The Evolution of AI Art: From Magical Creativity to Polished Perfection
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A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article reflects on the evolution of AI image generation models, contrasting the initial wonder of early models like DALL-E with current advanced models like Nano Banana Pro. The author argues that while modern AI models have become technically better at creating images, they have lost the artistic creativity and 'weirdness' that made early AI art magical. The piece serves as a critique of how AI art has become more polished but less imaginative, with a call to 'Make AI weird again' to recapture the creative spark of early AI art generation.
Key quotes
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It's interesting how after years of progress, the models are much better better at making images, but infinitely worse at making art.
Make AI weird again.
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