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(Yes, this was written by AI)
Club TWiT goes behind the scenes to explore how TWiT producer Anthony Nielsen uses AI tools to create show graphics and other media. In this special episode, host Mikah Sargent interviews Anthony about his creative process and how AI helps bring ideas to life.

• Mikah and Anthony start by discussing Anthony's background in creative work like show artwork and graphics before he started using AI. He began experimenting with tools like Stable Diffusion to create the annual holiday card.
• They talk about combining AI with other tools like Photoshop to create the best results. Anthony walks through examples like the Santa Leo graphic which used a mix of generative AI and photos of real hands.
• Anthony demonstrates how he builds custom AI models of things like Leo's face to generate more realistic results tailored to TWiT's needs. He also shows tools like Automatic1111 and Stable Diffusion XL for creating images.
• They discuss the rapid evolution of AI tools through feedback from creators. Services like Opus listen to users and quickly add requested features.
• For podcast episodes, TWiT uses AI for automated transcripts through Podium and creating social media clips with Opus. Editors also generate show notes with tools like Anthropic's Claude.
• Anthony shares how he keeps up with new AI services and features through YouTube, Twitter, and trying different options. He tests tools to see if they will work well for TWiT's needs.
• For those looking to go beyond basic AI art generators, Anthony recommends starting with apps like Pinokio that make it easy to install different open source tools. Fooocus is a good starter option similar to Automatic1111.
• Mikah has Anthony walk through creating an AI circus poster for Leo on the fly, demonstrating ways to iteratively improve results and combine outputs.

The episode provides an insightful look into how hands-on creators are using AI in innovative ways alongside more traditional media tools.

AI How-To Channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@OlivioSarikas
https://www.youtube.com/@sebastiankamph
https://www.youtube.com/@NerdyRodent
https://www.youtube.com/@MattVidPro

Getting Started:

https://pinokio.computer
https://podium.twit.tv/ (affiliate link)
https://www.opus.pro/
https://clipdrop.co
https://leonardo.ai
https://runwayml.com
https://elevenlabs.io

Advanced:

Automatic1111: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
ComfyUI: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI
ControlNet: https://github.com/lllyasviel/ControlNet-v1-1-nightly
ReActor: https://github.com/Gourieff/sd-webui-reactor

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