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“Some AI researchers took Doge, an innocent, leering, grammatically challenged Shiba Inu turned internet meme, and imbued him with somewhat less innocence. Applying OpenAI’s image-generation technology, they made a bot that combines text with an underlying Doge image, and trained it to respond to prompts with new “advice animal” style images.”

Unleashing gargantuan computational prowess to animate a meme is what some might call a significant use of technology. No one ever remarked that developing cutting-edge AI was all about solving the world’s dire problems, right?

In a jesting yet perplexing twist, a beloved Internet Shiba Inu meme, Doge, has been cybernetically enhanced — or perhaps corrupted, depending on one’s perspective. OpenAI’s image-generation technology, adopted by a group of AI researchers, has breathed uncanny life into the quirky, if grammatically inept, meme. The result? A bot capable of creating impressive “advice-animal” style images in response to prompts fed. In simpler terms, Doge is now an AI puppet indued with Machine Learning shenanigans.

It’s hard not to chuckle at the absurdity of it all, though it’s an illustrative case of the wide-ranging and, often, unexpected applications of AI technology. Harnessing the power of memeology, these researchers have simplified the daunting task of explaining complex computational functions to the point where anyone with an Internet connection can understand. Doge the AI, much like its meme inspiration, responds with images and advice, turning an abstract concept into a far more accessible and tangible process.

Stripped of all humor, this experiment raises a few questions about the implementation of AI. For instance, could AI’s increasingly creative applications portend an AI-dominated future where traditional memes find themselves competing with artificially-intelligent counterparts? Can AI outwit human humor? Far-fetched, yes, but then again, who would have thought a humble meme like Doge could usher in a discussion about advanced AI?

Regard it as an amusing prank or a capricious misuse of resources, but there’s no denying that OpenAI’s foray into meme-bots showcases the startling breadth of AI’s potential. Is it frivolous? From one viewpoint, perhaps. Is it fascinating? Undoubtedly.

Somewhere, in a data center run with intense computational power, Doge is now thinking up the next meme-worthy advice. And while it’s busy churning out humorous content, the endeavor continues to kick-up debates on how and where AI should be utilized, a clear indication of the multifaceted capabilities of Artificial Intelligence.

Oh, the times we live in. Who’s laughing now? Probably the AI-enabled Doge meme.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-fda-doge-ai-drug-evaluation/