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This one goes live a little later today, but we're very proud of it and thought supporters might like a (slightly) early look. 

Once a joke producing horrifying abstract images, AI tools like DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney are capable of producing some tremendously impressive art. The potential use-cases are numerous - but with art creation being one of the most expensive elements in modern games development, could these tools aid studios in everything from game remasters to concept art to textures? Oliver Mackenzie puts all three of the leading AI image generation tools through their paces.

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/dall-e-stable-diffusion-midjourney-ai-image-generation-tested-revolutionary-for-game-devs

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Once a joke producing horrifying abstract images, AI tools like DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney are capable of producing some tremendously impressive art. The potential use-cases are numerous - but with art creation being one of the most expensive elements in modern games development, could these tools aid studios in everything from game remasters to concept art to textures? Oliver Mackenzie puts all three of the leading AI image generation tools through their paces. Join the DF Patreon for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: https://bit.ly/2BqRTt0

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Anonymous

That was a fantastic and motivational video of what might be possible through ML techniques for small studios, for example, in the coming years. I’m looking forward to seeing the tools, and games, evolve. This may be the crossbow of game creation… (the great equalizer) [hyperbole aside, it looks at least like some new arrows in the quiver…]

TheCollector

I never thought about the game remaster angle, very cool! Do you think these could ever be run in real time? It reminds me of that GTA mod that Intel showed a while back that made the game look photo realistic. Keep on covering these emerging technologies, maybe you can get interviews with some of the companies working on these things to demystify them for more traditional digital artists/creators.