Text-to-image art generators work through a process called deep learning, in which algorithms make predictions and complete tasks in a process that mimics the human brain's neurons. In the case of AI-generated art, the generators pull from a database of existing pictures and illustrations to put together a discrete piece based on a user's prompt. Pinkney explained that his own creation is adapted from an open-source deep-learning model called Stable Diffusion, which already has vast data sets of information. Text-to-Pokémon works by matching Stable Diffusion's data sets to a data set of 850 Pokémon images from a previous university-run research project, which Pinkney filed using an automated caption system to categorize each image with a text description.

After nine generations of Pokémon, it can sometimes feel like the game developers are just pulling random words from a hat and seeing what they come up with. I still can't decide if Klefki, the sentient keyring Pokémon, is a stroke of genius or madness. Justin Pinkney, a machine learning researcher at Lambda Labs, created a "text to Pokémon" generator by fine-tuning Stable Diffusion, an AI image generator that functions in the same vein as DALL-E 2. Fine tuning #stablediffusion to make Pokemon! I wrote a quick guide on fine tuning your own Stable Diffusion: https://t.co/hLWrOjEPTm I also released my Pokemon model, you can try it out on Replicate: https://t.co/3sVQrk54wZ

Doron Adler and Justin Pinkney, two software engineers, recently released a "Toonification translation" AI model that turns real faces into flawless cartoon representations. And while the toonification tool, "Toonify," was originally available to the public, it became too popular to sustain cheaply. But some people managed to Toonify a ton of celebrities before the tool was pulled, and all the animations are stellar. After much training of neural networks @Norod78 and I have put together a website where anyone can #toonify themselves using deep learning!https://t.co/OQ23p30isC In a series of blog posts, which come via Gizmodo, Pinkney outlines how he and Adler created Toonify.