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Mahmudiyah rape and killings #FreeAssange
by zeynepaydogan 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

TheMahmudiyah rape and killingswere[war crimes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime)involving the[gang-rape](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang-rape)and murder of 14-year-old[Iraqi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_people)childAbeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabiand the murder of her family by[United States Army](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army)soldiers on March 12, 2006. It occurred in the family's house to the southwest of[Yusufiyah](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusufiyah), a village to the west of the town of[Al-Mahmudiyah](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoudiyah,_Iraq),[Iraq]…. Other members of al-Janabi's family murdered by Americans included her 34-year-old mother Fakhriyah Taha Muhasen, 45-year-old father Qassim Hamza Raheem, and 6-year-old sister Hadeel Qassim Hamza Al-Janabi.[1](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#… two remaining survivors of the family, 9-year-old brother Ahmed and 11-year-old brother Mohammed, were at school during the massacre and orphaned by the event. Mahmoudiyah rape and killings [Mahmudiyah rape and killings is located in Iraq](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iraq_physical_map.svg) [Mahmudiyah rape and killings] Location [Yusufiyah](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusufiyah),[Baghdad Governorate](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Governorate),[Iraq](ht… [Coordinates](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system) [33.06°N 44.22°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mahmudiyah_rape… Date March 12, 2006; 16 years ago Target Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi Attack type [War rape](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_rape) [Mass murder](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_murder) Deaths 4 Perpetrators 5[United States Army](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army)soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion,[502nd Infantry Regiment](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment), 2nd Brigade,[101st Airborne Division](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division)(Air Assault) Five U.S. Army soldiers of the[502nd Infantry Regiment](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment)were charged with rape and murder;[Specialist](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialist_(rank))Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker,[Private First Class](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_First_Class)Jesse V. Spielman, Private First Class Bryan L. Howard, and Private First Class[Steven D. Green](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_D._Green).[2](https://en.m.wi… was discharged from the U.S. Army for[mental instability](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_instability)before the crimes were known by his command, whereas Cortez, Barker, Spielman and Howard were tried by U.S. Army General Courts Martial, convicted, and sentenced to prison.[2](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cit… was tried and convicted in a United States civilian court and was sentenced to[life in prison](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_prison).[3](https://en.m.wi… Rape and murders[Edit](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahmudiyah_rape_… On March 12, 2006, soldiers at the checkpoint (from the[502nd Infantry Regiment](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_S…) – consisting of Green, Specialist Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker, Private First Class Jesse V. Spielman, and Private First Class Bryan L. Howard – had been playing cards, illegally drinking alcohol ([whiskey](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey)mixed with an energy drink), hitting golf balls, and discussing plans to rape Abeer and "kill some[Iraqis](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_people)."[15](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_note-… was very persistent about "killing some Iraqis" and kept bringing up the idea. At some point, the group decided to go to Abeer's home, after they had seen her passing by their checkpoint earlier. The four soldiers of the six-man unit responsible for the checkpoint – Barker, Cortez, Green, and Spielman – then left their posts for Abeer's home. Two men, Howard and another soldier, remained at the post. Howard had not been involved in discussions to rape and murder the family. He heard the four men talking about it and saw them leave, but thought they were joking and were planning to beat up some Iraqi men to blow off some steam. The sixth soldier at the checkpoint had no involvement. On the day of the massacre, Abeer's father Qassim was enjoying time with his family, while his sons were at school.[16](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#ci… broad daylight, the four U.S. soldiers walked to the house, not wearing their uniforms, but wearing army-issue long underwear to look like "[ninjas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja)",[10](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_note-Time-10)and separated 14 year-old Abeer and her family into two different rooms. Spielman was responsible for grabbing Abeer's 6-year-old sister, who was outside the house with her father, and bringing her inside the house.[17](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cit… then broke Abeer's mother's arms (likely evidence of a struggle that resulted when she heard her daughter being raped in the other room) and murdered her parents and younger sister, while two other soldiers, Cortez and Barker, raped Abeer.[18](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cit… wrote that Cortez pushed Abeer to the floor, lifted her dress, and tore off her underwear while she struggled. According to Cortez, Abeer “kept squirming and trying to keep her legs closed and saying stuff in[Arabic](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_people),” as he and Barker took turns holding her down and raping her.[19](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_… testified that Abeer heard the gunshots in the room in which her parents and little sister were being held, causing her to scream and cry even more as she was being violently raped by the men. Green then emerged from the room saying, "I just killed them, all are dead".[20](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_note-20)Green, who later said the crime was "awesome",[21](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_note-21)then raped Abeer and shot her in the head several times. After the massacre, Barker poured petrol on Abeer and the soldiers set fire to the lower part of the girl's body, from her stomach down to her feet. Barker testified that the soldiers gave Spielman their bloodied clothes to burn and that he threw the[AK-47](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47)used to murder the family into a canal. They left to "celebrate" their crimes with a meal of chicken wings.[22](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cit…, the fire from Abeer's body eventually spread to the rest of the room, and the smoke alerted neighbors, who were among the first to discover the scene.[2](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite… recalled, "The poor girl, she was so beautiful. She lay there, one leg was stretched and the other bent and her dress was lifted up to her neck."[11](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#cite_note-… ran to tell Abu Firas Janabi, Abeer's uncle, that the farmhouse was on fire and that dead bodies could be seen inside the burning building. Janabi and his wife rushed to the farmhouse and doused some of the flames to get inside. Upon witnessing the scene inside, Janabi went to a checkpoint guarded by[Iraqi Army](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Army)soldiers to report the crime. Abeer's 9- and 11-year-old younger brothers, Ahmed and Mohammed, returned from school that afternoon to find smoke billowing from the windows. After going to their uncle's home, they returned to the house only to be[traumatized](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_trauma), finding their father shot in the head, mother shot in the chest, 6-year-old sister Hadeel shot in the face, and 14-year-old sister Abeer's remains burning.[6](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings#ci… The Iraqi soldiers immediately went to examine the scene and thereafter went to an American checkpoint to report the incident. This checkpoint was different from the one manned by the perpetrators. After approximately an hour, some soldiers from the checkpoint went to the farmhouse.These soldiers were accompanied by at least one of the perpetrators.[[clarify](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_cl… needed](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]

