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Novelty Socks by AI

I like a fun sock. The more random the design, the better. What kinds of novelty sock ideas would we get if we used AI as a creativity aid?

It turns out they aren't too novel unless the AI is glitchy.

I collected 14 examples of socks I

Bonus: More novelty socks

Victorian Holiday cards by AI

I'll admit I don't understand Victorian holiday cards - why would Christmas be best illustrated by a pipe-smoking kangaroo in a dressing gown painting a portrait of a cigar-smoking stork? Or what would lead someone to give their loved ones a card with a crowd of

Bonus: More Victorian holiday cards

Apparently I am a robot


As AI-generated text is getting better, it's getting easier to pass it off as human-written.

That's not to say it's as good as human-written. Its goal is to sound correct rather than be correct, so it has a well-known tendency to confidently make stuff