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Not to disparage, but I wrote: "Using the attached image as a stencil/background - please generate a QR code for https://XXX" into ChatGPT and got something v

by tlonny 3mo ago

Not to disparage, but I wrote: "Using the attached image as a stencil/background - please generate a QR code for https://XXX" into ChatGPT and got something valid that looks similar in style to your offering. I think the age of trying to wrap a highly focused AI task in a SaaS has come and gone.

romanovcode 3mo ago
Jokes on you, this is the exact prompt OP uses in the BE lol
gnfargbl 3mo ago
I don't disagree, but remember the lesson of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 -- historically, people have been willing to pay for convenience.
- tlonny 3mo ago
  I would argue that my proposed flow is far more convenient. I don’t have to sign up, enter payment details and I can interface in plain English.
  - cyberge99 3mo ago
    Many people are not as skilled as you. No pun intended.
- alansaber 3mo ago
  Those dropbox guys might have been onto something
janpmz 3mo ago
With simple prompting it works sometimes but less reliably. I implemented a healing and strengthening algorithm which can improve codes that don't scan quickly.