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Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse #FreeAssange
by zeynepaydogan 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

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Julian and Don Jnr - a love story
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

WikiLeaks encouraged Donald Trump's campaign to contest the results of the 2016 election if he lost to Hillary Clinton, according to private messages sent to the then-candidate's eldest son, Donald Trump, Jr. https://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-urged-trump-to-contest-the-2016-e… WikiLeaks told Donald Trump Jr. on Election Day that it would be "much more interesting" if his father challenged the election results if he lost to Hillary Clinton, instead of conceding victory

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Communist Party affiliated All-Workers Militant Front attack against anarchists
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Greek Communist Party affiliated All-Workers Militant Front attack against anarchists https://anarchistnews.org/content/brief-update-greek-communist-party-affili… First organized CHEKIST operations were against anarchists - 104 years ago. http://www.wsm.ie/c/cheka-during-russian-revolution

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Adam Backstabber plans to destroy planet
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Tesla, Blockstream and Block Break Ground on All-Solar Bitcoin Mining Facility in Texas. However worthy the ostensible cause any collaboration with Elon Drax, sorry, Musk ( or the NASA, for that matter ) increases the risk to wilderness planet Mars. This fascist aggression will not stand, man.

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DALI was a fascist
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Coderman, sorry, Dali was allegedly an admirer of Hitler. Later, when the Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, ruled Spain, despite his ruthlessness towards the common man, Dali maintained affable relations with him. Dali constantly affirmed his apolitical stance but his paintings and actions did not match with his statements. George Orwell wrote an essay on him and ruminated on a question and called Dali “a disgusting human being” In 1975, when General Franco executed many people, hundreds and thousands of fascists gathered in support of Franco, chanting his name and making fascists salutes. When the whole world condemned this appalling act, Dali praised Franco and made him the “greatest hero of Spain.” Over and over again, following high-profile rape scandals and domestic abuse, intellectual thievery and explicit racism, people have asked, hesitant yet hopeful, if it's possible to separate the art from the artist. The subtext of this question, usually outwardly expressed as a kind of philosophical fluffing, is: Can we please just purely enjoy our favorite catchy songs, cool-looking paintings, and well-written sentences without having to think about the suffering their creators engendered? With Dalí—an openly obnoxious man who willfully claimed necrophilia, cruelty to animals and people, fascism, self-obsession, and greed—to do this seems particularly egregious. When Dalí collaborated with Philippe Halsman (who also made a book about Dalí's mustache) to make the iconic Dalí Atomicus photo, the process required 28 attempts, which would have been fine except for the fact that each of those attempts involved throwing three cats into the air and flinging buckets of water at them. I hope Coderman's happy now.

