Monday, 20 October 2025

AI tomfoolery

 


This started as a shot of 70006 at Eastleigh with 4O57 from Wentloog in 2019. I asked Copilot to  "Change this to a night scene" and this is the consequence. Interesting changes inlclude a lowering of the platform, to something more European / American, and the conversion of one of the SPAD signals into a light.


The start was 37610 working 1Q53 at St Denys on 2nd October 2019, and a similar instruction. Copilot placed a number where it is found on many Class 37s. It has also turned the Class 37 around, and deleted the higher level marker lamp.


69003 at Eastleigh on 24th March, with instruction "Change this to a sunset scene".


This started as 59102on the curve at Romsey with  6O68 09:11 Westbury Tarmac - Crawley on 24th March, and the same instruction. The line has been straightened, and the locomotive body has been turned around and modified to be more like Class 66, complete with high level marker light. Renumbered to 59192 with new name Vale of Kent. JNA box wagons have been converted to intermodal boxes, and the whole image has been straightened.


The input was 47593 approaching Romsey on 27th August. It emerged as 47805 in a modified livery, and the Mk 1 coaches have been turned into Mk2 aircons. Once again the track has been straightened.


The same input, but a different version of Copilot (!) on the same computer produced this more attractive, and much less fictional, offering.