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Random Acts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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AI Image Generation: Status and Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At WLBOTT<\/strong>, we applaud the Triumph of Talent Over Technology<\/strong> (TOTOT). A big part of that is AI image generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HotPot<\/strong>
https:\/\/hotpot.ai\/art-generator<\/a>
Current favorite – lot’s of variety, good image quality. But, you only get x<\/em> number of free, low res images per day. After that, you must buy credits. Each high quality image is about $0.06, but like any bad habit<\/em>, it adds up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perchance<\/strong>
https:\/\/perchance.org\/ai-text-to-image-generator<\/a>
This is a wacky site – completely free, lots of options and styles, but fairly poor resolution. The site is mainly oriented toward anime and cartoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministry of Virtue and Vice Warning:<\/strong> Perchance <\/em>has the bad habit of presenting exposed female bosom<\/em>s in fairly random places. To avoid this, you must specify:
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Bing<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/create?<\/a>
Very good (maybe one of the best) image generators, based on Dall-e 3. But… here’s the weird thing – you only get a handful of free images. After that, you can still generate images, but in slow-mo<\/em>. To get back to full speed, you need to add boosts<\/strong><\/em>. But you can’t buy boosts<\/strong><\/em>, you have to transfer Microsoft Reward points (apparently it’s 100 rewards<\/strong> per boost<\/strong>). How do you get Microsoft Rewards? Truly a deal with the devil<\/mark> – you have to use Edge, use Bing, take stupid surveys,…. Dear god, what a bizarre, twisted world. I went onto Edge for the first time in years to check out the rewards. I don’t know how people use Edge – it is non-stop aggressive advertising, sponsored links, …. To quote Roy from The IT Crowd, “If this was a human being I’d shoot it in the face.”<\/mark><\/em>