Wed. 1/13 - Pablo Escobar's Hippos Are Out of Control

<p><strong><em>Pablo Escobar’s pet hippos have multiplied and are ravaging part of Colombia’s capital. An AI that can create very impressive and artistic images from text commands. Maybe a little </em>too<em> impressive. And a discovery in England this week that could’ve been way worse.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at <a href="http://fitbod.me/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitbod.me/kottke</a></li><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/11/invasive-hippos-escobar-colombia-castrate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pablo Escobar's hippos are the world's largest invasive species</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="http://www.sarahgailey.com/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Hippo</a> by Sarah Gailey</li><li><a href="https://magazine.atavist.com/american-hippopotamus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Hippopotamus</a> (Atavist Magazine)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/tech/artificial-intelligence-openai-images-from-text/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A radish in a tutu walking a dog? This AI can draw it really well</a> (CNN)</li><li><a href="https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DALL·E: Creating Images from Text</a> (OpenAI)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-55585065" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Human foot' in Gateshead field turns out to be potato</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art1