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tl;dr: To nobody's surprise, generative AI sucks at text in images. It handles text as text just fine, but ask it to draw pictures of letter-forms and it usually collapses.
Some of the generated images:
Maps of the USA, as drawn by generative AI.
GPT-5 ChatGPT:
![[Image: map1.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map1.jpg)
GPT-5 canvas:
![[Image: map8.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map8.jpg)
Bing Image Creator:
![[Image: map5.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map5.jpg)
Claude LLM:
![[Image: map7.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map7.jpg)
Google Gemini:
![[Image: map9.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map9.jpg)
James Bond actor infographics, as drawn by generative AI.
GPT-5:
![[Image: map4.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map4.jpg)
(Hmmmmm... It might be worthwhile putting this one on ATT's page for the James Bond movies. AI-generated images are PD in the USA...)
Bing Image Creator:
![[Image: map6.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map6.jpg)
Google Gemini:
tl;dr: To nobody's surprise, generative AI sucks at text in images. It handles text as text just fine, but ask it to draw pictures of letter-forms and it usually collapses.
Some of the generated images:
Maps of the USA, as drawn by generative AI.
GPT-5 ChatGPT:
![[Image: map1.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map1.jpg)
GPT-5 canvas:
![[Image: map8.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map8.jpg)
Bing Image Creator:
![[Image: map5.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map5.jpg)
Claude LLM:
![[Image: map7.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map7.jpg)
Google Gemini:
![[Image: map9.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map9.jpg)
James Bond actor infographics, as drawn by generative AI.
GPT-5:
![[Image: map4.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map4.jpg)
(Hmmmmm... It might be worthwhile putting this one on ATT's page for the James Bond movies. AI-generated images are PD in the USA...)
Bing Image Creator:
![[Image: map6.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map6.jpg)
Google Gemini:
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada

