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The No Agenda show selected Matthew Dropko's AI-generated artwork "Daddy Long Legs" for episode 1681, featuring a lineup of different-sized Joe Bidens. The hosts also discussed the 43rd anniversary of MTV's launch on August 1, 1981, and corrected a newsletter omission regarding the book "The City's Wealth," which details the financial history of Berkeley, California.
The hosts review the art submissions for episode 1680, "Seismic Sunday," ultimately selecting a piece by Matthew Dropko. The discussion touches on the difficulty AI has with rendering human hands, a challenge also shared by human artists. Other rejected submissions included a "creepy" laughing coconut and a Star Trek-themed piece referencing the episode "Patterns of Force."
The podcast's visual identity is supported by a community of artists who submit work to the No Agenda Art Generator. Recent episodes have featured AI-generated art from "prompt jockeys" like Commissar Blogger, whose "bug-eyed dog" piece was selected for the July 4th episode. The hosts discussed the merits of different artistic styles, ranging from traditional digital painting to high-dimensionality AI renders.
