Additive manufacturing - GIF

[hemmjo]

We are all in trouble.

IF it is AI generated, which as Frank mentioned I tend to believe, then one of our common ways to search for the truth is very compromised. I tried an image search to see if I could get more information. I put this screen shot into the Google Image Search.



Before I got my finger off the "send" button, I got this AI generated response;

The image shows a process known as laser hardening, also referred to as laser heat treating. This is a method used to increase the hardness of a specific area on a metal part.

A high-powered laser beam is focused on the surface of the metal, rapidly heating it.

The surrounding, unheated metal acts as a heat sink, causing the heated area to cool down quickly once the laser moves away.

This rapid cooling, or quenching, changes the microstructure of the metal, making the treated area harder and more resistant to wear.

This process is particularly useful for hardening specific sections of a large component without heating the entire part, which helps to minimize distortion.

This is a real process, and correctly described. The image clearly shows material being added to the surface. So here we have an example of AI using itself to validate a fake image.

I then asked AI if the image was AI generated. The response;

The image appears to be a real photograph. It shows a close-up of a high-speed train brake disc during a braking test, where the friction has caused a section of the disc to become incandescent due to intense heat. The glowing orange line is a result of this extreme heat.


In first response, AI said it was a process. The second response AI said it is a test.

I believe this is a real video of laser hardening.
https://www.reddit.com/r/toolgifs/co...ser_hardening/