Bonus A to Z: AI Art
Much of the art for my A to Z challenge has been generated by "AI." This is commonly called Generative AI, or GenAI. How it works is well understood. Some great primers on AI art are below and I highly recommend taking a look at them. If for nothing else than to dispel the fear, uncertainty, and doubt generated by the hype cycle. As a professional software engineer with almost 40 years using computers—we had an Apple IIc in my high school—I can say this without being too dismissive. GenAI is a sophisticated random number machine with a lot of dials to "dial in" a result. Take many, no... all, of the images I've used in the A to Z challenge. I provide a "prompt" and the "machine" sort of reverse engineers key words and phrases to get to the result. I often have to refine, add, subtract, and "punch" the prompt for what I'm after, and I often have to settle. But I'm also artistically inclined, so what might look awesome to the ...