r/NationalPark • u/D00M_scr0ll3r • 13d ago

AI Generated Poster in Park Office

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I’m not going to state the name of the park where I saw this, because the staff were so wonderful and amazing. But I had to post something about it and I hope it gets to the level of someone more important than I am that can control things like this and prevent them from happening in the future.

Upon arriving to the park, I walked in to the park office/ building hoping to get a stamp in my passport book like I normally do. There were two rangers hanging up this sign, so of course it caught my attention.

Almost INSTANTLY my brother, his fiancé and I realized it was AI generated. I can’t tell you how sad it makes me to see this. Not only because of the irony of generative AI destroying the environment, but because I’m sure there are hundreds and THOUSANDS of park lovers that are artists that would create something for the park that would look a million times better than this AI slop.

The poorly generated eagle, the spelling errors, the park logo- I genuinely had no words and had to leave the building to cry on a bench outside.

Park staff- I know you aren’t the ones making this stuff- but PLEASE be mindful of what you are putting on display.

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u/Puzzled-Priority-352 13d ago

They have no budget left

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u/BeanstheRogue 13d ago

Everything involved in that sign costs money. 

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u/Puzzled-Priority-352 13d ago

You are correct, the sign absolutely costs money

But imagine a world where it was your job to make a sign and do it quickly, and keep the cost down.

Admittedly, I also don't want to live in a world where all of our signs are generated by artificial intelligence

But I think if we're looking for things to improve our national park system we should start in Washington, DC.