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AI Outtakes, Vol 85

AI Outtakes, Vol 85

Google's Imagen 3 AI refuses to create truly ugly people, turning every attempt into an attractive portrait. See the hilarious results of our experiment.

Jim Wrubel · April 7, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 84

AI Outtakes, Vol. 84

Watch AI hilariously fail at the simple task of generating an image of a clean-shaven man not wearing blue. The results will make you laugh.

Jim Wrubel · March 25, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 83

AI Outtakes, Vol. 83

Discover why Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash fails hilariously at editing AI-generated images of goths eating pancakes at IHOP. The "not quite" problem persists.

Jim Wrubel · March 23, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 82

AI Outtakes, Vol. 82

When goths go green: A hilarious St. Patrick's Day adventure featuring robot leprechauns, gothic IHOP diners, and a very confused Taylor Swift.

Jim Wrubel · March 16, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 81

AI Outtakes, Vol. 81

Watch AI attempt to illustrate Lewis Carroll's nonsensical masterpiece 'Jabberwocky' with hilariously chaotic results. Beware the AI-generated Bandersnatch!

Jim Wrubel · March 10, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 80

AI Outtakes, Vol. 80

From sleeping goths at IHOP to snoozing stormtroopers, explore the hilarious world of AI-generated sleeping scenarios gone wonderfully wrong.

Jim Wrubel · March 3, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 79

AI Outtakes, Vol. 79

Discover hilarious AI-generated stories featuring penguins protesting nuns, a CEO's secret circus life, and the ultimate cardboard office prank. Prepare to laugh!

Jim Wrubel · February 23, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 78

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 78

Witness AI's bizarre talent for sculpting celebrities from unexpected materials. From melon-carved Stormtroopers to bacon Kevin Bacon, prepare to be amazed and disturbed.

Jim Wrubel · February 16, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 77

AI Outtakes, Vol. 77

Watch AI hilariously misinterpret famous movie titles through images, from a giant woman to confused lambs.

Jim Wrubel · February 9, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 76

AI Outtakes, Vol. 76

Witness AI's hilarious interpretations of famous movie quotes, from Scarface to Star Wars, in this entertaining visual experiment gone wonderfully wrong.

Jim Wrubel · February 3, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 75

AI Outtakes, Vol. 75

AI recreates the bizarre world of office rewards at Severance, where pineapple bobbing and waffle parties are just another day at work.

January 27, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 74 🎥

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 74 🎥

Witness the evolution of AI video generation as we revisit classic memes, From surprised Pikachu to breakdancing Ed Sheeran, with new models.

January 19, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 58 📽️

AI Outtakes, Vol. 58 📽️

Witness the evolution of AI video generation as we put classic AI-generated images to the test. See dancing, eating, and waving come alive - with hilarious results.

January 19, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 73

AI Outtakes, Vol. 73

When a raisin goes rogue: A hilarious journey through AI-generated images inspired by an unusual medical mishap. Warning: Contains dried fruit humor.

January 13, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 72

AI Outtakes, Vol. 72

Step into IHOP's darkest hour as Hollywood's brightest stars transform into pancake-loving goths. Experience Betty White, The Rock, and Taylor Swift as you've never seen them before.

January 5, 2025

AI Outtakes, Vol. 71 🥳

AI Outtakes, Vol. 71 🥳

From Batman to kissing dinosaurs: Experience an AI-generated New Year's Eve party in Times Square like never before.

December 29, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 70

AI Outtakes, Vol. 70

The poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' reimagined through AI art. Watch this holiday classic come alive in an unconventional visual journey.

December 23, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 69 🤘

AI Outtakes, Vol. 69 🤘

Witness the bizarre AI-generated saga of a musclebound Santa wreaking havoc at an office Christmas party. Inspired by J.K. Simmons' surprisingly jacked Santa in Red One.

December 16, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 68

AI Outtakes, Vol. 68

Discover how a simple market segment prompt can revolutionize AI-generated business imagery, no complex engineering required.

December 9, 2024

What's a Press Kit and Why Does My Business Need One?

What's a Press Kit and Why Does My Business Need One?

Learn how a press kit can be your secret weapon for free press coverage and backlinks, boosting your business's visibility and credibility effortlessly.

