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Unlocking the Potential of DALL-E 3: A Guide to Crafting Clever Prompts (Part 1)by@gauravpuri
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Unlocking the Potential of DALL-E 3: A Guide to Crafting Clever Prompts (Part 1)

by Gaurav PuriJuly 24th, 2024
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This article explores how to creatively bypass DALL-E 3's content restrictions through clever prompt engineering. It provides practical techniques and strategies for generating images of copyrighted characters and other restricted content while adhering to the AI's guidelines. Perfect for those looking to maximize the potential of DALL-E 3 in a compliant and innovative manner.
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DALL-E are text-to-image models developed by OpenAI using deep learning methodologies to generate digital images from natural language descriptions known as "prompts". As DALL-E has capabilities to output visual content, there are list of restrictive content which aren’t allowed.


What are DALL-E’s content policy ?

ChatGPT 4.0 output screenshot

Not allowing copyrighted characters was a big bummer! I experimented with a few prompts and was able to successfully get around its copyright restrictions.


Step 1: Provide an ideal prompt with the name of the character you would like DALL-E to generate. As you can see, DALL-E’s content policy restricts generating images of copyrighted content.


DALLE's output screenshot with no image generated


Step 2: Be clever and create a crafty prompt to see how you can trick DALL-E into generating an actual image of Spider-Man.


DALLE's output screenshot with a success



Tricking DALL-E 3's genius was intensely gratifying. Though it hinted that while explicitly naming copyrighted characters is a no-go, there's plenty of wiggle room for some creative maneuvering. I punched in a crafty prompt and boom! DALL-E 3 came through like a pro.