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David Salle, a name synonymous with postmodern painting, is doing something… different. He’s not just railing against AI; he’s actively collaborating. Salle, known for his layered canvases and art historical erudition, has spent the last two years teaching an AI to ‘paint’. No, really. AI as Art Student Salle, in collaboration with engineer Grant…

AI: Friend or Foe? How Artists are Dodging the Algorithm Apocalypse (For Now) The art world. Always a delightful mix of pretension, questionable funding, and the occasional actual talent. Now, add AI into the mix, and you’ve got a Molotov cocktail of existential dread and potentially interesting wallpaper. Is it the death of art…

Ghibli Showdown: ChatGPT vs. Grok in the AI Art Arena So, you want AI to paint you a Ghibli masterpiece? Welcome to the club. But which bot, ChatGPT or Grok, wields the digital brush with more finesse? Let’s dive in, shall we? The Ghibli Glamour: Why the Hype? Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has been…

AI is muscling its way into illustration. But is it friend or foe? Let’s dissect this brave new world of algorithms and artistry. Ctrl+Alt+Generate: AI Enters the Chat Tools like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion are turning text prompts into visuals. Think of it as Photoshop’s ‘Content-Aware Fill’ on steroids – but instead of…

Lobo AI Debacle: When Fan Dreams Crash and Burn Someone needs to confiscate ChatGPT’s internet privileges. Seriously. The internet, that bottomless pit of rumour and speculation, coughed up what appeared to be our first glimpse of Jason Momoa as Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The internet rejoiced. Turns out, the internet was wrong.…

Want to be an Action Figure? AI Says: “Hold My Beer.” Dreamed of gracing a blister pack? Of course you have. Now, thanks to the relentless march of AI, that dream is…slightly more achievable. Forget expensive sculpting and questionable likenesses. We’re talking AI-generated action figure images. Manage your expectations, though; you’re not getting a…

So, you’re building a world. Fantastic. Elves, spaceships, brooding detectives with a penchant for bad coffee – the usual. But how do you stop your star elf looking like a garden gnome in chapter three? Enter AI, stage left, with a suspiciously helpful grin. The Consistency Conundrum Character consistency. Sounds simple, right? It isn’t.…

AI-Generated Obscenity: Japan’s First Crackdown The robots are coming for your… artistic license? In a move that raises more questions than it answers, Japanese authorities have reportedly arrested four individuals for allegedly selling obscene images generated by artificial intelligence. This marks the country’s first known legal action against the distribution of AI-created adult content.…

ChatGPT Gets a Visual Overhaul: Free Image Generation Arrives Remember when AI image generators produced results that looked like a toddler’s fever dream? OpenAI hopes to consign those memories to the digital dustbin with the introduction of its GPT-4o powered image generation, now freely available to all ChatGPT users. Yes, even the cheap seats…

The Rise of the Machines (and Flawless Selfies) AI. It’s everywhere. From predicting your next Amazon purchase to… guessing your face shape? Yep, we’re diving into the world of AI-powered face shape detectors and background removers, specifically as implemented in apps like AirBrush. Are these features genuinely useful, or just another gimmick to separate…