August 28, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 22

AI Outtakes, Vol. 22

Explore the fun and creative side of space exploration with astronauts in unique scenarios on the moon!

Jim Wrubel · April 4, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 21

AI Outtakes, Vol. 21

Read on to find out what fake origin story AI has for Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, among others!

Jim Wrubel · March 12, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 20

AI Outtakes, Vol. 20

In the world of generative AI, babies can do a lot of jobs and hobbies that most of us only dream of; dolphin training, Formula 1 driver, FBI Agent, Dancing With the Stars contestant, and more. Let's take a look!

Jim Wrubel · March 12, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 19

AI Outtakes, Vol. 19

In this edition we look at how well (or not so well) AI can depict Father Time and Baby New Year welcoming the change in dates.

Jim Wrubel · March 12, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 18

AI Outtakes, Vol. 18

AI Outtakes with Santa, stormtroopers, fat bears, and more! Explore the hilarious mash-ups in this festive edition.

March 5, 2024

My traffic and SEO plummeted after my website redesign! What should I do?

My traffic and SEO plummeted after my website redesign! What should I do?

Fix your website's traffic drop after a redesign by understanding the issues and implementing technical SEO fixes. Learn how in this informative article.

January 31, 2024

Lessons on leadership and communication from The Bear and Ted Lasso

Lessons on leadership and communication from The Bear and Ted Lasso

Lessons from The Bear and Ted Lasso on leadership and communication in teams.

Jim Wrubel · January 27, 2024

AI Outtakes, Vol. 17

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 17

Discover the whimsical world of literal colloquialisms! Visualize phrases like "he's all thumbs" with a person covered in thumbs, typing comically on a keyboard in an office setting.

Jim Wrubel · December 19, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 16

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 16

In this edition of AI Outtakes; khaki yaks, lemon chiffon alligators, oh my!

Jim Wrubel · December 19, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 15

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 15

In this edition we focus on generative AI's struggle with understanding how lights actually work.

Jim Wrubel · December 19, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 14

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 14

Shop the biggest AI-generated shopping weekend of the year and discover ads for products that don't exist. From self-tying shoelaces to a personal raincloud, these imaginative and quirky ideas will make your shopping experience entertaining.

Jim Wrubel · December 19, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 13

AI Outtakes

AI Outtakes, Vol. 13

Explore the strange places AI Outtakes goes, from celery to Death Stars. Discover literal depictions and the wonders of AI.

Jim Wrubel · December 19, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 12

AI Outtakes, Vol. 12

Learn the secrets of AI image generation for marketing and more. Discover how to create consistent, stylized images with brand mascots.

Jim Wrubel · November 20, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 11

AI Outtakes, Vol. 11

Generative AI through the lens of Goth IHOP.

Jim Wrubel · November 20, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 9

AI Outtakes, Vol. 9

Kevin Bacon experiences Pittsburgh's iconic scenes and traditions in this week's AI Outtakes. From steel mills to football games, he immerses himself in the city's culture. Join him on this fun journey!

Jim Wrubel · November 20, 2023

Backlinks? We're talking about *backlinks*!?

Backlinks? We're talking about *backlinks*!?

As Allen Iverson famously (never) said, "Backlinks? We're talking about backlinks?!". This article's got tips for getting them.

Jim Wrubel · November 2, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 10

AI Outtakes, Vol. 10

In this edition of AI Outtakes we look at Halloween. AI's great at making images of things dressed in traditional costumes. We've got dachsunds this week, and of course encores from Taylor Swift and fat bears.

Jim Wrubel · October 30, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 8

AI Outtakes, Vol. 8

What happens when you try to generate photos of office workers at the beach? Find out in this week's edition of AI Outtakes!

Jim Wrubel · October 15, 2023

Startup founder uses this one weird trick to build & track traffic from LinkedIn

Startup founder uses this one weird trick to build & track traffic from LinkedIn

Learn the "one weird trick" to generate more traffic from your LinkedIn page. It's quick, effective, and works immediately!

Jim Wrubel · October 14, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 7

AI Outtakes, Vol. 7

In this edition of AI Outtakes: Robot-wizard hybrids!

Jim Wrubel · October 9, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 6

AI Outtakes, Vol. 6

Learn how to create a consistent brand mascot for your marketing material using generative AI, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, and more!

