Looking back at Disco Diffusion: The unique aesthetic of early AI art in 2021
Merzmensch · x · 2026-08-27
The author reflects on the early AI art ecosystem following OpenAI's release of CLIP in 2021, specifically highlighting the Disco Diffusion era. Despite lacking photorealism, the models from that period are praised for their symbolic and unconventional aesthetic, with the author planning to revisit these early tools.
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