That doesn't pass the sniff test, many other pages on knowyourmeme correctly attribute memes to 4chan.
If you were right that would be easily verifiable. Do you have an example of a post dated before 2018? Maybe you're getting tricked by the fact that 2018 was 8 years ago?
It's funny to see as a joke, but you can go the other way with this too. Image editing models and LoRAs for "previz-to-render upscaling" workflows are actually incredibly useful.
I was just writing about this (scroll about halfway down to the images of Sam Altman - though if you like that, do watch the second video):
The best model I've found for this, that almost bakes in full ControlNet capability, is oddly gpt-image-1.5. It's absolutely OP at understanding how to turn low-fidelity renders into final draft upscales.
I played it with my wife on the couch over many winters evenings, and then ten years later played it with my daughter. Good times. Reminded me of playing Sierra games as a kid.
For those like me not up on the hip memes: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-world-if
It's funny how know your meme has to sanitize the 4chan out of memes.
The 'how society would look without x' has been a racist trope on 4chan since way before the cited examples.
That doesn't pass the sniff test, many other pages on knowyourmeme correctly attribute memes to 4chan.
If you were right that would be easily verifiable. Do you have an example of a post dated before 2018? Maybe you're getting tricked by the fact that 2018 was 8 years ago?
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It's funny to see as a joke, but you can go the other way with this too. Image editing models and LoRAs for "previz-to-render upscaling" workflows are actually incredibly useful.
I was just writing about this (scroll about halfway down to the images of Sam Altman - though if you like that, do watch the second video):
https://getartcraft.com/news/world-models-for-film
The best model I've found for this, that almost bakes in full ControlNet capability, is oddly gpt-image-1.5. It's absolutely OP at understanding how to turn low-fidelity renders into final draft upscales.
Here are some older experiments:
https://imgur.com/a/previz-to-image-gpt-image-1-5-3fq042U
https://imgur.com/gallery/previz-to-image-gpt-image-1-x8t1ij...
https://imgur.com/aOliGY4
I just wish it didn't require invoking such heavy-weight, slow, and expensive models to do this. I'm sure open models will do this work soon, though.
What’s going on with that (robot?) dog leash?
This is just Moscow
OK this is too fun. I did Reverse Anti-Render on a dreary scene in Moscow:
https://imgur.com/a/mqMEPUl
Is...is that Darth Maul on the left?
Now this is just Moscow in summer
I remember looking at an architect representation thinking, but the sun is always on the other side of the building.
Love how the sign "Ulitsa" changes into something unintelligible but keeps different cyrillic characters.
Looks like Luebeck, Germany.
That almost looks like a scene from half-life 2
As someone in the UK, this was especially chilling.
Looks like Machinarium. I like it.
What a beautiful and nostalgic game that was. I’ve never had a game hit me like that since!
I played it with my wife on the couch over many winters evenings, and then ten years later played it with my daughter. Good times. Reminded me of playing Sierra games as a kid.
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I really enjoyed "Samorost 3" by the same developers. Machinarium still takes the cake though.
Yeah, it's really a masterpiece. It's utterly fantastic.
This was the first thing I thought of, and it's gotten the hug of death now; thank you for uploading it.
the world if autumn comes
If it could add mold and rust stains to the concrete it'd be perfect.
Wrong country
Does anyone have a mirror? I’m in authoritarian UK so the link is blocked
The link is blocked by imgur themselves, not the British government (authoritarian or otherwise), because the ICO was going to fine them for historic poor handling of children's data. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs...
What does that even entail? Why does a site like Imgur even need to know which users are children?
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The rimigo proxy works for me: https://rimgo.vern.cc/a/nFQN5tx
If you're in the UK in January, you can probably just look outside and that's approximately it.
I wish the UK looked this good.
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Ugh, this looks way too real...
You are a genius.