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Star Trek: The Next Generation S7E10 "Inheritance"

In case the joke is not obvious: While in universe, this is technically "AI art" in the sense that Data (who is an artificial being) had painted it, in reality, that episode came out in 1993, so that prop was undoubtedly painted by a human.

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afk_strats@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 7d (8 replies)

Can anyone explain the Lore for me?

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 7d

He's the jerk older brother.

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 7d (6 replies)

From OP but I'll elaborate:

In case the joke is not obvious: While in universe, this is technically "AI art" in the sense that Data (who is an artificial being) had painted it, in reality, that episode came out in 1993, so that prop was undoubtedly painted by a human.

Data is a unique android built by master android crafters; who designed him specifically to be humanlike. Data's makers were killed and Data was rescued by starfleet. HIs character arc throughout The Next Generation is him becoming more human while audience gets to examine human experiences through a different lens.

cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 7d (3 replies)

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 7d

Oh shit I'm stealing this one.

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 7d

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 3 pts · 7d

This made me Lal

SatyrSack@quokk.au · 14 pts · 7d (1 reply)

I think you may just be missing the joke in the word "Lore" there. Being capitalized like that is winking at Data's "brother" Lore.

FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 2 pts · 5d

You see, one is his brothers name, the other is not.

negativenull@piefed.world · 23 pts · 7d (2 replies)

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SatyrSack@quokk.au · 15 pts · 7d (1 reply)

negativenull@piefed.world · 7 pts · 7d

I'm sorry SatyrSack@quokk.au, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 7d

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 7d

OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 7d

::: spoiler spoiler Voyager S7 E20: Author, Author

The doctor (an EMH computer program) writes a holonovel titled Photons Be Free

The above screenshot is from that holonovel, when Captain Jenkins murders an injured crew member during medical triage. :::

ruuster13@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 7d

Are deathbots not art?

Solumbran@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 7d

Also data is an artificial intelligence and sentience, not a stupid slop machine. So if this is technically AI art, then AI art doesn't exist in our reality.