A hot potato: “Use this picture of my dog to create a realistic poster in the style of Pixar for a movie called Merlin.” It’s a simple prompt for a generative AI to handle, which actually produces a cute result. Of course, Disney doesn’t find it cute at all, which is why Microsoft reprogrammed its Bing Image creator.
In early November, a viral trend broke out on X (formerly Twitter) that had people posting realistic Disney/Pixar movie posters featuring their dogs. At first, the image style and logos appeared as if they could have come straight from the House of Mouse.