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Ukraine Receives $4 Million In Crypto Donations Within Hours
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Ukraine Receives $4 Million In Crypto Donations Within Hours—Including $1.9 Million Tied To Pak, Julian Assange NFT Collection a single donation worth nearly $1.9 million, Elliptic Chief Scientist Tom Robinson wrote in a Saturday email, adding that wallet addresses indicate the donation was associated with an auction of non-fungible tokens that helped raise funds for Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/02/26/ukraine-receives-4… I think its great if Camp Assmange are tilting towards Ukraine - however much it embarrasses and wrong-foots their rusted-on pro-Chekist supporters who are all extreme morons anyway.

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Ukrainian Nazi Army? - very Assange
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Israel Shamir is the worst Nazi propagandist since Julius Streicher https://www.unz.com/ishamir/the-long-captivity-of-julian-assange/ WikiLeaks's tweet - "We contacted Julian Assange in prison ... We contacted Julian Assange in prison. He says that everyone in #Ukraine should install @BriarApp NOW before the internet goes down.

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A damning indictment of the hack journalist-politician, Julian Israel Shamir Assmange
by professor rat 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

A damning indictment that nearly twenty years on, virtually no one responsible for alleged US war crimes committed in the course of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has been held accountable So what is Wikileaks position on this? JULIAN " Being guilty of aggravated rape has nothing to do with our party" A. Broinowski. Wikileaks Party NSW candidate for au Senate. 2013. "... Mr Assange agreed that some level of privacy was necessary for the successful operation of the military ..." http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/assange-i-can-rule-from-… JULIAN " ‘[The military] protects the sovereignty of Australia. It protects the independence of Australia.' ASSANGE July, 2013

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Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 95
by Gunnar Larson 09 Apr '22

