Generative AI is a class of artificial intelligence algorithms and can be seen as an extension of human creativity, allowing us to realize ideas that might be beyond our personal skills or resources. The collaboration between human and AI is opening up new possibilities in a wide range of fields, from art and music to design and storytelling.

Generative AI can make things like pictures, music, or even entire stories. It learns from examples and then uses that learning to create something original. So if you give it a description like “a cat on a bicycle,” it can whip up an image that matches. It’s a powerful tool that’s helping to redefine the boundaries of creativity and data processing.

Imagine if you could just describe an image with words, and a computer could whip up that picture for you. Well, welcome to the world of synthography! It’s like the love child of artificial intelligence and photography. A “synthograph” is an image made by AI that’s been trained to paint a picture based on your words. It’s a bit like having an ultra-modern, super-fast, robot artist at your beck and call.

There are so many ways to answer this but I’ll start here. Generative AI is a game-changer for those with accessibility needs. Whether a human struggles to get their vision onto a canvas because of physical constraints or creative challenges, Generative AI has the ability to remove some of those barriers and gives more people the ability to express themselves creatively and this is a world I am very supportive of.

It’s obviously a nuanced and sensitive subject but I see it like this: reading a book, an article, a magazine or anything else to gain knowledge is my way of learning. A generative AI training on data is the machine equivalent. Just as I might read a book, absorb the information, and then explain it to someone else, an AI system trains on data, learns patterns, and uses that knowledge to generate new, relevant content based on my prompts. Both involve learning from a source and then creatively applying or sharing that knowledge in a useful way. I understand not everyone shares this sentiment and I share this as my personal feelings as a career digital creator, a word lover, and now a synthographer.

My favorite color has always been blue but I find myself pretty drawn to green as of late. Green feel like life to me. I love to be surrounded by green and I love a plate full of green. Bring on the Micro Arugula and Avocado please… more… more… yep, more…

When I fell down this rabbit hole last year I explored all of the available tools at the time, I ultimately landed on Midjourney and there are so many reasons why I am now a ride-or-die, the primary one being the humanity and heart behind the team that is building it. Such a magnificent group of humans building this technology and for all the right reasons.

I am happy to chat about it with you if you’re curious or have questions you think I might be able to help answer. There is nothing I like talking about more right now so head on over and send me a message. I’ll get right back to you.