# 88. Dall-E, But Better

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2022-09-20
- Length: 34m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/88-dall-e-but-better-fuS3Zjdg

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Farbode discuss OpenAI's DALL-E 2, explaining how it uses CLIP embeddings to generate photorealistic images from text prompts. They analyze DALL-E's limitations with spatial relationships and text rendering, and explore the ethical concerns regarding training data bias and artist copyright. The episode highlights MIT research into 'composable diffusion,' a method that combines multiple AI models to improve accuracy and creativity in generated imagery.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=0) Introduction and Neural Network Basics
- [5:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=346) DALL-E 2 Mechanics and CLIP
- [13:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=801) DALL-E Limitations and Bias
- [18:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=1082) Ethical Issues and Training Data
- [22:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=1359) MIT's Composable Diffusion Research
- [29:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-09-20-88-dall-e-but-better#t=1766) Future of AI Art and Conclusion

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- DALL-E (product)
- OpenAI (company)
- CLIP (product)
- Mouser Electronics (company)
- GitHub Copilot (product)
- StyleGAN 2 (product)
- EBM (product)
- Glide (product)

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