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Artificial Intelligence Archive
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What If: 1975 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
Posted on May 28, 2023 | 28 CommentsWelcome back to a journey through alternate universes where Studebaker not only survived but thrived into the 1970s. What would the Gran Turismo Hawk be? A personal luxury car? A […] -
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 45 CommentsWay back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […] -
What If: 1959 Packard
Posted on May 7, 2023 | 27 CommentsI’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […] -
What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World
Posted on April 4, 2023 | 30 CommentsLet’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […] -
What If: Further Along the Equine (Mid)Journey
Posted on March 21, 2023 | 6 CommentsMost of my prior forays into creating images of real and imaginary cars using the Midjourney AI have come from Version 4 of the application. Version 5 is now in […] -
What If: Can AI Make Uglier Cars Than Humans? – Challenge Accepted
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 32 CommentsA few days ago Paul posted a vintage ad for the Kanzler Coupe, a modification (dare I say mutilation?) of the Opel GT. “Even AI couldn’t have come up with […] -
What If: Learning to Drive the AI
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsI wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […] -
What If: 1975 Studebaker Avanti
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 27 CommentsIn my last post I gave you a sneak peak at what the Midjourney AI has been giving me for an imaginary 1975 Studebaker Avanti. Yes, I know that you […] -
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 31 CommentsAs promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […] -
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark
Posted on January 17, 2023 | 56 CommentsOn our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […] -
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician
Posted on January 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsYour wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […] -
What If: Monte Camaro
Posted on January 7, 2023 | 24 CommentsI was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […] -
What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest
Posted on December 13, 2022 | 16 CommentsAbout twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […] -
Artificial Intelligence Classics: “Improvements” on some of my previous rides
Posted on December 7, 2022 | 15 CommentsThere is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) generated art is a big thing right now. It can produce some amazing and creative images as well as some very weird […]
![What If: 1975 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk Welcome back to a journey through alternate universes where Studebaker not only survived but thrived into the 1970s. What would the Gran Turismo Hawk be? A personal luxury car? A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home Way back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P75-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1959 Packard I’ve got a big AI 1975 Studebaker Hawk in the works, but the technology has been improving so quickly that I’m also revisiting earlier efforts, particularly the 1975 Packard Patrician. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: The Most Beautiful (and Ugliest) Cars in the World Let’s play a game! Now that the v5 beta of the Midjourney AI is producing cars that are closer to real life, I decided ask it to depict ugly cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/00collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Further Along the Equine (Mid)Journey Most of my prior forays into creating images of real and imaginary cars using the Midjourney AI have come from Version 4 of the application. Version 5 is now in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mustang_collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Can AI Make Uglier Cars Than Humans? – Challenge Accepted A few days ago Paul posted a vintage ad for the Kanzler Coupe, a modification (dare I say mutilation?) of the Opel GT. “Even AI couldn’t have come up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Challenge_17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Learning to Drive the AI I wasn’t expecting such a nice reaction to the imaginary AI-generated 1975 Avantis so I planned this post as a kind of palette cleanser where I could share my early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/modern_2022_corvair2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Studebaker Avanti In my last post I gave you a sneak peak at what the Midjourney AI has been giving me for an imaginary 1975 Studebaker Avanti. Yes, I know that you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/avanti_bumper1_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way As promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/04LarkUpscale.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark On our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lark_studio_10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: 1975 Packard Patrician Your wake up to find yourself in an alternate universe in the year 1975. Everything looks normal, but it’s not. For one thing, Studebaker and Packard still exist. It also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Patrician_studio_09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Monte Camaro I was working on a new series of “What If” posts featuring an imaginary line of AI-generated 1975 Studebakers and Packards, when I accidentally got myself a concept sketch of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MonteCamaro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: A (Mid)Journey Through the (AI) Forest About twenty years ago I captured this image of a unique Dodge Ares while driving through a small town in New Hampshire. Since then, I’ve used it on Christmas cards, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1966PontiacGTO.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Artificial Intelligence Classics: “Improvements” on some of my previous rides There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) generated art is a big thing right now. It can produce some amazing and creative images as well as some very weird […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mercedes-220D-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


