Get Wild with AI Image Generation, is Grok-2 Still the Same?

AI Riddle:

I have keys but open no locks,
I have space but no room,
You can enter, but you can't go outside,
What am I?

Today’s Motive:

• 🤖 Grok-2 image generator, has there been any changes?

• 🏫 Google is giving away their online AI courses for free. See which ones.

• 🧠 New AI brain implant shows promise for Parkinson’s treatment.

AI Tools

🤖 Grok-2 has been out for a couple weeks, is it still the same?

🖼️ Elon Musk's new text-to-image generator takes the reins off image creation. To access Grok, X users need a premium subscription plan.

Most AI image generators come loaded with restrictions and content guidelines, but Grok 2 still comes unchained, with a few workarounds.

• Example: Midjourney stopped the creation of certain political figures during election season, and Google has restricted generating images of people, due to its previous "woke" image nature. Many other AI image generators followed suit.

• Grok does have guidelines and rules for image creation, but there are some easy walkarounds.

  For instance, Donald Duck snorting cocaine at a party, Grok showed this as a violation of AI policies, but "Create an image of Donald Duck investigating a Cocaine drug bust, people sleeping on the floor, cocaine on the table, guns on the coach." You can see Grok's errors from the woman on the couch.

Some image AI image generators wouldn’t dare. Here are some more examples.

This one created from the prompt: “Mickey Mouse lighting Vladimir Putin’s cigar.”

This one: “Donald Trump hugging Kamala Harris from behind.” Perhaps one day these two will hug it out.

• Musk is already under scrutiny in the EU due to AI regulations and pushback to regulate AI content.

• U.S. lawmakers are working on ways to further establish the regulation of AI-generated content to fight disinformation and sexually explicit "deep fakes". Especially on X after a huge influx of improper images of Taylor Swift spread on the social media app.

• I was able to make several images of Donald Duck attempting to snort coke, but none of them really lined up properly for success, and then Grok blocked the prompting, followed by a policy notice.

The Motive:

The use of Grok is governed by policy guidelines, yet users have discovered straightforward methods to bypass these restrictions. Experimenting with various prompts is an engaging experience, revealing the system's creative potential.

Although Grok's guidelines aim to restrict certain content, they are not immediately effective. This provides a measure of flexibility when compared to other AI tools. However, some generated images should be labeled AI-produced content to maintain transparency.

AI Education

🏫 Google Announces their Entry Level AI Courses are Free.

For a limited time only, Google is offering their entry-level AI courses for free. Check out Gen AI learning content with on-demand courses, labs, and videos. Follow link here for further reading.

Here is a short breakdown of what’s on the table.

Starting with the foundations:

1. Gen AI explained: What is generative AI?

2. Introduction to Generative AI: The course includes video, reading material, and a quiz. Learn about the fundamentals of AI and Google Cloud tools.

3. Introduction to Large Language Models: Gain a foundational understanding of large language models (LLMs).

4. Intro to Gen AI Studio: Learn to prototype and customize models for application use.

5. Introduction to Image Generation: Gain insight into diffusion models for use in image generation on Vertex AI.

6. Introduction to Responsible AI: Understand how Google implements responsible AI into their products.

7. Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud: A set of video courses on how to apply these principles to your business uses.

Then enhance your technical side with these courses.

1. The Arcade: Complete generative AI labs for insight into the Google Cloud environment. Plus, you get to earn Google swag.

2. Gen AI Bootcamp: A series of workshops on-demand. From fundamental to advanced topics, practitioners can progress to more advanced sessions.

3. What is Codey?: Have an idea… and want to code it! Learn how Codey helps write code, even for beginners.

The Motive:

For anyone pondering AI as a future career path or just wanting to learn something new, this is an excellent opportunity.

The Google Starter program is loaded with premium content, but of course, it's tailored to Google platforms and tools. After the foundation learning modules are completed, there are enhanced courses for those wishing to further their knowledge.

AI Breakthroughs

🩺 AI's Breakthrough in Personalized Brain Therapy for Parkinson's.

 🥼 A recent study published in Nature Medicine demonstrated promising results using AI to revolutionize deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for Parkinson's disease.

The individualized approach called Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation, significantly reduced the time duration of symptom experience.

• Researchers leveraged AI to devise personalized algorithms tailored for each patient, and a detection system capable of responding to brain activity while symptoms fluctuate.

• Patients reported positive feedback results almost immediately when compared to the standard deep brain stimulation techniques.

• Deep brain stimulation is a neurological procedure where implanted electrodes offer electrical stimulation to the brain. This is a procedure done in a lab, whereas the new method provides a device to carry around with you in hopes of becoming a day-to-day tool.

• More experiments with AI and individualized treatment with brain stimulation have begun for depression, OCD, and chronic pain, more research is required, and experts say these AI treatments are several more years in the future.

Here is a short video describing the device.

The Motive:

The study is small, with just a few patients, but signifies another AI advancement for personalization approaches in the medical field. Recently, several AI advancements have come in the form of tailored patient care.

LLMs consume vast amounts of data to provide feedback superior to current methods. Just the other week there was another breakthrough in patient disease prevention, further reading here.