Late-2010s generative AI recap highlights BigGAN, StyleGAN and old notebooks
Merzmensch · x · 2026-07-29
A retrospective on late-2010s generative AI, highlighting BigGAN, StyleTransfer, Comixify, CycleGAN, Deep Painterly Harmonization, StyleGAN, pix2pix, 3D Ken Burns, DeOldify, RunwayML Labs, ArtBreeder, and the then-upcoming StyleGAN2.
The post also recalls using Google Notebooks to experiment with open-source models without a powerful PC, and notes how some of those old TensorFlow 2-era notebooks no longer run today.
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