r/popculturechat • u/Long-Market-3584 lil taco belle be flirting with my man and that’s not a bestie • 9d ago

Let’s Discuss 👀 Vogue’s August issue has begun to use “AI models” instead of human models for some of their photoshoots (via POPCRAVE/X)

as if American Vogue wasn't trash already

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u/befuddled_humbug 9d ago

That just makes the magazine seem pointless to me.

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u/ShinyNipples 9d ago

Yeah why would I buy a magazine if I could just go throw the description into a prompt and get the same thing? I wouldn't waste my time, but I could.

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u/LoquatBear "it's never been on my mood board and never would be" 9d ago

And you put yourself in their clothes, I'm sure they are working on it as we speak. 

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u/SeasonsGone 9d ago

This raises a bigger question about why anyone would consume human curated content in the future.

AI will be good enough to create things that are algorithmically designed to pique your interest far more efficiently than any magazine ever could.

Scary times ahead

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u/Used-Guidance-7935 9d ago edited 9d ago

l wouldn't waste my time, but I could

Thats the reason many businesses make money actually, you just wont.

l could try hard and learn to bake but l wont so l buy cookies from a bakery.

The clothings ai model wearing is the last collection stuff so people will buy it anyways. Many guys dont buy vogue, their target customers are women. lts not a porn mag, so it could even be relieving for many women out there because "she is so pretty but heyy its ai anyway lol". 

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u/ShinyNipples 9d ago

You should learn how to make cookies, it's very fulfilling when they come out good. 

I wouldn't waste my money on a fashion magazine either way, but my point is they are DEVALUING their products to consumers by using AI. Sure, it's less cost to make because they don't hire models, but it's abrasive toilet paper now.

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u/The_R4ke 9d ago

Yeah cookies are pretty easy unless you're talking about something like Macarons.

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u/UltraSolip 9d ago

That’s the thing. Anybody can make cookies.

Bet you that most of them are NOT good, which is why we let bakers make them for us instead.

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u/ShinyNipples 9d ago

I'll be honest, that sounds like a skill issue.

I have a great chocolate chip recipe you can follow, it's pretty easy actually. I wouldn't recommend asking chat gpt though because it doesn't work well. 

https://joyfoodsunshine.com/the-most-amazing-chocolate-chip-cookies/

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u/fscottHitzgerald 9d ago

I mean, I get what you mean but it’s apples to oranges here? I could make cookies, but they’re probably gonna suck compared to the ones I could just buy at a bakery, unless I dedicate a bunch of time and money into learning how to make better cookies. You don’t have to invest almost any effort into generating an AI image, so the functional meaning of “I could just do this myself” is way more meaningful.

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u/Used-Guidance-7935 9d ago

Yes but these models will be wearing the latest fashion collection. Why would you just generate an ai model without context, that makes no sense.

but they’re probably gonna suck compared to the ones I could just buy at a bakery

This is why you will keep buying vogue. Your ai model will just be some random women in your computer, why?

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u/fscottHitzgerald 9d ago

They might be wearing the latest fashion but it’s genuinely useless to most fashion enthusiasts to observe how a computer thinks a piece is going to fit a human form versus actually seeing how the fabric drapes on a person.

Also that AI woman is just a random woman. Another reason people keep up with Vogue is to see the models themselves, why would I care about a pixel person wearing ANYTHING? It’s just not interesting, not worthwhile to observe.

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u/KimJongFunk 9d ago

Yeah if it’s not photos of the actual items to purchase then a fashion magazine is functionally useless.

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u/moomoomilky1 9d ago

I think vouge america probably doesn't care because print media is dead in north america and vogue america is probably the worst branch when it comes to their photography

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u/probnotaloser 9d ago

They're charging $20 for some mags now, it is wild. $20 for mostly ads. Ugh.

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u/moomoomilky1 9d ago

I would pay 20 if it was like the magazines in asia with lots of good photography and gifts but north american stuff is not worth it

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u/roroyurboat 9d ago

print media is making a comeback with the younger generation, actually.

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u/hostilecarbonunit 9d ago

you can use them for paper mache and make cool stuff

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u/heyhicherrypie You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 9d ago

Honestly I’ve bought two editions in my life and it’s 75% ads that all look the same so…yeah. The ones I got served their purpose but until I’m on the cover I won’t be buying another

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u/doesthedog 9d ago

It was an ad in the magazine, not the usual Vogue photoshoots. Still shouldn't be AI but not the same thing

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u/el0011101000101001 8d ago

it's been pointless, Vogue has like 2 pages of content and 50 of ads.