09 Apr '22

Oh yes he did, he did do it. Gunnar Larson raped him. He had to ... On Fri, Apr 8, 2022, 8:32 PM <cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org> wrote: > Send cypherpunks mailing list submissions to > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cypherpunks-owner(a)lists.cpunks.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cypherpunks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 94 (Gunnar Larson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 20:29:43 -0400 > From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > To: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > Subject: Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 94 > Message-ID: > < > CAPc8xwO4+uLbaR52tWvdyRckPtLWO49uxSHk-boT0HwUkMmUVw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Did Gunnar Larson, rape Mr. Mark Zuckerburg? Or, was it fair game? > > Finders keepers? > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2022, 7:56 PM <cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org> wrote: > > > Send cypherpunks mailing list submissions to > > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > cypherpunks-owner(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of cypherpunks digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 93 (Gunnar Larson) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 19:54:15 -0400 > > From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > > To: cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > > Subject: Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 93 > > Message-ID: > > <CAPc8xwPsCK2cA3tT1U-wjuV09T5kc= > > TBMcrzLz46uyNHJXV9cg(a)mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > At first glance, this was a great article. > > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2022, 7:52 PM <cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org> > wrote: > > > > > Send cypherpunks mailing list submissions to > > > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > cypherpunks-owner(a)lists.cpunks.org > > > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > > than "Re: Contents of cypherpunks digest..." > > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > > > 1. Re: DALL-E (coderman) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 23:50:53 +0000 > > > From: coderman <coderman(a)protonmail.com> > > > To: coderman <coderman(a)protonmail.com> > > > Cc: "cy\"Cypherpunks" <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org> > > > Subject: Re: DALL-E > > > Message-ID: > > > > > > > > > <a9WeFGpr9g422W0Uym9aQZyxT6mqWNzNwLsG6yKqqlD4BLpH6NxuARXLOMvBY8IdZF9HMetBKZYGjdH--qJRFZDIWnXdMRQVqr3pmMYVo5I=@ > > > protonmail.com> > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > > > DALL·E[1](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fn1) > > > > > > We decided to name our model using a portmanteau of the artist Salvador > > > Dalí and Pixar’s WALL·E. > > > > > > is a 12-billion parameter version of[GPT-3]( > > > https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.14165) trained to generate images from text > > > descriptions, using a dataset of text–image pairs. We’ve found that it > > has > > > a diverse set of capabilities, including creating anthropomorphized > > > versions of animals and objects, combining unrelated concepts in > > plausible > > > ways, rendering text, and applying transformations to existing images. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Text prompt > > > an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu walking a dog > > > AI-generated > > > images > > > > > > Edit prompt or view more images > > > Text prompt > > > an armchair in the shape of an avocado. . . . > > > AI-generated > > > images > > > > > > Edit prompt or view more images > > > Text prompt > > > a store front that has the word ‘openai’ written on it. . . . > > > AI-generated > > > images > > > > > > Edit prompt or view more images > > > Text & image > > > prompt > > > the exact same cat on the top as a sketch on the bottom > > > AI-generated > > > images > > > > > > Edit prompt or view more images > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > GPT-3 showed that language can be used to instruct a large neural > network > > > to perform a variety of text generation tasks. [Image GPT]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/image-gpt) showed that the same type of neural > > > network can also be used to generate images with high fidelity. We > extend > > > these findings to show that manipulating visual concepts through > language > > > is now within reach. > > > > > > Overview > > > > > > Like GPT-3, DALL·E is a transformer language model. It receives both > the > > > text and the image as a single stream of data containing up to 1280 > > tokens, > > > and is trained using maximum likelihood to generate all of the tokens, > > one > > > after another.[2](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fn2) > > > > > > A token is any symbol from a discrete vocabulary; for humans, each > > English > > > letter is a token from a 26-letter alphabet. DALL·E’s vocabulary has > > tokens > > > for both text and image concepts. Specifically, each image caption is > > > represented using a maximum of 256 BPE-encoded tokens with a vocabulary > > > size of 16384, and the image is represented using 1024 tokens with a > > > vocabulary size of 8192. > > > > > > The images are preprocessed to 256x256 resolution during training. > > Similar > > > to VQVAE,[14]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf14)[15](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > each image is compressed to a 32x32 grid of discrete latent codes > using a > > > discrete VAE[10]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf10)[11](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > that we pretrained using a continuous relaxation.