Researcher trains a diffusion model from scratch in two weeks — and finds its art beautiful
pbaylies · x · 2026-10-03
Jake Rainisto spent two weeks training a diffusion model from scratch to produce art. The model is now generating images he genuinely finds beautiful — a reaction he's not sure is 'sane,' though he concludes beauty never has been sane anyway. A personal, reflective take on hands-on generative art practice.
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