- AI - Artificial Intelligence
- Image AI
This evening I entered the prompt:
Can you create a picture of an orchestra playing music by Handel but with a Rock and Roll twist on it.
The results were mixed, but interesting. I ran this test in Microsoft Copilot (it literally would give me a model version!), Google Gemini (2.0 Flash), ChatCPT (GPT-4-turbo), and newly added DeepSeek (DeepSeek-V3).
Microsoft Copilot
This AI platform actually created me an image:
This image is a little odd with the “Jesus” figure in the clouds, but reasoning that much of G. F. Handel’s works are biblically based (famously The Messiah) there is some value to the AI adding this aspect of the image. I think this figure looks more like the grim reaper though!
Score: 7 / 10
ChatGPT
This AI platform was also able to create an image:
This image gave me Queen vibes, or maybe Trans Siberian Oarchestra! I’m not sure still about text in AI generated images, like the “Ranbel” on the bass drum next to the conductors right leg. I do like how the “Rock and Roll” aspect of the prompt has obviously been captured here.
Score: 8.5 / 10
DeepSeek
As the newest of my AI platforms, this was actually the first time I’d ask for an image to be created, and… apparently this model does not yet do this! I was treated to an entire descriptive prose though, as this is what was given back to me:
I can’t create or draw pictures directly, but I can help you visualize or describe how such a scene might look! Here’s a detailed description of an orchestra playing Handel’s music with a Rock and Roll twist:
Scene Description
The orchestra is set on a grand stage, blending classical elegance with rock and roll energy. The musicians are dressed in a mix of Baroque-era costumes and modern rock attire—think powdered wigs paired with leather jackets, ruffled shirts under ripped jeans, and violin bows adorned with electric guitar picks.
- Strings Section: Violinists and cellists are shredding their instruments like rock stars, their bows moving furiously. Some violins are electric, plugged into amps that send Handel’s melodies soaring with distortion.
- Brass Section: Trumpet and horn players are standing, their instruments gleaming under colorful stage lights. They’re adding bold, jazzy riffs to Handel’s compositions, giving them a bold, brassy edge.
- Percussion: The timpani drums are replaced with a full rock drum kit, and the drummer is going wild, adding heavy backbeats and crashing cymbals to Handel’s majestic rhythms.
- Keyboards: The harpsichordist is now playing a keytar, blending Baroque arpeggios with synth-driven rock solos.
- Conductor: The conductor is a rock star in their own right, wielding a glowing baton and headbanging to the music. They’re dressed in a Baroque coat but with spiked shoulder pads and sunglasses.
- Stage Design: The backdrop is a fusion of Baroque architecture and rock concert aesthetics—ornate gold frames with neon lights, chandeliers with strobe effects, and a giant screen projecting abstract visuals of Handel’s sheet music morphing into electric guitar tabs.
- Audience: The crowd is a mix of classical music enthusiasts and rock fans, all on their feet, clapping and cheering as the orchestra delivers a high-energy performance of Handel’s Messiah or Water Music with a rock and roll twist.
Score: 6 / 10
Google Gemini
Whilst I know Gemini can create images, as of this post it is using Imagen 3, part of Google Deepmind.
In this case though, Gemini refused returning this message:
I’m still learning how to generate certain kinds of images, so I might not be able to create exactly what you’re looking for yet. Also, I can’t help with photorealistic images of identifiable people, children, or other images that go against my guidelines. If you’d like to ask for something else, just let me know!
Score: 2 / 10