# AI image generation is getting crazy good **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [April 19, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203 "2025-04-19T03:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 63
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1241 "2025-08-14T21:42:37Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/lvss7to.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lvss7to.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1242 "2025-08-15T01:53:45Z")
I think the kids in the traditional Red British phone boothes should be worried that those are variously “PEEPORE”, “FLEPON”, “PLTHONE” booths. Or the worst, the one with the mutant TH ligature for a first character, then “LE HONE”. You push buttons on the control panel of one of those devices, and Og only knows which century or planet you’ll end up on. At least the kids are young enough most of them can’t read to know the difference and be nervous about the outcome. So when they teleport themselves to Venus it’ll be a surprise. After that it won’t hurt for long. Molly Dynamite looks well-named. It seems the AI knows a bit about sexy these days. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1243 "2025-08-15T02:20:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I think the kids in the traditional Red British phone boothes should be worried that those are variously “PEEPORE”, “FLEPON”, “PLTHONE” booths SDXL is pretty terrible at text. I did find it interesting that it defaulted to a British looking box, myself. Asking for a glass phone booth got it closer to a traditional Superman changing room model. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1244 "2025-08-15T02:33:22Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I did find it interesting that it defaulted to a British looking box, myself. I’ve noticed how some models default to a European red squirrel instead on an American gray squirrel. Or when asking for a possum some models fittingly and properly default to _Didelphis virginiana_ while others produce something more generic. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1245 "2025-08-16T15:20:05Z")
Are you sure it’s not American red squirrels? They look an awful lot alike, to me. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1246 "2025-08-16T15:51:17Z")
Pretty sure it is European, going by the ear tufts. This is Copilot [![](https://i.imgur.com/63hcCGL.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/63hcCGL.jpeg) The prompt is simply “Create a photo of a squirrel.” Gemini made a grey squirrel [![](https://i.imgur.com/JhSY8rx.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JhSY8rx.jpeg) (The grey squirrels are the only kind I’ve ever seen in the wild, other than “flying” and chipmunks.) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1247 "2025-08-16T15:56:14Z")
Gray squirrels do have some color, but that seems like a lot of markings (based 100% on seeing eastern gray squirrels around here). ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1248 "2025-08-16T16:26:10Z")
Asking Midjourney for “A squirrel” is a sort of dealer’s choice… [![](https://i.imgur.com/R7WGAsW.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/R7WGAsW.jpeg) Though asking for an Eastern grey squirrel still gives a suspicious amount of rust coloring. I know they can have some coloration but this looks a little over the norm. [![](https://i.imgur.com/usFJG6u.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/usFJG6u.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/3uNeVot.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3uNeVot.jpeg) That said, I’m not a squirreologist and was just comparing to memory and a brief GIS for eastern grey squirrels ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1249 "2025-08-16T16:50:25Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > (The grey squirrels are the only kind I’ve ever seen in the wild, other than “flying” and chipmunks.) Around here (Cleveland), when I was a kid, the big orange ones were the only ones you ever saw, and I was shocked when I went off to college and saw the smaller gray ones. What do you mean, there’s different kinds, a squirrel is a squirrel! Since then, though, the grays have moved in here, followed by the blacks (which I think are just another variety of grays, not a separate species), to the point that they’re now more common than the orange ones. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1250 "2025-08-16T21:13:27Z")
We do not want the escapes of Mirkwood in Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1251 "2025-08-16T21:40:30Z")
If you have google photos on your phone there’s a new “Photo to video” tool. The results are kind of cool and can be pretty amusing. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1252 "2025-08-17T16:01:19Z")
