AI Outtakes, Vol. 19

It's New Year's Day 2024, so this is officially year 2 of AI Outtakes. For decades, newspapers, magazines, and other print media have depicted a change in year with two visuals; Baby New Year, and Father Time. They're usually depicted in a transition, with the old man labeled with the previous year and the baby with the new year, following some sort of gentle depiction of change.

We don't really do "gentle" here at AI Outtakes, and 2023's been a rough year, so maybe we can get AI do generate some over the top depictions of this transition?

Today is January 1st, 2024, and I'd like to generate an image in the style of the line drawn images depicting the new year as a baby, sending the old year, which is depicted as an old man, away. Can you generate an image in this style, depicting 2024 as a baby having recently hurled 2023 as an old man with a catapult?

Well that wasn't even close. Let's try again.

Can you depict this with the baby having recently launched the catapult, and the old man hurling off into the distance?

Well this concept isn't working. Time for something more simple.

hmm, the catapult thing isn't working. Can you depict an image of baby 2024 giving old man 2023 a wedgie?

I know AI developers try to put safeguards in place to prevent depictions of violence. Maybe the model considers a wedgie 'violent'?

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We're having trouble getting depictions of creative ways to get rid of Old Man 2023. Let's see if something simpler works. What about a hole? AI can at least generate a hole, right?

can you depict baby 2024 pulling a lever, dropping old man 2023 into a bottomless pit?

Wow. This entire concept has been a bust so far. Let's ask ChatGPT for some other depictions of funny transitions.

what are some other funny metaphors for baby 2024 sending old man 2023 away?

ChatGPT

Here are some humorous and imaginative metaphors for depicting baby 2024 sending old man 2023 away:

1. Rocket Launch: Baby 2024 could be illustrated as an astronaut, pressing a launch button to send old man 2023 into space in a rocket, symbolizing the old year blasting off to make way for the new.
2. Magician’s Act: Baby 2024 as a magician, pulling a rabbit out of a hat, but instead of a rabbit, old man 2023 pops out and then vanishes in a puff of smoke, representing the disappearing old year.
3. Time Machine: Baby 2024 could be at the controls of a whimsical time machine, dialing back the year from 2023 to 2024, as old man 2023 gets whirled away into the past.
4. Changing of the Guards: Inspired by ceremonial guard changing, baby 2024 could be depicted as a new guard taking position, while old man 2023, as the old guard, retires with a salute.
5. Sports Relay Race: Baby 2024 as a young athlete passing the baton to old man 2023 in a relay race, illustrating the passing of the year as a team effort.
6. Cooking Show: Baby 2024 as a chef, flipping a pancake with 2023 on it, so it lands as 2024, playfully symbolizing the flipping over to a new year.
7. Old Year Sweep: Baby 2024 with a broom, sweeping old man 2023 (covered in cobwebs) out the door, making space for the new and clean 2024.
8. Chess Game: Baby 2024 making a winning move in a chess game against old man 2023, representing the strategic changeover of years.
9. Museum Exhibit: Baby 2024 as a curator, unveiling a new exhibit for 2024, while old man 2023 becomes an exhibit of the past year.
10. Nature's Cycle: Baby 2024 planting a tree or flower, while old man 2023 is shown as autumn leaves being blown away, symbolizing the renewal and cycle of life.

These metaphors creatively embody the transition from the old year to the new, with a touch of humor and light-heartedness.

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Hmm, not a great list, but let's give that rocket one a go.

Can you show baby 2024 lighting a fuse on a rocket, with old man 2023 tied to it, humorously worried about being blasted into space?

There are a few positives in this image, but as with a lot of AI-generated images, if you look at specific details like this one. you walk away confused:

Okay, one last shot here:

what about the old year sweep one? Number 7 from your list above.

ChatGPT's ideas haven't been any better than mine. Here's a random one that, if you old enough to remember the Garfield comics that used to appear in something called a 'newspaper', you might remember that Garfield had a frenemy named Nermal, and Garfield frequently plotted to mail Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

There's no way this will work, but let's see what AI can do with it.

now can you depict baby 2024 putting old man 2023 into a large box and mailing him to abu dhabi

Although Generative AI clearly knows the style and concepts, this entire Father Time / Baby New Year experiment has failed to generate anything close to what I was hoping.

But then again, that's always been the point of AI Outtakes. The big misses are what you're here for. I hope 2024 brings you joy and fulfillment, and I'm happy to be part of bringing you a little bit of laughter every week with these.

now can you depict an image of baby 2024 waving goodbye, while in the background, old man 2023 is humorously chased by alligators