[12]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf12)[13](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > We found that training using the relaxation obviates the need for an > > > explicit codebook, EMA loss, or tricks like dead code revival, and can > > > scale up to large vocabulary sizes. > > > > > > This training procedure allows DALL·E to not only generate an image > from > > > scratch, but also to regenerate any rectangular region of an existing > > image > > > that extends to the bottom-right corner, in a way that is consistent > with > > > the text prompt. > > > > > > We recognize that work involving generative models has the potential > for > > > significant, broad societal impacts. In the future, we plan to analyze > > how > > > models like DALL·E relate to societal issues like economic impact on > > > certain work processes and professions, the potential for bias in the > > model > > > outputs, and the longer term ethical challenges implied by this > > technology. > > > > > > Capabilities > > > > > > We find that DALL·E is able to create plausible images for a great > > variety > > > of sentences that explore the compositional structure of language. We > > > illustrate this using a series of interactive visuals in the next > > section. > > > The samples shown for each caption in the visuals are obtained by > taking > > > the top 32 of 512 after reranking with [CLIP]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/clip/) but we do not use any manual > > > cherry-picking, aside from the thumbnails and standalone images that > > appear > > > outside.[3](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fn3) > > > > > > Further details provided in [a later section]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#summary) > > > > > > Controlling Attributes > > > > > > We test DALL·E’s ability to modify several of an object’s attributes, > as > > > well as the number of times that it appears. > > > > > > Click to edit text prompt or view more AI-generated images > > > a pentagonal green clock. a green clock in the shape of a pentagon. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a cube made of porcupine. a cube with the texture of a porcupine. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a collection of glasses is sitting on a table > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Drawing Multiple Objects > > > > > > Simultaneously controlling multiple objects, their attributes, and > their > > > spatial relationships presents a new challenge. For example, consider > the > > > phrase “a hedgehog wearing a red hat, yellow gloves, blue shirt, and > > green > > > pants.” To correctly interpret this sentence, DALL·E must not only > > > correctly compose each piece of apparel with the animal, but also form > > the > > > associations (hat, red), (gloves, yellow), (shirt, blue), and (pants, > > > green) without mixing them up.[4](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fn4) > > > > > > This task is called variable binding, and has been extensively studied > in > > > the literature.[17]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf17)[18](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > > ) > > > > > > We test DALL·E’s ability to do this for relative positioning, stacking > > > objects, and controlling multiple attributes. > > > > > > a small red block sitting on a large green block > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a stack of 3 cubes. a red cube is on the top, sitting on a green cube. > > the > > > green cube is in the middle, sitting on a blue cube. the blue cube is > on > > > the bottom. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > an emoji of a baby penguin wearing a blue hat, red gloves, green shirt, > > > and yellow pants > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > While DALL·E does offer some level of controllability over the > attributes > > > and positions of a small number of objects, the success rate can depend > > on > > > how the caption is phrased. As more objects are introduced, DALL·E is > > prone > > > to confusing the associations between the objects and their colors, and > > the > > > success rate decreases sharply. We also note that DALL·E is brittle > with > > > respect to rephrasing of the caption in these scenarios: alternative, > > > semantically equivalent captions often yield no correct > interpretations. > > > > > > Visualizing Perspective and Three-Dimensionality > > > > > > We find that DALL·E also allows for control over the viewpoint of a > scene > > > and the 3D style in which a scene is rendered. > > > > > > an extreme close-up view of a capybara sitting in a field > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a capybara made of voxels sitting in a field > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > To push this further, we test DALL·E’s ability to repeatedly draw the > > head > > > of a well-known figure at each angle from a sequence of equally spaced > > > angles, and find that we can recover a smooth animation of the rotating > > > head. > > > > > > a photograph of a bust of homer > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > DALL·E appears to be able to apply some types of optical distortions to > > > scenes, as we see with the options “fisheye lens view” and “a spherical > > > panorama.” This motivated us to explore its ability to generate > > reflections. > > > > > > a plain white cube looking at its own reflection in a mirror. a plain > > > white cube gazing at itself in a mirror. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Visualizing Internal and External Structure > > > > > > The samples from the “extreme close-up view” and “x-ray” style led us > to > > > further explore DALL·E’s ability to render internal structure with > > > cross-sectional views, and external structure with macro photographs. > > > > > > a cross-section view of a walnut > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a macro photograph of brain coral > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Inferring Contextual Details > > > > > > The task of translating text to images is underspecified: a single > > caption > > > generally corresponds to an infinitude of plausible images, so the > image > > is > > > not uniquely determined. For instance, consider the caption “a painting > > of > > > a capybara sitting on a field at sunrise.” Depending on the orientation > > of > > > the capybara, it may be necessary to draw a shadow, though this detail > is > > > never mentioned explicitly. We explore DALL·E’s ability to resolve > > > underspecification in three cases: changing style, setting, and time; > > > drawing the same object in a variety of different situations; and > > > generating an image of an object with specific text written on it. > > > > > > a painting of a capybara sitting in a field at sunrise > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a stained glass window with an image of a blue strawberry > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a store front that has the word ‘openai’ written on it. a store front > > that > > > has the word ‘openai’ written on it. a store front that has the word > > > ‘openai’ written on it. ‘openai’ store front. