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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:
![[Image: map10.jpg]](https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/08/08/map10.jpg)
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada