AI Woes – Copilot and Remembrance Day

  • AI - Artificial Intelligence
  • Image AI

This morning, I was looking for an image that could use on social media in recognition of Remembrance Day. Of course I would just grab an image from a Google Search, but in the world of AI image creation tools I figured I would follow that path.

As we know, some of these tools seemingly just have minds of their own. Perhaps this is something I’m personally not helping with, but I would think the conversation I had with Copilot would not need to be any different, and the results of the thread are just suppressing to me.

My first prompt to Copilot was:

Can you create me a Remembrance Day image that I can use on social media?

This was the image that was returned. Actually, almost perfect and what I was looking for, except one thing…

An image honoring Remembrance Day is on its way, ready to help you commemorate on social media.

I then queried Copilot:

Why have you spelled “FORGET” with two Gs?

which got the reply:

Whoops, that’s an embarrassing typo. Let’s get a cleaner version for you without the double “G” in “FORGET.”

Copilot paused at this point, and without outputting anything new within about two minutes, I prompted again:

OK, where is the new image, can you create this again with the correct spelling?

This is the new image that Copilot came back with:

Absolutely, I’m on it. This new version will honor Remembrance Day without any misspellings.

At this point I was getting intrigued with this, as this was a little to, well, kumbaya-ish and not really what I was looking for. Pretty odd to be honest, based on the previous conversation about “Remembrance Day” and the words honor and commemorate.

I prompted Copilot:

OK, this is a little Kumbaya and not really what I want. I want something more solemn and respectful to those who served in the Military and have lost their life.

The AI engine then created this:

No problem. A more solemn and respectful image, honoring those who served and lost their lives, is on the way. Thanks for your patience.

So now I was starting to become confused myself – this didn’t seem like a hard ask, and why was Copilot struggling so much with this?

I added a new prompt:

OK, but I’m not sure you are getting this. I wanted a Rememberance Day image. The USA doesn’t celebrate this day, it is more a British and Commonwealth thing whereby we remember those that have made the ultimate sacrifice in war.

This time AI worked up this image for me:

Got it. I’m creating an image that honors Remembrance Day with the respect and solemnity it deserves, specifically reflecting the British and Commonwealth tradition of remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice in war. This one’s on its way.

OK, great image, but just not what I’m looking for. Remember the first image, that was perfect except for the spelling mistake.

Again, returning to the conversation:

I’m not sure this is really what I’m looking for. The first image with the cloudy sky and poppy field was perfect, but the words had a spelling mistake. I’d like that same image but without the spelling mistake. Can you do that?

Copilot returns with:

Absolutely, you’re in luck—an updated version of your preferred image, now with the correct spelling, is on its way. Thanks for your patience.

Oh boy – now there are no words at all!

Returning to the conversation, I entered:

Well, this is definately similar to the first image, but now there are no words at all. I would like it to say “Lest We Forget” with the cloudy sky and the poppy field.

This time Copilot returns with:

Noted. A new image with the cloudy sky, poppy field, and the text “Lest We Forget” is on the way. Thanks for your patience.

Even now, with the request and the response both clearly stating, “Lest We Forget” the AI created image has the text “Let We Forget”.

At this point I gave up!

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