Jim Wrubel · October 2, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 5

AI Outtakes, Vol. 5

We've got hands for days and Where's Waldo in this edition of AI Outtakes!

Jim Wrubel · September 27, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 4

AI Outtakes, Vol. 4

AI Outtakes: the surprising and sometimes hilarious results of generative AI creating images that *almost* meet the requested criteria.

Jim Wrubel · September 27, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 3

AI Outtakes, Vol. 3

AI Outtakes: the unexpected and humorous side of generative AI in content marketing. See how generative AI can go hilariously wrong!

Jim Wrubel · September 27, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 2

AI Outtakes, Vol. 2

AI Outtakes: Hilarious mishaps of generative AI. From shields to bodegas, this edition will leave you in stitches. Check it out now!

Jim Wrubel · September 26, 2023

AI Outtakes, Vol. 1

AI Outtakes, Vol. 1

Generative AI gone wrong! Hilarious outtakes of AI illustrations and stock photos. Subscribe for weekly fun.

Jim Wrubel · September 26, 2023

Google AI Search is here. What does it mean for marketers?

Google AI Search is here. What does it mean for marketers?

Google's Generative AI is revolutionizing content marketing and SEO. Adapt or be left behind.

Jim Wrubel · September 12, 2023

Why Marketers Need To Get Their Corporate Blog Off Of Medium & Substack, like, today

Why Marketers Need To Get Their Corporate Blog Off Of Medium & Substack, like, today

Hosting your b2b corporate blog on Medium or you email newsletter on Substack? Here's why you might reconsider that decision.

Jim Wrubel · August 26, 2023

Digital Marketing and the rise of the #neverGPT movement

Digital Marketing and the rise of the #neverGPT movement

Why #neverGPT isn't the answer and why most people don't care how their marketing material is created. Get the answers you need with Orchestra.

Jim Wrubel · August 20, 2023

Marketers: It's time to retire your link shortener

Marketers: It's time to retire your link shortener

Marketers: it's time to think about ditching your link shorteners!

Jim Wrubel · August 8, 2023

How to set up Google Workspace to scale with your business

How to set up Google Workspace to scale with your business

A comprehensive guide to setting up Google Workspace for a new company, including tips, tricks, and best practices.

Jim Wrubel · June 26, 2023

Are you leveraging rich results in your content marketing? Your competitors probably are!

Are you leveraging rich results in your content marketing? Your competitors probably are!

A comprehensive guide on leveraging Rich Results for content marketing, including tools, best practices, and common mistakes.

Jim Wrubel · June 12, 2023

Generative AI and the "Dull 20"

Generative AI and the "Dull 20"

AI can help free up time and make work more meaningful by automating the "Dull 20" - that portion of everyone's job that just has to get done but nobody looks forward to doing.

Jim Wrubel · June 8, 2023

Topical Maps: Expanding Content Marketing Ideas for Deeper Customer Engagement

How I Work

Topical Maps: Expanding Content Marketing Ideas for Deeper Customer Engagement

How to use topical maps in content marketing. Topical maps can reveal new material to expand your marketing content, and as a bonus many of the ideas are relatively easy to rank for in SEO.

Jim Wrubel · June 5, 2023

How I work: Cloze substitution

How I work: Cloze substitution

This article explains how to use cloze substitution as a privacy technique when working with AI Large Language Models.

Jim Wrubel · June 5, 2023

How I work: Leveraging negative prompts to improve ChatGPT output

How I Work

How I work: Leveraging negative prompts to improve ChatGPT output

Discover how to use negative keywords to improve the output of Large Language Models like ChatGPT for tasks like generating marketing copy.

Jim Wrubel · June 5, 2023

How I Work: One-shot and few-shot prompts for generating marketing copy with ChatGPT

How I Work: One-shot and few-shot prompts for generating marketing copy with ChatGPT

Part of a series on using one-shot and few-shot prompts in AI Large Language Models to generate better taglines for marketing.

Jim Wrubel · June 5, 2023

“Half the money I spend on marketing is wasted. The trouble is I don’t know which half.”

“Half the money I spend on marketing is wasted. The trouble is I don’t know which half.”

Early-stage marketers have traditionally only had a choice between DIY solutions or using an agency. Orchestra is different.

Jim Wrubel · June 4, 2023