Eli5 Why is DALL-E special, and how do we know it isn’t just doing a Google image search behind the scenes and mixing the results together?

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Eli5 Why is DALL-E special, and how do we know it isn’t just doing a Google image search behind the scenes and mixing the results together?

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Answer 1

I wrote [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/bigsleep/comments/u08sjh/how_openais_dalle_2_works_explained_at_the_level/) about how DALL-E 2 works technically, intended for the layperson; included is a link from one of the co-creators of DALL-E 2.

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/dalle2/comments/v1sc2z/kermit_the_frog_through_the_ages/) is a post with 20 DALL-E 2 images of Kermit the Frog in the style of various movies, any of which you can try searching for evidence of previous existence using image search engines such as [these 4](https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2019/12/26/guide-to-using-reverse-image-search-for-investigations/).

Answer 2

I wrote [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/bigsleep/comments/u08sjh/how_openais_dalle_2_works_explained_at_the_level/) about how DALL-E 2 works technically, intended for the layperson; included is a link from one of the co-creators of DALL-E 2.

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/dalle2/comments/v1sc2z/kermit_the_frog_through_the_ages/) is a post with 20 DALL-E 2 images of Kermit the Frog in the style of various movies, any of which you can try searching for evidence of previous existence using image search engines such as [these 4](https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2019/12/26/guide-to-using-reverse-image-search-for-investigations/).