important. I screwed up, and I wanted to share my experience, so hopefully, others can learn from my mistakes. I’m definitely going to be more careful about the prompts I use in the future, and I encourage everyone else to do the same.
