Your taste in AI art can say a lot about you…

So a couple of weeks ago, my wife and I both got into the new trend of using chatgpt to convert photos and images into “studio Ghibli style.” We started with some pictures of ourselves…

We then tried out some of our wedding photos…

And then, we realized that we didn’t have to upload an actual picture–we could actually just tell chatgpt what we wanted it to make, and guide it through the creative process until it made what we were looking for.

On the free version, this is super difficult, because you only get like 3 image generations per day, and you often have to go through several iterations to get what you want.

But both of us have the paid version of chatgpt, me through my writing business, and my wife through her school. So over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been playing around with it quite a lot!

This is the direction I decided to take it…

… And this is the direction my wife decided to take it…

… Needless to say, you can tell a lot about someone by their taste in AI art!

If the Bible had a movie trailer…

The YouTube algorithm recommended this to me this morning, and while it’s very obviously AI (and parts are more than a little cheesy), I’m not gonna lie, it’s kind of awesome. Also, the fact that it’s got more than 120k views in three days is pretty impressive, and a sign that the culture is moving more toward this sort of thing.

Re: DOGE: Five things I accomplished at work last week

  1. I started and finished the rough AI draft of The Unknown Sea, at 54,330 words (cover reveal forthcoming).
  2. I published 14 titles from my backlist on Audible using Amazon’s AI narration system.
  3. I compiled ten years of author’s notes for an upcoming book release.
  4. I developed a magic system for a new fantasy series, where magical powers can only be unlocked through marriage between a man and a women who both have latent abilities.
  5. I workshopped the first three chapters of an unpublished WIP through my writing group, and used their feedback to start outlining my next WIP, a fantasy adaptation of David and Goliath (but with 100% more jackalopes).

Well, this car ad is a breath of fresh air

Especially after that crappy Jaguar ad/rebrand:

My family drove an old 80s Volvo station wagon for years, growing up. My Dad said he chose Volvo because it’s a safer car. Maybe it’s worth looking into that brand for our next vehicle.

The Silmarillion Teaser Trailer

I just hope Amazon isn’t involved in any of the production.

(FYI, this isn’t real. But wouldn’t it be neat if it were? Heck, even if it were just the Narn i Hîn Húrin, I’d be all over that!)