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WHODUNIT interview W/ Creator Phil Lenssen
Jan 29, 2024
Phil Lenssen, a programmer, designer, and photographer, discusses his captivating AI-generated murder mysteries. He shares the challenges of creating AI images, advancements in AI technology, and the importance of prompt understanding. They explore the progress in AI-generated images, rank various AI tools, and introduce Power Dali. The conversation also touches on storytelling with AI and the quest for character consistency. Lastly, they discuss the unpredictable nature of artistic success and express excitement for AI in creating comic narrations and feature-length films.
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Quick takeaways
- Lenson's AI-generated murder mysteries use zoom pictures to reveal hidden details and clues, captivating audiences with their inverted meaning and requiring careful analysis to solve the murder.
- Lenson faces challenges in creating AI images due to prompt understanding limitations, but his tool Power Dali allows for faster image generation using the Dali API, and he hopes for future advancements in character consistency for longer and more cohesive storytelling.
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Creating AI Murder Mysteries with Zoom Pictures
Phil Lenson, a programmer, designer, and photographer from Germany, discusses his recent creations of AI murder mysteries using zoom pictures. These zoom pictures start with a clueless image of a murder scene and gradually zoom in, revealing hidden details and clues that piece together the story. Lenson explains the fascination of the mysteries is in how the zoom feature can invert the meaning of the original image, and how it requires the audience to carefully analyze the clues to identify the murderer. He also highlights the importance of AI tools like Magnific AI and Photoshop in enhancing the details and realism of his images.
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