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12024-09-23T12:57:16-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f593plain2024-09-23T12:59:37-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5We tried to convince DALL-E that in the 18th century members of the imperial elite wore wigs but not beards. DALL-E seemed unconvinced but this time around we strong-armed the AI. Zubov was only 29 years old in 1796.
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12024-09-23T12:00:07-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Platon "Don't Lose My Rubles" Zubov5Field Marshal and Admiral of the Black Sea and Azov fleets, as well as Empress Catherine's lover. Prince Platon Aleksandrovich directs Yakovlev to maintain order in Kherson. His involvement indicates the high stakes of the situation and drives many lower-ranking officials to reach desperately, and imaginatively, for answers. Above all, Zubov prioritized the interests of his treasury. Eh hem, we mean, the state treasury.plain2024-09-24T08:50:05-04:0059.71497371344431, 30.39396428450352Image generated with DALLE-3 using the prompt "can you generate an image of an 18th century Russian prince aged 30 with no beard wearing a powdered wig" Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
