![]() Auto-Rickshaws of the Future It turns out that AI has a thing for auto-rickshaws (photo/Midjourney) Staff Writer: Andrew McLemore While it’s unlikely we’ll see anything like this at a normal campsite, our guess is that something like it already exists at Everest Base Camp. There’s also mood lighting, and a few stools.”Ĭlearly, this idea was far too imaginative for the likes of Midjourney. It has water hookups, a sink, and an ice maker included. Here’s the gear wish as described by GJ editor Sam Anderson: “A fully functioning wet bar that folds down to the size of a Bluetooth speaker, like origami. Portable Wet Bar This wet bar doesn’t look very portable, though the lighting is not bad (photo/Midjourney) Editor: Sam AndersonĪpparently, when you use the word “futuristic,” AI still views that word through the lens of “Blade Runner” (much like the rest of us). Midjourney neglected to mention whether the above design would be any lighter than the 5-pound Hennessy 4Season Expedition Zip that took our top spot for the best year-round hammock of 2023. ![]() ![]() It has a portable, strong, light frame that can fold up and fit into a backpack.” So, we asked Midjourney to create images for “a hammock that can set up easily when camping in the desert. GJ writer and ultralight hiker Andrew Marshall didn’t make a prediction: He really just wants a super-light hammock he can use for gentle sleep during his outdoor adventures. This is what Midjourney imagined it might look like (photo/Midjourney) Staff Writer: Andrew Marshall Desert Hammock A GJ writer wants a hammock for the desert. That being said, drones are already becoming a powerful toolamong search-and-rescue groups, so this isn’t that far-fetched (though hopefully, it’s also silent). No doubt many campers will feel building rage at the mere idea of using a drone while enjoying nature. “Futuristic camping gear: An autonomous ‘hiking-partner’ drone that helps alert to hazards ahead, carries bear spray, has an SOS system, carries snacks and gear, and can remove human waste.” So we asked it to create an image based on this prompt: Our fearless leader Adam Ruggiero wondered what a drone for hiking might look like through the eyes of Midjourney. Drone for Hiking A few possibilities for a “hiking drone” as imagined by AI-image generator Midjourney (photo/Midjourney) Editor in Chief: Adam Ruggiero ![]() If nothing else, the experiment makes one thing clear: the more things change, the more they look like spaceships. To create the featured image above, we wrote: “A campsite in Yosemite National Park in 2050: campsite in the foreground has electric bicycle and futuristic tent.” While AI-powered image generators have resulted in a thorny conversation about intellectual property rights, especially among visual artists, the technology will only expand its influence in the coming years.įor our part, we decided to test the Midjourney image creator with our own instinctive preference: imagining the camping gear of the future! This straightforward tool requires only a brief prompt to generate original images. We’ve got no beef with people using AI to write pickup lines, create rap lyrics, or reimagine every pop culture franchise as a Wes Anderson film. Here at GearJunkie, we take a more measured (some might say “relaxed”) view of things. The emerging tech has already dominated the news cycle in 2023, heralding either our salvation or another possibility for a dystopian catastrophe - depending on who you ask. Can AI see the future? Don’t laugh - that’s far from the most ridiculous question asked of artificial intelligence this year.
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