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'On Sunday, a Reddit user named "Ugleh" posted an AI-generated image of a
spiral-shaped medieval village that rapidly gained attention on social media
for its remarkable geometric qualities. Follow-up posts garnered even more
praise, including a tweet with over 145,000 likes. Ugleh created the images
using Stable Diffusion and a guidance technique called ControlNet.
Reactions to the artwork online ranged from wonder and amazement to respect for
developing something novel in generative AI art. "Never seen pictures like
this. Something new in the world of art," wrote one X user. "Tbh, I’ve seen a
LOT of ai art, been in this space a long long time, and this is one of the most
awesome pieces I’ve ever seen. You did so good," wrote AI artist Kali Yuga on
X.
Perhaps most notably, Y-Combinator co-founder and frequent social media tech
commentator Paul Graham wrote, "This was the point where AI-generated art
passed the Turing Test for me." While Graham was referencing the Turing Test
(which purports to test if a machine's behavior is indistinguishable from a
human) as a metaphor rather than literally, he was clearly impressed.'
Via Wayne Radinsky, who wrote "Reminds me of M.C. Escher. And check out the
slideshow in the middle of the checkerboard medieval village."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
