1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auRyan F. Mandelbaumhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/ryanfmandelbaum-usa/The First AI-Generated Paint Names Include 'Homestar Brown' And 'Stanky Bean'rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OjjfJYSe1G"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/05/the-first-ai-generated-paint-names-include-homestar-brown-and-stanky-bean/">The First AI-Generated Paint Names Include ‘Homestar Brown’ And ‘Stanky Bean’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/05/the-first-ai-generated-paint-names-include-homestar-brown-and-stanky-bean/embed/#?secret=OjjfJYSe1G" width="600" height="338" title="“The First AI-Generated Paint Names Include ‘Homestar Brown’ And ‘Stanky Bean’” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="OjjfJYSe1G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20/tdxolskuixaisuyerwaz.png?quality=751024576Humans aren’t nearly as creative as we think. Craft brewers, for example, have run out of fun names and are sending each other cease and desist letters for coming up with the same ideas. So, what if we let computers come up with new names for us?