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Wed. 1/13 - Pablo Escobar's Hippos Are Out of Control
Pablo Escobar’s pet hippos have multiplied and are ravaging part of Colombia’s capital. An AI that can create very impressive and artistic images from text commands. Maybe a little too impressive. And a discovery in England this week that could’ve been way worse.
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Pablo Escobar's hippos are the world's largest invasive species (Washington Post)
American Hippo by Sarah Gailey
American Hippopotamus (Atavist Magazine)
A radish in a tutu walking a dog? This AI can draw it really well (CNN)
DALL·E: Creating Images from Text (OpenAI)
'Human foot' in Gateshead field turns out to be potato (BBC) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Pablo Escobar’s pet hippos have multiplied and are ravaging part of Colombia’s capital. An AI that can create very impressive and artistic images from text commands. Maybe a little too impressive. And a discovery in England this week that could’ve been way worse.
Sponsors:
- Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at Fitbod.me/kottke
Links:
Pablo Escobar's hippos are the world's largest invasive species (Washington Post)
American Hippo by Sarah Gailey
American Hippopotamus (Atavist Magazine)
A radish in a tutu walking a dog? This AI can draw it really well (CNN)
DALL·E: Creating Images from Text (OpenAI)
'Human foot' in Gateshead field turns out to be potato (BBC) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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