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > With varying degrees of reliability, DALL·E provides access to a subset > > of > > > the capabilities of a 3D rendering engine via natural language. It can > > > independently control the attributes of a small number of objects, and > > to a > > > limited extent, how many there are, and how they are arranged with > > respect > > > to one another. It can also control the location and angle from which a > > > scene is rendered, and can generate known objects in compliance with > > > precise specifications of angle and lighting conditions. > > > > > > Unlike a 3D rendering engine, whose inputs must be specified > > unambiguously > > > and in complete detail, DALL·E is often able to “fill in the blanks” > when > > > the caption implies that the image must contain a certain detail that > is > > > not explicitly stated. > > > > > > Applications of Preceding Capabilities > > > > > > Next, we explore the use of the preceding capabilities for fashion and > > > interior design. > > > > > > a male mannequin dressed in an orange and black flannel shirt > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a female mannequin dressed in a black leather jacket and gold pleated > > skirt > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a living room with two white armchairs and a painting of the colosseum. > > > the painting is mounted above a modern fireplace. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a loft bedroom with a white bed next to a nightstand. there is a fish > > tank > > > beside the bed. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Combining Unrelated Concepts > > > > > > The compositional nature of language allows us to put together concepts > > to > > > describe both real and imaginary things. We find that DALL·E also has > the > > > ability to combine disparate ideas to synthesize objects, some of which > > are > > > unlikely to exist in the real world. We explore this ability in two > > > instances: transferring qualities from various concepts to animals, and > > > designing products by taking inspiration from unrelated concepts. > > > > > > a snail made of harp. a snail with the texture of a harp. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > an armchair in the shape of an avocado. an armchair imitating an > avocado. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Animal Illustrations > > > > > > In the previous section, we explored DALL·E’s ability to combine > > unrelated > > > concepts when generating images of real-world objects. Here, we explore > > > this ability in the context of art, for three kinds of illustrations: > > > anthropomorphized versions of animals and objects, animal chimeras, and > > > emojis. > > > > > > an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu walking a dog > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a professional high quality illustration of a giraffe turtle chimera. a > > > giraffe imitating a turtle. a giraffe made of turtle. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a professional high quality emoji of a lovestruck cup of boba > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Zero-Shot Visual Reasoning > > > > > > GPT-3 can be instructed to perform many kinds of tasks solely from a > > > description and a cue to generate the answer supplied in its prompt, > > > without any additional training. For example, when prompted with the > > phrase > > > “here is the sentence ‘a person walking his dog in the park’ translated > > > into French:”, GPT-3 answers “un homme qui promène son chien dans le > > parc.” > > > This capability is called zero-shot reasoning. We find that DALL·E > > extends > > > this capability to the visual domain, and is able to perform several > > kinds > > > of image-to-image translation tasks when prompted in the right way. > > > > > > the exact same cat on the top as a sketch on the bottom > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > the exact same teapot on the top with ’gpt’ written on it on the bottom > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > We did not anticipate that this capability would emerge, and made no > > > modifications to the neural network or training procedure to encourage > > it. > > > Motivated by these results, we measure DALL·E’s aptitude for analogical > > > reasoning problems by testing it on Raven’s progressive matrices, a > > visual > > > IQ test that saw widespread use in the 20th century. > > > > > > a sequence of geometric shapes. > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Geographic Knowledge > > > > > > We find that DALL·E has learned about geographic facts, landmarks, and > > > neighborhoods. Its knowledge of these concepts is surprisingly precise > in > > > some ways and flawed in others. > > > > > > a photo of the food of china > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a photo of alamo square, san francisco, from a street at night > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > a photo of san francisco’s golden gate bridge > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Temporal Knowledge > > > > > > In addition to exploring DALL·E’s knowledge of concepts that vary over > > > space, we also explore its knowledge of concepts that vary over time. > > > > > > a photo of a phone from the 20s > > > > > > navigatedownwide > > > > > > Summary of Approach and Prior Work > > > > > > DALL·E is a simple decoder-only transformer that receives both the text > > > and the image as a single stream of 1280 tokens—256 for the text and > 1024 > > > for the image—and models all of them autoregressively. The attention > mask > > > at each of its 64 self-attention layers allows each image token to > attend > > > to all text tokens. DALL·E uses the standard causal mask for the text > > > tokens, and sparse attention for the image tokens with either a row, > > > column, or convolutional attention pattern, depending on the layer. We > > > provide more details about the architecture and training procedure in > our > > > [paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.12092). > > > > > > Text-to-image synthesis has been an active area of research since the > > > pioneering work of Reed