Daniel Nest
@whytryai.bsky.social
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I love experimenting with all GenAI: images, video, music, chatbots, and more.
I love experimenting with all GenAI: images, video, music, chatbots, and more.
Is Krea 1 the "Anti-AI-Look" savior we've been waiting for?
I'm not convinced, but see for yourself:
I'm not convinced, but see for yourself:
Hands-on with Krea 1: Does It Really Get Rid of the “AI Look”?
I compare Krea 1 output to Seedream 3.0, GPT-4o, and Imagen 4.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Is Krea 1 the "Anti-AI-Look" savior we've been waiting for?
I'm not convinced, but see for yourself:
I'm not convinced, but see for yourself:
Not all voice cloning tools are created equal.
Some are more unequal than others.
Some are more unequal than others.
I Fed My Voice to 10 Free AI Voice Cloners—Only One Nailed It!
Some got close. Most didn’t. Here’s how they stack up.
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June 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not all voice cloning tools are created equal.
Some are more unequal than others.
Some are more unequal than others.
Stop overcomplicating AI, folks.
AI Is Simple. Just Ask the Experts.
10 clearcut, non-contradictory truths about AI.
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June 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Stop overcomplicating AI, folks.
I tried all 12 Starter Apps in Google AI Studio.
What I found out will SHOCK you.
(If you’re the type who gets easily startled, that is.)
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What I found out will SHOCK you.
(If you’re the type who gets easily startled, that is.)
www.whytryai.com/p/starter-ap...
12 Starter Apps in Google AI Studio: Tested
Which ones are cute gimmicks—and which are actually useful?
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May 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I tried all 12 Starter Apps in Google AI Studio.
What I found out will SHOCK you.
(If you’re the type who gets easily startled, that is.)
www.whytryai.com/p/starter-ap...
What I found out will SHOCK you.
(If you’re the type who gets easily startled, that is.)
www.whytryai.com/p/starter-ap...
I show you how to bypass some of ChatGPT self-censorship, apply color patterns to your images, and create reusable style presets on sora.com
3 Neat GPT-4o Image Tricks To Try
How to bypass ChatGPT self-censorship, use color palettes, and save Sora style presets.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I show you how to bypass some of ChatGPT self-censorship, apply color patterns to your images, and create reusable style presets on sora.com
Catching up on the last two weeks of AI news.
(Plus a swipe file with 45+ use cases for o3.)
(Plus a swipe file with 45+ use cases for o3.)
Sunday Rundown #96: LLMs & Limbs
Sunday Bonus #56: My swipe file with 45+ o3 use cases.
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April 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Catching up on the last two weeks of AI news.
(Plus a swipe file with 45+ use cases for o3.)
(Plus a swipe file with 45+ use cases for o3.)
One thing is clear: There are as many aesthetics out there as there are text-to-image models.
The same style modifiers can be treated quite differently by different models.
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The same style modifiers can be treated quite differently by different models.
www.whytryai.com/p/5-style-mo...
5 Style Modifiers. 6 Image Models.
Side-by-side look at how top text-to-image models interpret the same style cues.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
One thing is clear: There are as many aesthetics out there as there are text-to-image models.
The same style modifiers can be treated quite differently by different models.
www.whytryai.com/p/5-style-mo...
The same style modifiers can be treated quite differently by different models.
www.whytryai.com/p/5-style-mo...
Last week in GenAI (spoiler alert: Google shows no sign of chilling.)
Plus a nice interactive page to explore 15 different AI video models.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Plus a nice interactive page to explore 15 different AI video models.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Sunday Rundown #95: So Much Google & So Much Waldo
Sunday Bonus #55: Comparison page for 15 AI video models.
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April 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Last week in GenAI (spoiler alert: Google shows no sign of chilling.)
Plus a nice interactive page to explore 15 different AI video models.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Plus a nice interactive page to explore 15 different AI video models.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
I’m quite surprised by how relatively little attention Genspark Super Agent has gotten. It’s the first agent I tried that actually works.
Don’t Sleep On Genspark’s Super Agent
Genspark is better than the much-hyped Manus, yet it has sailed under the radar.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I’m quite surprised by how relatively little attention Genspark Super Agent has gotten. It’s the first agent I tried that actually works.
Last week in GenAI
Plus a huge swipe file with 90+ use cases for GPT-4o image generation.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Plus a huge swipe file with 90+ use cases for GPT-4o image generation.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Sunday Rundown #94: Agents, Video & Platypus Lets Loose
Sunday Bonus #54: My swipe file with 90+ use cases for GPT-4o image generation.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Last week in GenAI
Plus a huge swipe file with 90+ use cases for GPT-4o image generation.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Plus a huge swipe file with 90+ use cases for GPT-4o image generation.
www.whytryai.com/p/sunday-run...
Not all image models are created equal.
But some are, like, way, way more unequal. (Ahem, Reve.)
But some are, like, way, way more unequal. (Ahem, Reve.)
Text-to-Image Model Showdown: GPT-4o vs. Ideogram 3.0 vs. Reve 1.0
A steampunk platypus, a cyberpunk goose, and a dieselpunk duck walk into a club...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Not all image models are created equal.
