Kagan MacTane (he/him)
@kagan@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Reposted with alt text that actually reproduces what's in the comic, rather than just a thumbnail summary that loses all the nuance and doesn't credit the artist.

#AI#AICrap #enshittification#StarTrek#StarTrekTNG

Six-panel comic. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise D, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard says, "Commander Data, please identify that Romulan vessel." Data says, "That's a great idea, Captain! Identifying a vessel is a great place to start — in any tactical or strategic outer space situation. This vessel appears to be a 23rd Century Klingon bird of prey. 🚀🦅✨" [Note: Yes, Data's dialogue does actually use an em dash and trailing emoji!] Picard asks, "Are you sure? Like I said, we're... pretty sure it's Romulan." In the next frame, Data has a kind of goofy expression on his face, and his word balloon has three dots, like one of the common "loading" indicators for chatbots. Then Data says, "Of course! So sorry about that, you're right! On closer examination, it's a Romulan vessel! Can I recommend some Soong™ brand products that can help you with that?" In the final panel, Picard is doing a classic facepalm as Data continues from out-of-panel: "Did I mention the plight of oppressed whites in South Africa?" Credit: johngoodman.bsky.social
Six-panel comic. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise D, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard says, "Commander Data, please identify that Romulan vessel." Data says, "That's a great idea, Captain! Identifying a vessel is a great place to start — in any tactical or strategic outer space situation. This vessel appears to be a 23rd Century Klingon bird of prey. 🚀🦅✨" [Note: Yes, Data's dialogue does actually use an em dash and trailing emoji!] Picard asks, "Are you sure? Like I said, we're... pretty sure it's Romulan." In the next frame, Data has a kind of goofy expression on his face, and his word balloon has three dots, like one of the common "loading" indicators for chatbots. Then Data says, "Of course! So sorry about that, you're right! On closer examination, it's a Romulan vessel! Can I recommend some Soong™ brand products that can help you with that?" In the final panel, Picard is doing a classic facepalm as Data continues from out-of-panel: "Did I mention the plight of oppressed whites in South Africa?" Credit: johngoodman.bsky.social
Six-panel comic. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise D, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard says, "Commander Data, please identify that Romulan vessel." Data says, "That's a great idea, Captain! Identifying a vessel is a great place to start — in any tactical or strategic outer space situation. This vessel appears to be a 23rd Century Klingon bird of prey. 🚀🦅✨" [Note: Yes, Data's dialogue does actually use an em dash and trailing emoji!] Picard asks, "Are you sure? Like I said, we're... pretty sure it's Romulan." In the next frame, Data has a kind of goofy expression on his face, and his word balloon has three dots, like one of the common "loading" indicators for chatbots. Then Data says, "Of course! So sorry about that, you're right! On closer examination, it's a Romulan vessel! Can I recommend some Soong™ brand products that can help you with that?" In the final panel, Picard is doing a classic facepalm as Data continues from out-of-panel: "Did I mention the plight of oppressed whites in South Africa?" Credit: johngoodman.bsky.social