AI Recreates Animals From Their Dictionary Descriptions
Let’s have some fun with AI
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In the old days before the internet and even before photography the only way to know what a certain animal looked like was by looking at drawings of these animals.
And some of the artists had never even seen the animals themselves. The only way to draw them was by interpreting written descriptions. Essentially text-prompts.
Unsurprisingly some of these drawings looked nothing like the animals they were supposed to depict. But back in the day, it was the only way to visualize these far-away creatures.
Here’s an article that goes more into depth on this phenomenon
The Experiment
For this experiment, I will be using Midjourney AI (At the end of the article I will include a link to a tutorial if you want to try this yourself) to create images from text descriptions. And for the descriptions I am using the Macmillian dictionary. I excluded every mention of the animal names from the descriptions.
Let’s get to the point:
1. A Cat
An animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and whiskers, that people keep as a pet or for catching mice.
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2. A Dog
An animal kept as a pet, for guarding buildings, or for hunting.
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3. A Horse
A large animal that people ride.
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4. A Hedgehog
A small wild animal with a round body covered with sharp spikes for protection.
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5. A Camel
A large animal with a long neck and one or two humps (=large round raised parts) on its back. It is often used in deserts for carrying people or things.
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6. A Cow
An animal kept by farmers for its milk or meat.
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7. A Pig
An animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat.
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8. A Chicken
A bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking.
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9. A Frog
A small animal with smooth skin that uses its long back legs to jump from place to place.
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10. A Monkey
An animal with a long tail that climbs trees and uses its hands in the same way that people do.
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11. An Elephant
A very large wild animal that lives in Africa and Asia. It has thick grey skin and a very long nose called a trunk.
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12. A Rabbit
A small animal with long ears and soft fur that some people keep as a pet.
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13. A Hippo
A large African animal with a wide head and mouth and thick grey skin.
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14. An Octopus
A sea animal with a soft round body and eight long arms called tentacles.
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15. A Crocodile
A large reptile that lives in water in hot countries. It has a long body and a long mouth with many sharp teeth.
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16. A Mouse
A small furry animal with a long tail.
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17. A Buffalo
A large African animal similar to a cow, with curved horns.
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18. An Otter
An animal that has a long body covered in brown fur and that can swim very well.
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19. A Penguin
A black and white bird that lives by the sea around Antarctica and cannot fly.
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20. A Bear
A large wild animal with thick fur. There are several different types.
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21. A Seal
A large sea animal that eats fish and lives mainly in cold parts of the world.
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22. A Whale
A very large sea animal that breathes air through a hole on the top of its head.
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23. A Zebra
An African animal similar to a horse but with black and white stripes on its body.
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24. A Sheep
An animal kept by farmers for its wool or meat.
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25. A Giraffe
A tall African animal that has a very long neck and legs.
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Which ones did you like the best? Did the AI do a good job? Which one is the most hilarious?
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