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In 1923, an editorial cartoonist depicted a fictional 2023 machine that would generate ideas and draw them as cartoons automatically. A century later, today's image-synthesis and large language models are approaching this once fantastic prediction.
#AI #Art #AIArt #HTWebster
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/a-cartoonist-predicted-2023s-ai-drawing-machines-in-1923/ -
#HTWebster draws in 1923 a 2023 #machine to do #cartoons automatically "with #electricity", an "idea #dynamo" attached to the ceiling and a massive "cartoon dynamo" patented in 2023 on the floor. Thanks #damiensafie to point this.
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H. T. Webster has entered the public domain.
#publicDomainDay2023 #publicDomain #publicDomainDay #HTWebster #Cartoonist
Harold Tucker Webster (September 21, 1885 – September 22, 1952) American cartoonist known for The Timid Soul, Bridge, Life's Darkest Moments