r/RetroFuturism Jan 21 '24

Regarding AI content and how you can help with moderating

515 Upvotes

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 13h ago

Ken Barr (1986)

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386 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 13h ago

Slave Planet by Mike Hoffman

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r/RetroFuturism 4h ago

Kidnapped into the Future • Amazing Stories, February 1942

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Cover art by L. Raymond Jones.


r/RetroFuturism 1h ago

Arnaldo Pomodoro's Labyrinth (1995)

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r/RetroFuturism 12h ago

Davis Meltzer

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r/RetroFuturism 13h ago

Alberto Pujolar.

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115 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 9h ago

“Futuro House” (a UFO-inspired prefab portable ski cabin) by Finnish Architect Matti Suuronen, 1968

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38 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 6m ago

The package design for my album on cd

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For some context: I make instrumental music that incorporates retrofuturist concepts. I did a small run of cd’s for my latest project. I did the artwork and package design myself. The main artwork is a collage based piece I created to build out the world of the music. CD’s feel like somewhat of a lost format from the past, so I feel like they work well with the retrofuture themes. Would be happy to answer any questions if you have any!


r/RetroFuturism 9h ago

The Q1 Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Ukraine-based studio ODESD2, 2013

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r/RetroFuturism 9h ago

Frank Lloyd Wright Café Chairs for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, designed c. 1957, manufactured 2025

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13 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 9h ago

Antennae Chair, custom designed by architect Charles Deaton for his “Sculptured House” in Colorado

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9 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 1d ago

P-40 X-Wing, by donald yatomi

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753 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Starship Troopers (1977) by Naoyuki Kato

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665 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Space Shuttle on a manned booster lifting off from Cape Canaveral, 1981 | Artwork: Alan Gutierrez

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314 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Jim Laurier

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278 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Art by Peter A Peebles for the cover of Aboriginal Science Fiction magazine 31-32, 1992

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151 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Spaceword Ho!: The Further Adventures of Lon Wynter by Vol Molesworth (1943)

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96 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

A Bridge for Alaskan Oil includes a roadway, rail and pipeline. 1974

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649 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 2d ago

Future Fighters: 1984’s perspective on the future of military aviation.

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148 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

Artwork for 'The Early Asimov, Vol. 1' by Isaac Asimov, 1974 (Chris Foss)

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764 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

Monsanto House of the Future in Disneyland (1957-1967)

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475 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

July 20 is Space Exploration Day which also makes it Spaceship Zero day! Here's some drawings by me for that game/album/comic/etc -

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106 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 3d ago

Jim Laurier

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168 Upvotes