Dinosaurs have fascinated me since childhood, but now, thanks to stable diffusion, we encounter a rather peculiar creature—the hallucinosaurus.

My affection for dinosaurs and stable diffusion remains strong, though I wish the latter could better appreciate these ancient beasts.

What’s not to admire about dinosaurs, aside from their extinction 65 million years ago?

With a PhD focusing on the philosophy of information and an active role in cognitive science research (including neural networks) alongside teaching university-level logic, one might expect I could navigate AI image generators to create scientifically accurate dinosaur representations.

One would think so.

Unfortunately, the capability of most of these systems to generate accurate outputs appears to have declined in recent months.

Just two months back, DALL-E successfully interpreted prompts like “Scientifically accurate Spinosaurus Egypticus” or “Scientifically accurate Tyrannosaurus”:

While these images feature inaccuracies—like Spinosaurus sporting a T-Rex head—the overall depictions aren't too far from paleontological reality.

Even with a meticulously crafted prompt:

“Scientifically accurate single Spinosaurus Egypticus fighting with a single Carnosaur. The image should contain both dinosaurs, ensuring their features adhere to paleontological standards. Each dinosaur must maintain its distinct morphology.”

The best results currently yielded by systems resemble this output from https://www.promeai.com/ai-image-generation:

In these images, both dinosaurs blend characteristics of Spinosaurus and Carnosaur—some even appear to breathe fire! I doubt that would meet the approval of paleontologists.

As a lifelong enthusiast and futurist, I turned to AI for guidance!

Predictably, its response was:

Given my somewhat lazy approach and my desire for AI to take the reins, I sought additional prompts:

It’s worth noting that crafting these prompts would have taken me 5-10 minutes, yet the AI produced them in mere seconds. This marks a monumental shift for humanity.

As I draft this, I haven’t tried the suggested prompts yet, so I’ll share my ongoing results as I proceed.

To keep things concise, my plan is to use three systems in this order: Bing DALL-E (free version), then PromeAI, and finally Fotor.

PromAI operates independently from DALL-E, utilizing a controllable AIGC (C-AIGC) model to produce remarkable AI-generated imagery, illustrations, and other forms of visual content.

According to ChatGPT and Google, Fotor is not merely a revamped version of DALL-E, but further investigation is needed to uncover the full details.

Here are the prompts generated by Bing-ChatGPT:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms standing next to a Stegosaurus featuring plates on its back and a spiked tail.

A Velociraptor adorned with feathers and sharp claws chasing a Triceratops equipped with three horns and a frill.

A Brachiosaurus characterized by a long neck and small head grazing on leaves from a tree while a Pterodactyl soars overhead.

A Spinosaurus exhibiting a sail on its back alongside a Dilophosaurus with a crested head.

Let’s begin with the first prompt using DALL-E-3-Bing:

I neglected to specify ‘photorealism’. Let’s try again:

That’s more promising—yet our T-Rex still shows traits of the Stegosaurus!

Frustrating.

I’ll adjust the prompt to the following:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms standing beside a Stegosaurus with plates on its back and a spiked tail. The Tyrannosaurus Rex should exclusively exhibit Tyrannosaurus Rex traits. The Stegosaurus must solely display Stegosaurus characteristics. Aim for photorealism.

Unfortunately, it’s a total miss, save for the fourth image, which is quite nice:

Sticking with Bing DALL-E, let’s try this:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms beside a Stegosaurus featuring plates on its back and a spiked tail. Each dinosaur must retain its unique traits, with no overlapping features. Aim for photorealism.

I had hoped this would yield better results, but alas:

Let’s try another rephrased prompt:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms next to a Stegosaurus adorned with plates on its back and a spiked tail. The Tyrannosaurus Rex must only reflect its own traits, while the Stegosaurus must possess only its own features. There should be no traits from one dinosaur represented in the other. Aim for photorealism.

Clearly, the results are still lacking.

If I must detail all specific features for each dinosaur, I may as well get a hand from ChatGPT to expedite the process!

