# AI vs. Al (Artificial Intelligence vs. someone named Albert or Alfred)

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**Created:** [September 19, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215 "2026-09-19T21:23:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-vs-al-artificial-intelligence-vs-someone-named-albert-or-alfred/1033215/13 "2026-09-21T18:43:46Z")

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> [@The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892/435):
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> > [@The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892/432):
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> > I think what you are saying here is that you’ve created an AI generated image, and I’m not actually certain from what you posted whether it represents a real event or not.
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> > Please tell people unambiguously when you are posting AI images
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> You think wrong! Capital A & lowercase L as in Al, short for Allen, & yes, he really did a top walk at the festival 10 days after 9/11. Here is a story about it as [proof](https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/adirondacks-almanack/dont-take-adirondack-balloon-festival-for-granted/)

Yet another example of a sans-serif font leading us astray. We have high-resolution screens, let us have serifs!

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