Of all things, this came to me through social media I follow for news about the Red Sox. But it’s Friday and after seeing this I definitely need a drink. The AI-made map purports to show the locations of World Cup home bases for the various competing teams.
It certainly shows…uh…something.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what is wrong with this map, but certainly it requires more than an AI-generated map.
I am glad to see that the eastern seaboard finally fell beneath the waves, because that just means I will get to explore Atlantis, which is definitely a place. Meanwhile, Charlotte, Florida is about to get pummelled by hurricanes I guess. And personally, should I ever get married, I definitely want my bachelor party to be in San Las Francisco Vegas, Nevada.
I chose to quickly make an alternative and here is what I came up with in less than an hour’s time.
I could probably do a better job with the labelling. Most likely, I could probably condense some of the countries in one metropolitan area, e.g. Kansas City, into one delicious barbecue, I mean label. Nevertheless, this at least gives you a better sense of where in the world Carmen Sandiego really is—somewhere between Auckland and Zurich.
But there you have it. AI slop for the socials vs. a man-made map for my blog. Who wore it better?
Now I really am glad it is the weekend.
Credit for the original goes to Simon Kuestenmacher.
Credit for the quick and dirty version is mine.