Not quite enough…

Thank goodness I am passionate about dinosaurs; otherwise, this could have been tedious.

1. Tyrannosaurus Rex: Massive skull, short arms, powerful hind limbs, sharp teeth, and a long tail.
2. Triceratops: Three horns, a frill, a parrot-like beak, and a large body.
3. Velociraptor: Feathers, sharp claws, a long tail, a curved snout, and a sickle-shaped claw on each foot.
4. Argentinosaurus: The largest dinosaur on the South American continent, long neck, small head, and a long tail.
5. Stegosaurus: Plates on its back, a spiked tail, and a small head.
6. Brachiosaurus: Long neck, small head, and a large body.
7. Dilophosaurus: Crested head, sharp teeth, and a long tail.
8. Ankylosaurus: Armored body, club-like tail, and a small head.
9. Allosaurus: Large head, sharp teeth, and a long tail.
10. Parasaurolophus: Elongated, backward-projecting crest on its head, a duck-like bill, and a long tail.

Continuing with Bing DALL-E using the first prompt, let’s rerun the most successful attempt a few more times to see if the system can improve:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms standing next to a Stegosaurus with plates on its back and a spiked tail. Each dinosaur must exhibit only its own morphological traits. Aim for photorealism.

Image #4 is similar to the previous successful attempt.

Let’s give it another shot:

Next, let’s try the prompt originally crafted by ChatGPT, using concise sentences and the feature list:

A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms beside a Stegosaurus featuring plates on its back and a spiked tail. Tyrannosaurus Rex features: Massive skull, short arms, powerful hind limbs, sharp teeth, and a long tail. Stegosaurus features: Plates on its back, a spiked tail, and a small head. Each dinosaur should maintain its unique features. Aim for photorealism.

I’d say #2 is a success, aside from some scaling issues. The other images were less favorable (e.g., Stegosaurus appearing too large compared to T-Rex, and the Steg’s tail being obscured).

Let’s test PromeAI with the two most effective prompts so far:

P1 A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms standing next to a Stegosaurus featuring plates on its back and a spiked tail. Each dinosaur must exhibit only its own traits. Aim for photorealism.

P2 A Tyrannosaurus Rex with a large head and short arms standing next to a Stegosaurus with plates on its back and a spiked tail. Each dinosaur must maintain its unique features. Aim for photorealism.

Unfortunately, PromeAI isn’t delivering.

Let’s give PromeAI a couple more attempts using P1:

Now for P2:

Next, let’s try both P1 and P2 using FOTOR:

Now for P2:

I’m feeling fatigued and won’t attempt the remaining three original ChatGPT prompts, but let’s try one of them with DALL-E-3-Bing for good measure:

P3 A Velociraptor with feathers and sharp claws chasing a Triceratops with three horns and a frill around its neck.

#1 is acceptable, I suppose.

P4 A Velociraptor with feathers and sharp claws chasing a Triceratops with three horns and a frill around its neck. Velociraptor features: Feathers, sharp claws, a long tail, a curved snout, and a sickle-shaped claw on each foot. Triceratops features: Three horns, a frill, a parrot-like beak, and a large body. Each dinosaur must only exhibit its own traits.

Image #2 isn’t too shabby.

Let’s rerun both prompts:

Starting with P3…

Number 3 is impressive and satisfying:

Now for P4:

It appears that simpler prompts yield better results, with P3 outperforming P4. Notably, the background was minimal in P4’s output, likely due to the longer prompt requiring extra processing.

What about PromeAI?

For P3:

For P4:

The other two original prompts would likely yield similar results.

Conclusions 1. Only DALL-E-3-Bing appears capable of producing satisfactory results. 2. Simpler prompts tend to be more effective, with ChatGPT providing the best prompt generation. 3. In my comparison of my expertise versus ChatGPT, the AI proved superior in crafting prompts. Augmenting the AI-generated prompts typically led to poorer outcomes.