Greetings, cowgirls and cowboys! đź¤
I'm currently distracted by AI (Artificial Intelligence) and it's going to have real-life use cases than just being talked about in cyberspace! Sorry, web3. There's plenty of juicy content in today's e-mail newsletter, but the first half will focus on AI. It’s just too cool to pass up. Yeehaw, that cowboy painting is AI.
Have you installed Stable Diffusion or DreamBooth yet? That's where my Sunday evening went--I spent it creating models for building images based on any text prompt! The process is both fun, as well addictive. This equates to your first time using a search engine like Google.
You can create models of just about anything, including pets, products, and objects, using just 10-20 high-resolution photos in various poses. After the model is constructed (45-90 minutes), the real magic begins, including pure bliss, sheer terror, or some hilarious outcomes. Within seconds, DreamBooth will generate unique images based on any text prompt. It's not perfect, but you can see where we're headed.
AI Text To Image Prompts
- “kenny person holding a sign with hand written text “kenny”, oil painting, beautiful background”
- “kenny as a superhero, super galactic background with neon gradient background and shooting stars, muscular, strong”
- “1900s portrait of kenny, smiling, wearing a suit and hat”
AI fails:
After taking a quick comparison between my AI photos and others, I realized that they just weren’t popping or looking like me. What gives? Why? Low quality images combined with weird facial expressions made for bad results. To get the best outcome use high-quality and high resolution pictures.
More AI Examples:
Take your ecommerce product or pet to the next level:
Incredible, right? Here are a few links to get started on your AI journey:
More Black Mirror..
I was at a "Prompt Battle" last night! The idea: Its like a rap battle but with keyboards and #dalle2 access 🤓 Same fierce competition and vibrant energy as a real battle tho! - Alexa Steinbrück
Watch the 3 minute summary -https://youtu.be/_45hrwC2mCg?t=9
Ahmanson Lab AI + ART Competition Prompt Battle
The Event (Oct. 19, 2022)
While text-to-image generators allow users to create stunning images--from surreal and fantastical dreamscapes to photorealistic portraits or film stills--with simple text entries, composing the right prompt has emerged as its own kind of craft. This competition was a way to showcase the human and artistic elements of prompt composition and to encourage discussion, in our community, around the social issues that arise with increased access to these new technologies.
Website with additional details - https://scalar.usc.edu/works/ahmanson-lab/index
AI Text To Image Prompts:
- “Windy fantasy floating piano on clouds trending on art station double exposure sun flare in the distance daydream wishing wisps intricate bright whimsy flights of fancy illusion glassy.“
AI Text To Image Prompts:
- “A flying hill glides along elegantly through the dainty weather under the moonlight, studio ghibli style, cinematic lighting, awe inpiring, intricate details –q 2 –s 20000 –ar 16:9”
UGC Video to Pixar Cartoon
Do you see what I see? Video stylization. Create Snap or IG style filters on any video from a line prompt, without a developer or designer. Powered by Stable Diffusion, read and build with this GH Repo.
And More AI Shares
- Bleeding Edge - a feed of noteworthy developments in AI.
- Supermodel eating ice cream - mega creepy.
- Photorealistic, onchain avatars are likely to become the most powerful remote connection technology that has ever existed
- a short video demonstrating how to build a 3D profile with your phone in seconds, very similar to configuring Apple Face ID.
- Stability AI, which produces Stability Diffusion announced a $100 million investment during a keynote presentation. There are some rather nifty use cases shown in the second half of the presentation.
- Neil Patel reports on his AI-driven marketing website experiments. It looks like Google can identify sloppy AI, but I personally don’t see how G can detect what’s human vs AI. Full breakdown including early results inside.
A Gen Z Must Read
The Gen Z Field Guide
“91% of Gen Z believe pop culture is obsolete.”
🔥🔥🔥 - A marketers manual for following the niche over the norm. This virtual PDF is for you
Make sure you and your team know who you are. “How to work with me” - Free Notion Template.
Created by Lily Konings, a design manager from Instagram. It helps teammates build rapport, trust, and work together more effectively.
A few questions from the doc
- How can people earn a gold star with you?
- How responsive are you when someone reaches out?
- What are quirks you have that may rub some people the wrong way?
- How do you prefer to give feedback?
https://grey-animal-909.notion.site/How-to-work-with-Lily-c5ad60f5b63d42f5b413acfe09b52c1c
Interesting Links
A curated list of interesting content from the future, IRL, and across the web.
- VR headset = the dream home or remote office?
- YouTube Video Steve Jobs President & CEO, NeXT Computer Corp and Apple. MIT Sloan Distinguished Speaker Series - I just loved this one!
- “Her” is coming to life! This proof of concept by @iamcharleslo will have you feeling as if your very own Siri or Google Now has come alive. This Design Assistant can be paired with any design project to create an immersive user experience.
- Virtual Reality helps surgeons perform surgeries and save lives. “VR’s level of genuineness gives users a truly authentic experience that you see and feel immediately,” says one surgeon, who offers an in-depth look at the technology. “It’s wildly impressive.”
- Here’s an X-ray showing the anatomy of a dog swallowing.
- Delta Airlines repurposing UGC (User Generated Content) on travel kits. Smart.
- Singapore is expecting its first commercial flying taxi service over Marina Bay as early as 2024, Aviation authorities here will work more closely with their European counterparts to make widespread unmanned drone use and flying taxis a reality.
- “By changing the design of a standard basketball hoop, Arrechea challenges the traditional rules of the game, inviting viewers to replace rules they know with new modes of play” - Alexandre Arrechea: Orange Functional. View the exhibit. Watch people play.
- Hey Foursquare and swarm fans, check this out. A Japanese NGO created a location based game to crowdsource (identify and repair) city infrastructure. Gamers were asked to rate manhole covers by quality and to prioritize and schedule maintenance. The Tokyo ward of Shibuya regions had 10k+ documented within just three days –no small feat when it would’ve taken years before any progress was made without this data! By locating and taking photos of manholes players earn tokens. These tokens will eventually be redeemable in real life.
- The 1991 TASH Conference was the first time that many people were exposed to a visual model for managing complex change. This approach has been proven effective and is still applicable today.
- Feel good. The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders: A Tokyo Restaurant Where All the Servers Are People Living with Dementia. “37% of our orders were mistaken,” the restaurant reports, “but 99% of our customers said they were happy.” YouTube Video.
- Crash detection on the new iPhones is triggering false emergencies with rollercoaster passengers.
- Some homes and architecture I was into this month: Madison Desert Club / Kovac Design Studio. MJA House / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos. And that back yard.
- C02 monitors. Do you pay attention to c02 levels at home, or within public settings? We had a rather smokey summer in Vancouver and this Youtube video breaks down Aranet 4 meter alternatives so that we can all enjoy an indoor environment without worrying about the flu or the ronadog!
- Incredible explosion of gold from a 1,400-year-old Ginkgo tree. And a 60 second video.
- Pisces is deathcare, made modern. A d2c startup that that offers aquamation (cremation) as a service, a sustainable and gentle way to dispose of a body. “We’re on a mission to make death better for those left behind—including Mother Earth”
- Sebastian Alvarez 15 Wingsuit charging from Le Brevent, Chamonix. Bucketlist, where/how do I signup?
- The Craziest Megavalanche Ever. What a ride.
- And a few dafties: tree goats, wait for it, Christmas in the UK, get the home building permit.
Asks
If you need help making magic, i’m your boy!
I'm taking on one (1) new client project as a fractional product or marketing partner, team builder, or venture builder. As I'm testing out a slightly different approach, I'm looking for a project that's just right for me.
Details below:
- New consumer product (zero to one, or PMF looking to 🚀)
- Great people (no jerks). Socially responsible + conscious mindset + craftsmanship culture.
- Ideally within one of these verticals: future of work, personal development, social impact, education, and productivity. I’m particularly interested in products that humanize technology to enrich people’s lives.
If you know someone who fits this bill, have them get in touch.
That’s all for now. Thanks for checking out my latest collection of links! I hope they brightened up your day. If you have a moment, please let me know which one was your favourite!
Have a great November,