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I made a tool to help us visualize how many generations of life on Earth it took to get to you. From the LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) bubble to modern

I made a tool to help us visualize how many generations of life on Earth it took to get to you. From the LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) bubble to modern Human (some scrolling required!)

leobg 10mo ago
80% there. The next step would be to generate many more versions of that picture. Even if you go back into the 80s, the hairstyle should change. If you go back into the 1800s, you probably don’t have the bright colors in the shirt. If you go back earlier, it might not be cotton but hemp. Etc. I think with generative AI it should be possible to slowly morph the one person from today in today’s clothing all the way back to Lucy, one picture at a time. Then, the effort of scrolling would actually be worth it!
- appsoftware 9mo ago
  That's an interesting idea. Like a flick book of AI generated images. I wonder what the best tool for that would be.
  - appsoftware 9mo ago
    Or a video that moves forwards backwards depending on scroll position ...