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Happy New Year: Diffusion Model image generator in about 700 lines of pure SQL

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Regular readers of my blog will be aware that SQL is an excellent tool for graphics. You can use it to draw snowflakes, fractals, ray-traced 3D pictures, and many other things. SQL art is beautiful, albeit slow to generate. These days they say AI is taking over, and human-made art will soon go the way […] The post Happy New Year: Diffusion Model image generator in about 700 lines of pure SQL appeared first on EXPLAIN EXTENDED.
31st Dec 2024

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