{"id":16820,"date":"2022-11-12T14:40:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/?post_type=hck-submission&#038;p=16820"},"modified":"2022-11-12T14:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T19:40:25","slug":"is-dall-e-really-improving","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/submission\/is-dall-e-really-improving\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Dall-E really improving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>I was curious how text-to-image converter AI has improved ever since the release of Dall-E in January 2021. This was followed by Dall-E 2 release in April 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text: Zebra Unicorn in Space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-811x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-811x1024.png 811w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-768x970.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-1216x1536.png 1216w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space-475x600.png 475w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140704_zebra_unicorn_in_space.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below&#8217;s the one from Dall-E 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16.png 975w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-16-600x252.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As seen clearly, the Crayon only picks up cues of &#8216;Zebra&#8217; and &#8216;Space&#8217; but misses the nuance of &#8216;Unicorn&#8217;. Also, the face is blurred and Zebra is mostly in a running\/standing position. Whereas, in Dall-E 2, we have a clear face with the Zebra (and a unicorn) in different positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This curiosity led me to explore if the advances in OpenAI&#8217;s models have also improved upon algorithmic bias, only to end up disappointed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text: Successful Professional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-811x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-811x1024.png 811w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-768x970.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-1216x1536.png 1216w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional-475x600.png 475w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/craiyon_140320_successful_professional.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, all light-skinned people and mostly, males! Dall-E 2 was even worse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17.png 975w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/image-17-600x260.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analyzing evolution from Dall-E Mini to Dall-E 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19373,"featured_media":16821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-16820","hck-submission","type-hck-submission","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"connected_submission_link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/assignment\/experiment-with-craiyon\/","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Dall-E really improving? 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