(POTENTIAL) LAUGHTER TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains AI generated images of human person, Michael Venske. These images are laughable.

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On Wednesday I opened the Google Photos app on my phone and was prompted to “Remix” my photos.

This is what the “Remix” process looks like:

Giving way to curiosity

Rather than subject any other human person to artificial intelligence’s observational interpretation of a living form, I chose a selfie.

Specifically my most recent selfie… from a week ago while working Saint Paul’s Special Election, Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

This photo was not then and is not now intended for wide distribution.

The photo was intended for one person and only one person, my friend, Courtney.

Last winter Courtney gave me this thermos for when I was writing snow emergency tickets working overnights in Minnesota’s Capitol City.

Here’s a happy memory then with my old boss, Sierk, demonstrating how much patience he has left with me:

When Google displayed the notification about Remix I clicked generate.

all remix’d

Here’s what AI generated in a few seconds:

When the “photo” appeared I laughed real good. Thanks for the chuckle, AI!

Then I noticed underneath the image I could “thumbs up”/”thumbs down” the image.

Or generate another image…

Naturally, immediately: how many images could be generated?

The only way to know is to do.

Humbly a gallery of AI nonsense:

Do you have a favorite?

I’m partial to the details represented like the crescent moons on the button down, thermos brand name, red lanyard..

Then there’s this.

Anyone else getting a Steve Buscemi-vibe?

A hard stop/no

At 10 images the system shared this news:

It seems the image generation capabilities offered have a hard stop at 10.

Which is probably a good thing because somewhere between the second and fifth image generated my partner, Sammi, reminded me how terrible generative AI is for the environment…

Our environment. Our planet, the Earth, our home.

So, then, if generative AI is truly wicked, but not in a sick way…

…why do I, random human civilian, have this on-demand ability to “Remix” photos into cartoon nonsense that negatively impacts the planet?

Shouldn’t there some other entity working to safeguard the planet for future generations?

Why is this happening?

Why do we allow it?

Oh, right.

Capitalism.

Darnit.

But maybe we can change things?

What if we use Capitalism to defeat itself?

For $19.99/month you get 1,000 AI credits!

…and what if those monthly AI credits roll-over?

Pretty soon we’ll be able to…um…

Whisk … and Flow.. Ope! But varies by country.

So. I guess probably not.

Well, I tried.