I think the words examples provide insight into how the image generation works at several levels. You can clearly see [1] how the glyphs are created by approxim

I think the words examples provide insight into how the image generation works at several levels. You can clearly see [1] how the glyphs are created by approximately merging several letters in one place to create a new symbol, while maintaining the overall structure of words and paragraphs within a well-composed layout in the page. I would say that the merit of the technique is not in generating new images, but in correctly associating the images and the concepts they represent, at the right level (art styles at the low-level pixel representation, and objects as recognizable high-level features). I agree that it will be common to recognize where some reused elements come from, in special for small concept domains or art styles; this image generation is largely making clever collages. However, at a sufficiently fine-grained level, it is not unlike how most human artists create art. [1] https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/855638801ffcab0188609438f8c5e20aae809d060078a505.png/w_1024 https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/855...