41 total sad metaphors collected

What is this collection? I find the proliferation of visual representations for artificial intelligence as humanoid robots to be unimaginative. Why? Rant on...

Sadly Robotic Metaphors for AI
Sadly Robotic Metaphors for AI
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An open site for sharing the worst cliche AI Generated images as representing AI- you know the humanoid robots, the electronic brains, all the blue glowing screens. As a SPLOT anyone can submit and take credit (or not) for sharing another sadly robotic metaphor for AI. Surely you have seen a few of these images out there?

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A SPLOT on the Web: Sadly Robotic Metaphors for AI.

Blame @cogdog for the TRU Collector Theme, based on Fukasawa by Anders Norén.

17 Sad metaphors Tagged "Robot" (page 2 of 2)

A male human wearing perhaps a backpack seated in front of a laptop supposedly taking a test. Towering over the student is a black metal human robot with a menacing face shape.

The Menacing Robot of Surveillance

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

This is another sad metaphot from a post “A Comprehensive Checklist for AI Application to University Management” from a Miguel Ángel Escotet’s “Scholarly Blog”. I am already revolted…

A plastic humanoid robot awash in a glow of blue screen sits at a desk and stares somewhat dully at a computer screen on the left It has one hand resting on a keyboard.

Devin, the Pathetic AI Software Engineer Codes with 4 Fingers on the Keyboard

(1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 5)

This image tops a “story” awash in verbiage that I would bet is AI Generated is called “Devin, the First AI Software Engineer, Said it Can Write, Code,…

Cartoonish image of a robot sitting at a desk reading a book with nearby a cup of pencils, more books standing up, and for some reason a beer glass. Behind is a chalkboard covered with illegiable words, equations, and what looks like post it notes.

Robot Scientist with Only a Chalkboard, Book, and Beer Mug

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

The lead/featured image for VentureBeat’s (interesting) piece on OpenScholar: The open-source A.I. that’s outperforming GPT-4o in scientific research Scientists are drowning in data. With millions of research papers…

A svelte plastic clad robot appears to be gazing at economic data on a large, computer screen

Robot Economist Deluxe

(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

Here is another one from Bryan Alexander’s AI, Academia, and the Future news letter  from the one titled Bubble or Not? where Bryan discusses in wonderful depth, the…

Humanid big head metal robot standing on a blurred street scene, hands folded together, staring into a shop window featuring a tiny robot and a large red heart.

Sad Robot Sadly Being Sad About Utter Loneliness

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

One might have thought this fun little SPLOT would have drawn some contributions, but alas, the internet is too full of Big Shiny Things to appreciate the small….

Profile of a shiny metal human shaped robot, chin resting on bent arm like the thinker

I Think Therefore I Am

(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5)

The lead image for a Keysight post Thoughts on AI consciousness Suggesting of course the trope of robot consciousness.  The post reads honestly like it was ChatGPT composed,…

On the left a glistening white robot figure with a large light attached to forehead examines with some hand held instrument a brain like object encased in a metal skull

The Robot Examined the Mechanical Brain

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

Woah here we get two tropes in one! Robots and mechanical brains. This image was used in the TechTalks article The science of (artificial) intelligence the article is…

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