Tuesday, January 21, 2025

A.I. finally gets Houdini right and... Wow!

A.I. images of Houdini have been generally awful. However, an article today on the website 450.fm has A.I. images that finally get Houdini right. VERY right. I mean, wow! I also like that the website credits these as "AI images," which I think is the correct and ethical thing to do.


The top image shows Houdini in Masonic robes. However, this is Houdini circa 1917, and Houdini didn't become a Mason until 1923 when he looked somewhat different. But that's nitpicking. I'm pretty impressed with this, and I see now how A.I. opens the door to seeing images of Houdini that would otherwise not be possible. Houdini in the Hodgson restraints. Houdini tied to a canon. Houdini in the Sangow. Houdini smashing up the Houdina Co. Of course, a talented artist could do the same thing.

As far as A.I. generated Houdini facts? Yeah, still terrible.

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  1. I’m afraid now. Potentially I could generate myself in here with this technology but I won’t because AI still sucks. - Abby Martin (a fellow artist who hates AI generated “art”)

    I used to do AI chats with him but I stopped because I have much better things to do. 🤣 plus… I think even if my fanfictions can be cringe at least they are human by me a living breathing human.

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    1. I’ll take my cringe Disney style attempt over all of this and my
      grammatically incorrect fanfiction Bound to Be Together any day. I think I made my point. LOL 😂 - Abby Martin

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  2. The masonic image looks just like a 1917 color photo. The bottom
    image looks like HH with Doyal in 1917.

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    1. Also-- the Houdini in this image is the same as the iconic photo of him in mourning clothes with his wrists in the Siberian Chain Escape.

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    2. It’s so strange to see it like that isn’t it Leo? - Abby Martin
      Also that image is one of my FAVORITE images of him EVER! He’s so… 😳✨ beautiful… 😭

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