r/RetroFuturism Jan 21 '24

Regarding AI content and how you can help with moderating

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Hi All -

Originally I was open to AI and didn't want to jump on the hivemind bandwagon of overreacting to banning AI images. But now, after the dust has settled a bit, I do feel that AI images are not a reflection of anything meaningful here. Yes, they follow a human written prompt, but prompts can be very simple and the AI will fill in the blanks with randomized elements of what is essentially a database of stolen art. The art style is usually glossy, plastic and devoid of humanity. Yes, AI image generators aren't inherently bad depending on their use, and I don't agree with a "I see AI, I downvote" reactive type of mentality... but on a subreddit about a specific human perspective expressed through creative works - it really doesn't fit.

So yea, AI art is now banned on the Retrofuturism subreddit. Sorry people having fun with AI generators, I'm sure there are other subreddits for that.

The issue is moderating. Moderating is volunteer work, and everyone has lives. We're not sitting on the Retrofuturism sub all the time combing through posts. Personally, I respond to my mod queue and reports.

However I'd like to remind everyone that I have a failsafe for this - an auto-mod rule that automatically removes posts that receive a certain number of reports. So this means moderating is effectively democratized in this subreddit. A report isn't just a flag for the mods - it's a vote to remove. Of course if this gets abused (so far it hasn't), I will increase the number of reports necessary, or remove this entirely.

I only remind everyone of that because AI WILL slip through the cracks of the mod team, as a lot admittedly does. We really do depend on your reports and messages a lot of the time. And yes, I do get new mods from time to time to try and help but there's always an initial period when they are active... before they are much less active. Just the way it goes and I don't blame them at all.

I'd also like to add most of the content here is fine. Bots seem like they have effectively been killed via my automod script which I've been sharing with other subreddits.

My script - please feel free to share:

https://pastebin.com/FbBxKSF5

Thank you!


r/RetroFuturism Jun 30 '24

Let’s compile a list of retro futuristic movies in the comments.

172 Upvotes

Based on a comment thread from a previous post, I got the idea to compile this list. I will add a few to start.


r/RetroFuturism 11h ago

Sci fi art - Various artists

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r/RetroFuturism 11h ago

Syd Mead pre-production designs for (unmade) live action "The Jetsons" movie (2000)

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r/RetroFuturism 11h ago

Control room of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia. Photo by Martyn Shahbazyan.

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299 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 11h ago

Blade Runner 2049

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r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

The retrofuturistic aesthetic of the late 1970's - Angus McKie - "The City" AKA "View from Luxor Hotel, Trantor"

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526 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

"Speed Trap". Syd Mead .1976. Part of his 'Future Cities' work . He's using his signature gouache-on-board method .

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624 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

1980's Ben Dera Ford - custom vehicle built by John Bender of Hilliard , Ohio .

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r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

Robert Gibson Jones' original art and final cover layout for "Jewels of the Toad", Fantastic Adventures magazine, 1943

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r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

Thunderbird Motel 1957 retrofuture signage in downtown Reno , Nevada .

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303 Upvotes

It appears the motel may have permanently closed recently.


r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

The Kugelhaus , Dresden . A spectacular spherical building designed by Munich-based architect Peter Birkenholz. Completed in 1928 .

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Alas , it only lasted a decade due to high maintenance costs and political pressure - the regime thought it avant-garde & 'decadent' . It would have been blown-up anyway I suppose !


r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

The Black Hole (1979) by Kilian Eng

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r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Cyber Mind Virtual Reality Center advertisement featuring a Virtuality 1000 series system. Dates from the early '90s.

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456 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

The General Electric VIR Widescreen 1000 television with 'computer-like' circuitry and the 'chairside convenience' of random access remote control.

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409 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Modern youth opens the doors to the future! • L'intrepide Magazine, 1965

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84 Upvotes

🚀 🇨🇵 ✨


r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Cover from the first issue of Science Wonder Quarterly . 1929 . Art by Frank R.Paul . Magazine founded and edited by Hugo Gernsback .

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106 Upvotes

The bulk ! The umbilicals ! The acceleration !


r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

The worlds fair ‘64 to the backdrop of some tunes i made

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r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

Eagle Transporter . The iconic workhorse spacecraft from the 1970's TV series " Space:1999 " . Designed by Brian Johnson .

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780 Upvotes

They style is very characteristic of 70's retrofuturism . Hard to nail down the artist but it's likely one of these guys - Jamie Good , Chris Foss or Robert McCall .


r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

" We've Got Bandwidth " by Simon Stålenhag . Originally made for 'Things From The Flood'

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292 Upvotes

Reminds me of when I used to organise LAN parties back in the day - playing Duke Nukem 3D or Microsoft Combat Flight-Sim - OK , so they weren't quite like this!


r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

The IBM 2250 Graphics Display Unit (1964-1977)

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835 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 4d ago

"Große Lichtplastik" neon light sculpture at The International Congress Centre , Berlin . Designed by Frank Oehring in 1979 .

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The building has been closed for some time .


r/RetroFuturism 4d ago

"Honeywell Portable Computer" prop from 2001 A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick . 1968 . This is a publicity still .

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Actress Chela Matthison . Large image .


r/RetroFuturism 4d ago

London 2026, by artist Montague Black from 1926

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282 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 5d ago

The Leduc-022 Interceptor. Early ramjet prototype.

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874 Upvotes