AI image generators like Nano Banana have increased realism by mimicking phone camera traits in contrast, exposure, and sharpening to avoid the uncanny valley (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/843883/ai-image-generators-better-worse
heise | Z-Image in der Praxis: Schnelle KI-Bilder ohne Limit – sogar mit wenig VRAM
Mit Z-Image erschaffen selbst günstige Grafikkarten in Sekunden hochwertige KI-Bilder – für Social Media, Flyer und Plakate oder als Vorlage für KI-Filme.
I occasionally stop by Reddit for a couple of chuckles. As per usual - the magic is always in the comments
#ShamelesslyStolenFromReddit #shitpost #shitposting
Also new in #ThingUmbrella: The new https://thi.ng/text-format-image package provides conversion/formatting for bitmap output for CLI/Terminal apps, currently only via the widely supported iTerm2 format (se…
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)
https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/this-ai-startup-just-lan…
The 2025 Web Almanac mistook me.
I did *not* say LLMs provide better image descriptions. I cited SeeingAI and Be My Eyes as tools for undescribed IRL uses.
I said LLM-generated captions could be better than craptions. I mentioned abstracts / reading-level changes, which could be summaries?
But “better” image descriptions is right out.
GPI SPHERE detection of a 6.1 MJup circumbinary #planet around HD 143811: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/10/aa57104-25/aa57104-25.html -> Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/12/rare-image-of-tatooine-like-planet-is-closest-to-its-twin-stars-yet
We just attended another travel show. This time: #mountainbiking in #ligurien from Harald Philipp.
The visuals were pretty cool. And riding such trails UPHILL was pretty impressive, too. Definitely only doable with an ebike.
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)
https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/this-ai-startup-just-lan…
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Qwen-Image-Layered bringt Bild-Ebenen auf den eigenen Rechner. So zerlegen Sie mit der KI Plakate oder Grußkarten, um sie nach Belieben neu zu arrangieren.