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gpt-unicorn

Getting GPT-4 to draw a new unicorn every day

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Getting GPT-4 to draw a new unicorn every day

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Observed mentions: 2023-04-13 21:14:03 UTC to 2023-08-10 17:24:44 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

02462023-04-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 commentsApr 102023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-06-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsJun 52023-06-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-06-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-06-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-08-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-08-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-08-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 0 submissions, 6 commentsAug 7

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What Hacker News says

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esafak·Aug 10, 2023
The prompt is Draw a unicorn in SVG format. Dimensions: 500x500. Respond ONLY with a single SVG string. Do not respond with conversation or codeblocks. https://github.com/adamkdean/gpt-unicorn/blob/master/src/lib... I just asked this and got the following result: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="500" height="500" viewBox="0 0 500 500"> <path fill="#FDD7E4" d="M244.898 309.347c-.355-.421-5.388-6.485-5.388-10.305v-40.614l-3.073-12.759c-.708-2.684-2.527-4.924-5.034-6.38l-24.773-14.334c-8.152-4.72-15.709-10.72-17.905-18.788l-12.3-35.006c-.845-2.696-3.577-4.61-6.55-4.61h-48.235c-2.973 0-5.705 1.914-6.55 4.61l-12.3 35.005c-2.196 8.068-9.753 14.067-17.905 18.787L92.998 235.968c-2.507 1.456-4.325 3.696-5.034 6.38l-3.073 12.759v40.615c0 3.82-5.033 9.884-5.388 10.305-9.168 10.836-14.727 2
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4.606-14.727 39.49v42.812C39.373 426.93 69.062 456.62 105.34 456.62h17.215c1.256 21.698 20.249 38.969 42.405 38.969s41.15-17.271 42.405-38.969h17.48c1.256 21.698 20.25 38.969 42.406 38.969s41.15-17.271 42.404-38.969H394.66c36.278 0 65.968-29.69 65.969-65.969v-42.812c0-14.884-5.559-28.654-14.727-39.491zm-189.9-4.337a77.079 77.079 0 0 0-4.225-.302c-19.322 0-35.012 15.689-35.012 35.012V375.99h74.25v-66.968c0-19.323-15.69-35.012-35.013-35.012zm208.12 0c-19.323 0-35.012 15.689-35.012 35.012v66.968h74.25v-66.968c0-19.323-15.69-35.012-35.012-35.012zm-118.63-66.968c10.286 0 18.632 8.345 18.632 18.632v48.424h-37.264v-48.424c0-10.287 8.345-18.632 18.632-18.632zm-27.944-18.633c-19.323 0-35.012 15.689-35.012 35.012V341.98H351.6V275.27c0-19.323-15.69-35.012-35.012-35.012zm-35.013-17.911c-10.287 0-18.632-8.346-18.632-18.633s8.345-18.632 18.632-18.632 18.632 8.346 18.632 18.632-8.345 18.633-18.632 18.633z"/></svg> I am not going to fault a language model for not getting that right! This is fundamentally not a language task. It demands an image model.
In GPT Unicorn has drawn a unicorn
mmh0000·Aug 10, 2023
I was curious about how they were getting GPT to generate images, the prompting is so simple[1] that GPT still blows my mind: async fetchImage(context) { const messages = context || [ { role: 'system', content: `You are a helpful assistant that generates SVG drawings. You respond only with SVG. You do not respond with text.` }, { role: 'user', content: `Draw a unicorn in SVG format. Dimensions: 500x500. Respond ONLY with a single SVG string. Do not respond with conversation or codeblocks.` } ] const response = await this.api.generateCompletion(messages) if (!isSvg(response.content)) { console.error('Generated image is not valid SVG:', response.content) messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: response.content }) messages.push({ role: 'user', content: `The generated image is not valid SV
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G. Please try again. Only respond with SVG code. No text.` }) return this.fetchImage(messages) } console.log('Generated image:', response.content) return response } [1] https://github.com/adamkdean/gpt-unicorn/blob/master/src/lib...
In GPT Unicorn has drawn a unicorn
imdsm·Aug 10, 2023
And so, if we see that it /does/ get better, over the next few years, will that not lead us to ask /how/? Let's think about it: 1. It has to output SVG [1] 2. It is given a text based representation of what it must draw[2] 3. It must then somehow convert words -- the concept of a unicorn: equine with a horn, white, maybe rainbows? -- into SVG code, and attempt to convey both their location, shape, colour, appearance, with code. And keep in mind, this is just a token predictor. I doubt there is much data in its training that is this specific. So while it's quite far from science, for me, it's a bit of fun and I get emails every now and then remarking on things like the turd of May (2023-05-18) and it lightens the mood every now and then, which I think ultimately, is worth it. [1] System: You are a helpful assistant that generates SVG draw
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ings. You respond only with SVG. You do not respond with text. [2] User: Draw a unicorn in SVG format. Dimensions: 500x500. Respond ONLY with a single SVG string. Do not respond with conversation or codeblocks. See: https://github.com/adamkdean/gpt-unicorn/blob/master/src/lib...
In GPT Unicorn has drawn a unicorn

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