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The image is split into two sections. On the left, a woman with long brown hair extends her hands toward the camera. On the right, a person lies on their back on the grass, dressed in black, with their arms at their sides and feet slightly apart.

Stable Diffusion 3 AI Makes Eldritch Body Horror Abominations

Stability AI, a fading name in the increasingly crowded generative AI space, released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (SD3M) this week, calling it "our most sophisticated image generation model to date." However, real-world users are finding more terror than sophistication, with the text-to-image model consistently producing Lovecraftian monsters.

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Legislation Must Consider AI’s Energy Demands and Environmental Costs

Much of the focus on the potential hazards of generative AI technology has understandably been on how it impacts artists and copyright ownership, and how it could affect people's jobs and wages. New research shows that the dangers of generative AI go much further and may be catastrophic for the environment.

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Which AI Image Generator is The Most Biased?

After The Washington Post published an article declaring that artificial intelligence images "amplify our worst stereotypes," PetaPixel has put together a bias comparison of the three major text-to-image generators.

Art and A.I.: Debating the Definition of Creativity

We have all marveled at the latest imagery artificial intelligence (A.I.) produced. This remarkable technological tool enables the swift creation of imagery by providing the algorithm with concise textual prompts.