et. al,[1](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf1 > ) > > > whose approach uses a GAN conditioned on text embeddings. The > embeddings > > > are produced by an encoder pretrained using a contrastive loss, not > > unlike > > > CLIP. StackGAN[3](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf3) and > > StackGAN++[4]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf4) use multi-scale GANs to scale up > > the > > > image resolution and improve visual fidelity. AttnGAN[5]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf5) incorporates attention between > the > > > text and image features, and proposes a contrastive text-image feature > > > matching loss as an auxiliary objective. This is interesting to compare > > to > > > our reranking with CLIP, which is done offline. Other work[2]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf2)[6](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf6… > > ) > > > incorporates additional sources of supervision during training to > improve > > > image quality. Finally, work by Nguyen et. al[8]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf8) and Cho et. al[9]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf9) explores sampling-based > strategies > > > for image generation that leverage pretrained multimodal discriminative > > > models. > > > > > > Similar to the rejection sampling used in [VQVAE-2]( > > > https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.00446) we use [CLIP]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/clip/) to rerank the top 32 of 512 samples for > > > each caption in all of the interactive visuals. This procedure can also > > be > > > seen as a kind of language-guided search[16]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf16) and can have a dramatic impact > on > > > sample quality. > > > > > > an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu walking a dog > [caption > > > 1, best 8 of 2048] > > > > > > > > > > > > navigatedownwide--------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Footnotes > > > > > > - > > > > > > We decided to name our model using a portmanteau of the artist Salvador > > > Dalí and Pixar’s WALL·E. [↩︎](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fnref1) > > > > > > - > > > > > > A token is any symbol from a discrete vocabulary; for humans, each > > English > > > letter is a token from a 26-letter alphabet. DALL·E’s vocabulary has > > tokens > > > for both text and image concepts. Specifically, each image caption is > > > represented using a maximum of 256 BPE-encoded tokens with a vocabulary > > > size of 16384, and the image is represented using 1024 tokens with a > > > vocabulary size of 8192. > > > > > > The images are preprocessed to 256x256 resolution during training. > > Similar > > > to VQVAE,[14]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf14)[15](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > each image is compressed to a 32x32 grid of discrete latent codes > using a > > > discrete VAE[10]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf10)[11](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > that we pretrained using a continuous relaxation.[12]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rf12)[13](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#r… > > ) > > > We found that training using the relaxation obviates the need for an > > > explicit codebook, EMA loss, or tricks like dead code revival, and can > > > scale up to large vocabulary sizes. 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[↩︎]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rfref20a) [↩︎]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#rfref20b) > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Authors > > > [Aditya Ramesh](https://openai.com/blog/authors/aditya/)[Mikhail > > Pavlov]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/mikhail/)[Gabriel Goh]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/gabriel/)[Scott Gray]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/scott/) > > > (Primary Authors) > > > [Mark Chen](https://openai.com/blog/authors/mark/)[Rewon Child]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/rewon/)[Vedant Misra]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/vedant/)[Pamela Mishkin]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/pamela/)[Gretchen Krueger]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/gretchen/)[Sandhini Agarwal]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/sandhini/)[Ilya Sutskever]( > > > https://openai.com/blog/authors/ilya/) > > > (Supporting Authors) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Filed Under > > > [Research]( > > > > > > https://openai.com/blog/tags/research/)[Milestones](https://openai.com/blog… > > > ) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Cover Artwork > > > > > > Justin Jay Wang > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Acknowledgments > > > > > > Thanks to the following for their feedback on this work and > contributions > > > to this release: Alec Radford, Andrew Mayne, Jeff Clune, Ashley > > Pilipiszyn, > > > Steve Dowling, Jong Wook Kim, Lei Pan, Heewoo Jun, John Schulman, > Michael > > > Tabatowski, Preetum Nakkiran, Jack Clark, Fraser Kelton, Jacob Jackson, > > > Greg Brockman, Wojciech Zaremba, Justin Mao-Jones, David Luan, Shantanu > > > Jain, Prafulla Dhariwal, Sam Altman, Pranav Shyam, Miles Brundage, > Jakub > > > Pachocki, and Ryan Lowe. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Contributions > > > > > > Aditya Ramesh was the project lead: he developed the approach, trained > > the > > > models, and wrote most of the blog copy. > > > > > > Aditya Ramesh, Mikhail Pavlov, and Scott Gray worked together to scale > up > > > the model to 12 billion parameters, and designed the infrastructure > used > > to > > > draw samples from the model. > > > > > > Aditya Ramesh, Gabriel Goh, and Justin Jay Wang worked together to > create > > > the interactive visuals for the blog. > > > > > > Mark Chen and Aditya Ramesh created the images for Raven’s Progressives > > > Matrices. > > > > > > Rewon Child and Vedant Misra assisted in writing the blog. > > > > > > Pamela Mishkin, Gretchen Krueger, and Sandhini Agarwal advised on > broader > > > impacts of the work and assisted in writing the blog. > > > > > > Ilya Sutskever oversaw the project and assisted in writing the blog. > > >

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