But some are, like, way, way more unequal. (Ahem, Reve.)
But some are, like, way, way more unequal. (Ahem, Reve.)
Another batch of Midjourney modifiers.
5 Best Midjourney Prompts: March 2025 (Tactile Art)
Terms that mimic art made with light, foam, yarn, and more.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Another batch of Midjourney modifiers.
OpenAI has an uncanny ability to steal the thunder.
OpenAI Launches 4o Image Generation, Ruins Reve’s Rad Reveal.
Reve AI picked the absolute worst day to announce its best-in-class image model.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
OpenAI has an uncanny ability to steal the thunder.
The one where I coin the concept of “no-prompt prompting” and gain instant fame in AI philosophy circles.
No-Prompt Prompting? Not as Crazy as It Sounds!
If the context is clear enough, you might not need a prompt.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The one where I coin the concept of “no-prompt prompting” and gain instant fame in AI philosophy circles.
I show why true multimodality matters and showcase some fun new Gemini 2.0 Flash capabilities!
Yes, Gemini 2.0 Flash Makes Mediocre Images...But It Can Hide the Elephant!
Image quality is a red herring. We're finally witnessing true multimodality.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I show why true multimodality matters and showcase some fun new Gemini 2.0 Flash capabilities!
Learning new things is, like, hard and all.
But AI can simplify several tedious parts of it.
Here's how:
But AI can simplify several tedious parts of it.
Here's how:
How to Master New Topics with AI
Learning new things with AI tools. (Plus a bonus video guide for paid subscribers.)
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March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Learning new things is, like, hard and all.
But AI can simplify several tedious parts of it.
Here's how:
But AI can simplify several tedious parts of it.
Here's how:
Last week in GenAI.
Plus my custom GPT that helps you find relevant WhyTryAI entries.
Plus my custom GPT that helps you find relevant WhyTryAI entries.
Sunday Rundown #89: New Models & Mortal Veggies
Sunday Bonus #49: Custom GPT for finding relevant Why Try AI entries.
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March 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Last week in GenAI.
Plus my custom GPT that helps you find relevant WhyTryAI entries.
Plus my custom GPT that helps you find relevant WhyTryAI entries.
Even more Midjourney terms to play around with!
5 Best Midjourney Prompts: February 2025 (Video Games)
Prompts that make your images look like in-game scenes.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Even more Midjourney terms to play around with!
Claude 3.7 Sonnet = great
Lack of Internet access = less great.
Lack of Internet access = less great.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Fantastic Model Held Back by Lack of Native Internet Access
The new hybrid model from Anthropic could really benefit from web browsing.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Claude 3.7 Sonnet = great
Lack of Internet access = less great.
Lack of Internet access = less great.
Last week in GenAI.
Plus a custom GPT to quickly get up to speed on any topic.
Plus a custom GPT to quickly get up to speed on any topic.
Sunday Rundown #88: Grok 3 & Knock-off Jedis
Sunday Bonus #48: Get the gist of any topic with my custom GPT.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Last week in GenAI.
Plus a custom GPT to quickly get up to speed on any topic.
Plus a custom GPT to quickly get up to speed on any topic.
I wrote this obvious satire almost exactly three years ago, the day Russia invaded my home country of Ukraine.
I didn't expect to see an active US president take its premise at face value three years later.
I didn't expect to see an active US president take its premise at face value three years later.
Comrades! Mother Russia Is Under Attack!
What next? Ukraine continuing to exist peacefully? Oh, the horror!
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February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I wrote this obvious satire almost exactly three years ago, the day Russia invaded my home country of Ukraine.
I didn't expect to see an active US president take its premise at face value three years later.
I didn't expect to see an active US president take its premise at face value three years later.
The world’s a dark place right now.
Is it okay to try and lighten things up with a few music tracks, even if those are AI-generated?
Computer says “yes.”
Is it okay to try and lighten things up with a few music tracks, even if those are AI-generated?
Computer says “yes.”
Battle of the Bands III: Riffusion vs. Suno vs. Udio
AI music models can create entire songs now, but which one does it best?
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February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The world’s a dark place right now.
Is it okay to try and lighten things up with a few music tracks, even if those are AI-generated?
Computer says “yes.”
Is it okay to try and lighten things up with a few music tracks, even if those are AI-generated?
Computer says “yes.”
Last week in GenAI.
Plus a workflow for using NotebookLM to cross-check your in-progress work against multiple sources.
Plus a workflow for using NotebookLM to cross-check your in-progress work against multiple sources.
Sunday Rundown #87: Deep Research & Mega Laptop
Sunday Bonus #47: Cross-checking drafts against sources with NotebookLM
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February 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Last week in GenAI.
Plus a workflow for using NotebookLM to cross-check your in-progress work against multiple sources.
Plus a workflow for using NotebookLM to cross-check your in-progress work against multiple sources.
What lies beyond the simple "open-source" label?
Just How Open Is "Open-Source" AI?
A nuanced look at the open-source vs. closed-source claims.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What lies beyond the simple "open-source" label?