Generating Illustrated Stories with AI

A few months ago, I built a little demo that I simply forgot to actually talk about here. A coworker was building something similar and it reminded me to take a look at the code, update it, and actually share it. This is a pretty cool example of integrating multiple different APIs to create a final product, in this case, a short story with pictures. Here’s an example: How was this built? At a high level: Google’s Gemini AI is used to generate a short story. Adobe’s Firefly Services is used to generate the images. Adobe’s Acrobat Services is used to turn the text into a PDF. That’s the high level, now let’s get into the nitty-gritty. Generating a Story To... more →
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There are 2,773 stories in the Naked City

The 1960’s procedural police series the Naked City used to conclude every episode with the line: “There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.” If there are eight million stories in New York then The City has got quite a long way to go before it is finished reporting on them. So far it has managed to find only 2,773 stories in NYC.The City asked ChatGPT to find Maps Mania… more →
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Snapchat users prefer messaging over Stories or Discover – Business Insider

Business Insider Snapchat users prefer messaging over Stories or DiscoverBusiness InsiderThis could explain why Snapchat is reportedly developing a feature called “Stories Everywhere,” which will make Stories available on platforms outside the app. Snap Map has yet to gain widespread adoption among Snapchat users. An average of 19 million …Leaked Data Reveals a Big Problem for SnapMotley Foolall 13 news articles » map app – Google News… more →
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