One of the best uses of Dalle that I've seen now that I think begets your point is Fisher Price Guillotine. Photoshopping that would not be a matter of seconds as the concept hasn't been created yet - it would require pulling out illustrator and sketching out a design. Dalle works best when combing a visual language - the aesthetic of Elder Scrolls Oblivion for instance - with a historical/cultural/popular person or object - Mariah Carey for example. Mariah Carey in Elder Scrolls Oblivion is a Rothko, Donkey Kong Nuremberg is merely a Jeff Koons
I think one of the reasons Dalle has been so successful is that it always "gets" the joke. Corporate Twitter won't be able to keep up with Saddam Hussein being slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. No matter how niche or weird or offensive the prompt is, Dalle will still make an image. I think this puts it in an odd place of still being a product and "outside" of the internet circle but still more in touch with it's culture than almost any individual.
One of the best uses of Dalle that I've seen now that I think begets your point is Fisher Price Guillotine. Photoshopping that would not be a matter of seconds as the concept hasn't been created yet - it would require pulling out illustrator and sketching out a design. Dalle works best when combing a visual language - the aesthetic of Elder Scrolls Oblivion for instance - with a historical/cultural/popular person or object - Mariah Carey for example. Mariah Carey in Elder Scrolls Oblivion is a Rothko, Donkey Kong Nuremberg is merely a Jeff Koons
Great reviews as usual!
I think one of the reasons Dalle has been so successful is that it always "gets" the joke. Corporate Twitter won't be able to keep up with Saddam Hussein being slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. No matter how niche or weird or offensive the prompt is, Dalle will still make an image. I think this puts it in an odd place of still being a product and "outside" of the internet circle but still more in touch with it's culture than almost any individual.