I just made a new thread game about AI art here > [@AI Art Inspired by SDMB Posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-art-inspired-by-sdmb-posts/1022162): > > New idea for a thread game. Most recent winner will pick a somewhat recent post here on the SDMB. Any forum, any thread. Take inspiration from that post and write your prompt into an AI art generator. Post the resulting picture here without revealing your prompt. First person to correctly identify the post that inspired the pic with a link to that post wins and can make the next picture. If you’re absolutely sure you’re right, go ahead and post both your answer and your pic in the same post, b… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1253 "2025-08-17T18:10:03Z")
Thank you; I can’t see that “Most attractive hobbies” thread any more without thinking of a tiger in a leather jacket. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1254 "2025-08-17T21:36:30Z")
Sora says: “Holding a child at gunpoint? No problem, dude.” [![](https://i.imgur.com/A2fZPIt.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/A2fZPIt.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/Zms2nsK.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Zms2nsK.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1255 "2025-08-17T22:39:49Z")
But you’ll notice the weapon is aimed at the rescuers / audience, not at the kid he’s using as hostage / shield. Obviously in the real world the kid would still be in mortal danger. In the AI cartooniverse, not so much. Might be interesting to see how far you can coax the AI into the baddy directly threatening or harming the kid. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1256 "2025-08-18T00:36:43Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Might be interesting to see how far you can coax the AI into the baddy directly threatening or harming the kid. I gave Midjourney “Action movie scene, a burly thug threatens a child hostage with a gun” and MJ was “Cool prompt, bro” [![](https://i.imgur.com/kBgQYDU.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/kBgQYDU.png) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1257 "2025-08-18T00:44:45Z")
I like the mirror. Nice details. That little girl is one tough cookie. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1258 "2025-08-19T16:00:01Z")
I wanted to show this girl waiting on her school bus, dressed up to impress her peers at school. No matter how I try to phrase the prompt, it won’t put the bus on the correct side of the road closer to the curb. [![](https://i.gyazo.com/f09e24f4a24d1d003e442a921a5feaf7.png) ](https://i.gyazo.com/f09e24f4a24d1d003e442a921a5feaf7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1259 "2025-08-20T07:04:30Z")
Saw this toy photo [![](https://i.imgur.com/lY8ef0T.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lY8ef0T.jpeg) And converted it [![](https://i.imgur.com/RKBpZdN.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RKBpZdN.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203/1260 "2025-08-20T20:50:35Z")
I wanted to try creating 1980s Halloween costumes using modern characters. Thought it might be a challenge getting the idea across but was easy. First I asked Copilot if it could Describe what 1980s kids Halloween costumes were like. It replied > **Summary** > > Absolutely—1980s kids Halloween costumes were a glorious mix of pop culture, plastic, and neon chaos. I’ve pulled up some nostalgic images for you to enjoy 🎃 (they’re displayed in the card above!). > > Here’s what defined the era: > > ### 🧒 Iconic Features of 1980s Kids Costumes > > - **Plastic Mask & Smock Sets** : The quintessential Ben Cooper costume came in a cardboard box with a thin plastic mask (held on by a fragile elastic string) and a vinyl smock printed with the character’s name—often instead of their actual outfit. You weren’t _Spider-Man_, you were a kid wearing a shirt that said “Spider-Man.” > - **Pop Culture Overload** : Kids dressed as _He-Man_, _Rainbow Brite_, _E.T._, _Ghostbusters_, _Smurfs_, _Care Bears_, _Transformers_, and _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_. If it was on Saturday morning TV, it was on the sidewalk by sunset. > - **DIY Flair** : Not everyone had store-bought costumes. Many kids rocked homemade looks—think bedsheet ghosts, cardboard robots, or mom’s makeup for a vampire face. > - **Neon & Workout Gear** : Thanks to the aerobics craze, some costumes leaned into leg warmers, headbands, and off-the-shoulder sweatshirts. Even kids got in on the “totally tubular” fashion. > - **Inflatable Weirdness** : Some brands like Kooky Spooks offered inflatable headpieces and ponchos that turned kids into floating creatures with names like “Scary Larry” or “Batty Boo.” > > It was a time when safety was questionable (those masks were hard to see through), but the vibes were unmatched. Want to dive deeper into a specific costume trend or character from that era? So I told it > You have the idea. I want to see modern characters depicted by 80s costumes (a vinyl smock and thin mask held on by elastic.) Make a boy and a girl, the boy wearing a “the mandalorian” costume and a girl wearing a “Wednesday” costume. And got this [![](https://i.imgur.com/g5XKkHo.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/g5XKkHo.jpeg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203.md?page=64)