This is a partial list of groups I belong to that focus on Generative AI art: Facebook creates community. I use BING as a kind of Generative AI university: BING U.  I prefer the role of student, so my job is to find good teachers. Think of me as the guy who shows you around the campus and knows his way around, but he's a student himself. Microsoft BING is free and very powerful. It's an excellent way to learn Generative AI and a standard tool that everyone in my imaginary school has. The way to find a teacher is to see their work in a Facebook group. Then, save the picture that caught your eye in a Word document (or document editor of your choice). For example ... Joe McIntosh What we have found here is not only the prompt for the picture but a teacher who shares the prompts for all his pictures. Look for artists who work primarily with BING. Don't get distracted by other platforms or techniques. Learn to do one thing well before shopping for better tools. The best Facebo...

 I asked for a picture along these lines: This is one of four responses, which are themselves a series of "tweaks" to what I want the picture to show. This is amazing but rather routine for 2024. What Microsoft does takes it a step further. The Bing tools give you references and related links pictorial links. In this case ... This encourages you to follow the thought behind the picture to discover ideas that would not have otherwise occurred to you. In this case,  many ideas about "Robot helpers". For example, USING THE PICTURE, we are led to this article about the "teeming throng" of robot helpers and Amazon's attempt to compete in a crowded field. Note that "Robot helpers" is the theme of the original picture, but unstated . Wanting a picture to illustrate the Hindu idea that the world is a dream of Brahma, I got this: Which led me to dozens of related ideas, including one with related images for sale . Check it out. This gives us insig...