Holy moly, the year is almost done, as I roll-out some of the things that I have been working on for my AI December.
2023 was a big year for AI, as we got to see the programs that people ‘must have’, as well as watching some of the bigger AI models starting to go down the toilet.
For most users of these programs however, the biggest complaint was running afoul of the stringent and sometimes useless moderation controls being used to police users.
The problem with many of the ways that these AI’s operate is that are actually programmed with ‘hate crime’ to begin with, and it is difficult to navigate for new users.
Microsoft’s Bing and Adobe’s Firefly are eventually going to find themselves in trouble, as they purely discriminatory programs.
Bing is going to assume you are a white male, seeking to make porn, while Firefly straight up refuses to create men. If you ask Firefly to create a man, you will get blocked.
2024 is going to be a pivotal year in AI design, as many users are already ditching the popular programs to seek out the ones that allow for NSFW, and don’t try to paint you as a Nazi.
Here are some of the AI art I have been working on for Christmas
Carrot and the Snowman
I had originally been trying to create a funny carrot, running away from a snowman missing a nose. Way harder than you think.
The top right is the best I think, as the carrot looks more playful, but in no way is there a nose chase.
No idea why it created an odd, bunny-shaped carrot, but there you go.
Suzy Snowflake
Here comes Suzy Snowflake, dressed in her snow white gown…but what would happen if Suzy turned out to be a single mom?
Well watch as AI fails here, as I was given more of an elderly, frail Suzy.
Funny enough, I once worked in a Toronto restaurant during the holidays, and I put Suzy Snowflake on repeat for a whole lunch hour. No one seemed to notice except for one boozed-out business guy who finally stood up and asked ‘why do you keep playing this song?’
The fact that no one else noticed was total hilarity to me.
OG Santa
Next up was to create an OG Santa, you know, one of those Coca Cola Santa’s from the 50s’ that we set as the benchmark for traditional Santa.
Well, it was a lot harder than you think, especially when using Adobe Firefly, which once again ignored words like ‘traditional’ and sucker-punched me with a continuous flow of women, despite asking for a male Santa. In fact the more I asked, the more it looked to block me.
I guess even AI today refuses to see gender.
Cute Krampus
Next up was to try to make an adorable version of Krampus. He had to be a kid at some point right?
AI only likes to make Krampus scary, as I struggled to get a cute version of this devilish goat.
The bottom two are super creepy, as the one on the left looks like Pan, and the one on the right sees a child about to unlock a devil goat.
No cuteness in here.
The next ones are good screen-savers for your kids this holiday season.
Forget ‘Elf on Shelf’, how about Krampus on Campus?
As it turns out, trying to make a Satanic goat ‘adorable’, is going to take more work than it looks.
Rootin’ Tootin Santa Claus
If you have even heard the descriptive Christmas carol, you’ll know that it is a fun, and descriptive journey of a cowboy Santa.
So what happens when you take some of the lyrics from the song and insert them into AI prompts?
Not much sadly, as you get results like this.
Oh look, Adobe Firefly once again refused to create a male!
The rest of the images are less than inspiring, showing that you really need to up your prompt game if you want to get a Rootin’ Tootin’ Santa.
Best AI Programs
If you are looking to create your own AI design content, here are the top programs I would suggest.
1. Stable Diffusion-the best overall for price and quality, SD recently changed the cost per output, essentially making a quarter of what it used to be. You can buy £10 worth of credits, which will last you months.
2. NightCafe Studio-With a great support and Facebook community, NCS has been tinkering with different models throughout the year. Best of all, to get credits, just check in every day, vote on challenges, and you could easily amass hundreds of credits.
3. Ideaogram-This free model is the best when it comes to testing, and trial and error. It’s also a wicked place to create logos and t-shirts.
Worst AI Models
1. Bing-Microsoft has gotten into the game with their own Bing, which has quickly soured many AI designers. Although it uses the latest tech, its flaw is that it rejects over 90% of all prompts for silly reasons. Bing assumes you are a horrible person to begin with, which isn’t a great start.
It also turns out that Bing lies….A LOT, and that there is no way to redeem Microsoft points for speed boosts. It’s free, but it’s horrible.
2. Adobe Firefly-The only billion dollar design company that got into AI, Firefly too has a very discriminatory process. Not only does it hate men, it hates pop culture, celebrities, and joy. If you try to create anything like this, you could be banned.
While Firefly has many cool little things to play with, it’s generative AI is trash.