😺 AI goes mainstream

You know AI is about to go mainstream when influencers start posting their Stable Diffusion-generated avatars to Instagram [Product Hunt]( [Read in browser]( You know AI is about to go mainstream when influencers start posting their Stable Diffusion-generated avatars to Instagram. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT [Cartoonish avatars and Twitter feuds]( What’s great about being in tech is that sometimes, not often, nerdy things become cool, and we get to say we knew about them first. If anyone’s even paying attention by then. Good thing we have [receipts](. If you’re a long-time lurker, you’ll know generative AI has been the talk of the town all year long, thanks to OpenAI’s DALL-E and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion. But it’s just starting to spread outside tech Twitter, founders, and startup folks. [Lensa AI]( seems to be the catalyst. Who was first? Hard to tell. While there’s an ongoing heated [debate]( happening on Twitter around this, one of the first ones we saw here on Product Hunt was [Astria](, in late October, followed by [Avatar AI]( and [Profile Picture AI](. Then how did Lensa become so popular? We have to remember that [Lensa](’s not a new product by any means. In fact, we first saw it launch about 4 years ago as part of a bigger project called [Prisma](, which launched 2 years prior to that, as an AI that turns pictures into artwork. While some say that a smart distribution plan, years of grinding, and a mobile-first experience led to widespread adoption, others argue that it’s the ads the team’s been running as well as the fact that being VC-backed allowed them to sell images at a lower price. The bottom line: It’s an exciting time to be in tech, and whether we get the credit for knowing about cartoonish avatars first or not, we’re just happy to witness it. As for which tools to use, check out all of them and decide which backstory speaks to you the most. Keep in mind Stable Diffusion is an open-source (free) deep learning model that can be run locally on your computer. So if you’re on a budget, want to get your hands a little dirty, and have enough GPU, [go for it](. [Jump on the bandwagon]( Wednesday, 7 December 2022 Yesterday's Top Products [Export Emails to Sheets by cloudHQ]( [An email parser made easy]( [▲ 904+]( [Nitric Deploy]( [The right infrastructure, auto-provisioned in your cloud]( [▲ 704+]( [Senja]( [Testimonials made easy]( [▲ 562+]( [Appwrite]( [100% open source alternative for Firebase]( [▲ 1525+](  [Promoted]( [Edupops]( [Learn startup and marketing skills with 1-minute videos]( [▲ 434+]( [Paradime]( [The operating system for analytics]( [▲ 513+]( [Qatalog 2.0]( [Bespoke operating system for work, built in seconds by AI]( [▲ 273+]( [Socialays: Social Media Guard]( [No more cyberbullying on social media]( [▲ 243+]( [Uncovered]( [Crowdsourcing cold cases]( [▲ 279+]( [Delicious App Icons]( [Give your MacOS app the icon it deserves]( [▲ 211+]( [ChatGPT Chrome Extension]( [Access OpenAI's ChatGPT anywhere on the web]( [▲ 215+]( [Discover many more]( CAT NIPS - [Goody]( helps you send curated business gifts without an address and by being mindful of waste. People can swap gifts for equal or lower-priced options, and you only pay for gifts that people accept. - [Multis]( provides checking accounts with corporate cards and spending management tools designed specifically for web3 teams. - Identify a plant's species, pot size, distance from windows, or if it's outdoors with [PlantVision](. - Collect, manage, and share all the great things customers are saying about your product with [Senja](. [Tell us how we're doing]( [We're working on improving Product Hunt every day and we want to hear from you. What do you love? How could we do better? All feedback is helpful.]( [Speak your mind]( We send this email daily. Feel free to update your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from these emails at any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories](