I recently asked Chat GPT 4 to create an illustration of a large team, eating two very large pizzas.

I quickly learned that ChatGPT 4 did not understand what I wanted.

The work to get what I wanted took thirteen comical twists and turns.

I thought I’d share this journey, as it paints a snapshot of AI image generation, in December, 2023.

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ME: Create an image of a 20-person, diverse team (men and women) of different ethnic backgrounds, eating two very large pizzas.

ChatGPT4:

ChatGPT 4: Here’s an illustration of a 20-person, diverse team enjoying two very large pizzas together in a friendly office environment.

ME: Make the two pizzas visible in the image.

ChatGPT 4:

ChatGPT 4: The updated illustration shows the 20-person, diverse team around the table, with two very large pizzas being the central focus of the scene.

ME: You are only showing one round pizza. I want you to show two round pizzas in this image.

ChatGPT 4:

Chat GPT4: The illustration now features a 20-person, diverse team gathered around a table with two very large, round pizzas, clearly visible and central to the scene.

ME: Create an image with two pizzas.

Chat GPT4:

Chat GPT4: Here’s an illustration of a casual office gathering, with a diverse group enjoying a team lunch around two large, round pizzas.

ME: Perfect but don’t show any small pizzas near the big ones.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the updated illustration featuring a diverse office team having lunch around two large, round pizzas, with no more small pizzas near them.

[At this point, I’m like, WTF Chat GPT!!!]

ME: Only show two large pizzas.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT4: Here’s the illustration, focusing solely on two large, round pizzas, with no other items around them.

ME: Show only two very large pizzas and around 16 diverse engineers (men and women, different ethnic backgrounds) eating the pizza. Don’t show any smaller pizzas, just the two large ones.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: The illustration features around 16 diverse engineers, both men and women of various ethnic backgrounds, in an office break room, sharing two very large pizzas. There are no smaller pizzas in the scene, focusing solely on the two large ones.

Me: Perfect but change it slightly so it only shows 2 very large pizzas not 3.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the adjusted illustration with the group of diverse engineers sharing two very large pizzas, with no additional pizzas in the scene.

ME: No. That only shows one large pizza. Please show two and only two large pizzas. Not three. Include 16 people, of diverse backgrounds and genders.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the illustration with the diverse group of 16 engineers around a table, featuring exactly two large, round pizzas, with no additional pizzas in the scene.

ME: That’s completely wrong. It’s supposed to show 2 very large pizzas.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the illustration showing a group of around 16 diverse engineers in an office break room, gathered around a table with two very large, round pizzas, which are the central focus of the image.

ME: That shows two sides of one pizza. It’s not what I want. I want to show two very large pizzas.

Chart GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the illustration with around 16 diverse engineers in an office setting, gathered around a table featuring exactly two separate, very large, round pizzas, with each pizza distinct and fully visible.

ME: That’s not correct. It’s showing small pizzas and large ones. I only want to show 2 very large pizzas. Please fix it.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the illustration with a diverse group of 16 engineers gathered around a table, focusing on two distinct and very large pizzas, with no small pizzas present.

Me: Please show only two very large pizzas with the 16 engineers and do not show any small pizzas.

Chat GPT 4:

Chat GPT 4: Here’s the illustration featuring the diverse group of 16 engineers around a table, with the central focus on two distinctly large, round pizzas and no small pizzas present.

Me (to myself) OMG, finally!