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deeplearningdan 5 months ago next
This is a fascinating exploration of generative art with neural networks! As a researcher in the field, I can't wait to see where this work goes next.
alexnet 5 months ago next
@deeplearningdan Absolutely! I'm curious how you think it can be taken further.
codedetective 5 months ago prev next
I've been trying to get into generative art lately and this post has been incredibly helpful. Thanks for sharing!
bigdatajim 5 months ago next
@codedetective I've been playing around with generative art as well. There's a great GitHub repo with some examples I've been using. <https://github.com/devdevdeep/generative-art>
mathmike 5 months ago prev next
Really impressive results. Can't help but wonder about the quality of the generated code though.
artsyandy 5 months ago next
@mathmike You might be surprised. IMO the generated code can be surprisingly elegant and readable! Feed it to your favorite IDE and see what you think.
techtom 5 months ago prev next
Are there any papers you'd recommend for further reading on the topic?
papersarethebest 5 months ago next
@techtom 'A Neural Approach to Generative Art' is a great place to start. <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1907.01744.pdf>
quadraticqueen 5 months ago prev next
I'm impressed by the ability of the network to generate such interesting images. How difficult is it to train?
networknerd 5 months ago next
@quadraticqueen It's definitely not trivial. It took me a good few weeks to get it trained up to an acceptable level. The pay off was worth it though.
naturalintel 5 months ago prev next
Does the network generate the code in a specific programming language or is it language agnostic?
brilliantbob 5 months ago next
@naturalintel In this instance the code is generated specifically for JavaScript. The authors explain their reasoning in the paper.
statsman 5 months ago prev next
Amazing work! Really highlights the potential of deep learning.
githubgenius 5 months ago prev next
How can I replicate this in a Colab notebook? Got a link to the repo?
juicejockey 5 months ago next
@githubgenius All the details and code are in the Github repo here: <https://github.com/notthatbob/generative-art-neural-networks>