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Jun 15, 2023 9 tweets 4 min read Read on X
AI-generated QR codes are the next big thing in marketing.

And it's completely free.

Here's my full tutorial on how to do it in 5 simple steps:

(Try scanning the image below) Image
Step 1: Get your QR code

Go to Google and search for a QR code generator.

There are a ton of free options. I used the first unsponsored link.

Enter the link that you want the QR code to redirect to.

Click download JPG, and wait 5-10 seconds.
Step 2: Access Stable Diffusion

If you don't have Stable Diffusion locally installed, here's the easiest alternative to access it on the cloud.

Go to rundiffusion.com

Sign up and get 7 minutes ($0.13) of free credits.

(this is not sponsored)
Step 3: Settings

Checkpoint: dreamshaper_6

Sampling: DPM++ 2M Karras

Scroll down, upload your QR code to ControlNet 0, and enable.

Preprocessor: select "inpaint_global_harmonious."

Model: select the model that has "brightness" at the end.

Decrease Control Weight to 0.35
Step 4: Settings Continued

Switch to ControlNet 1, upload your QR code, and enable.

Preprocessor: select "inpaint_global_harmonious."

Model: select the model that has "tile" at the end.

Decrease Control Weight to 0.65, Starting to 0.35, Ending to 0.75.
Step 5: Enter your prompt

I used:

Prompt: masterpiece, best quality, mecha, no humans, black armor, blue eyes, science fiction, fire, laser canon beam, war, conflict, destroyed city background

Negative prompt: UnrealisticDream, FastNegativeEmbedding

Generate your QR code.
That's it!

You can try different versions by just clicking generate again.

Scan the QR code below to subscribe to my free AI newsletter and learn more valuable tips on leveraging AI:

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My previous AI-generated QR code tweet went viral with over 10M views.

Check it out for some inspiration!
One last thing- it took me all day to create this tutorial.

If you enjoyed it, I'm hoping you follow me @rowancheung for more.

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Available now to Pro ($200/mo tier) users and developers on paid tiers via API.

Everything else you need to know about the highly-anticipated launch: Image
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Reasoning models (like o1 + o3-mini) are great for STEM/logic.

Unsupervised learning increases world model accuracy and intuition — leading to better EQ and a broader knowledge base (and less hallucinations): Image
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Plus, more news from Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, DeepSeek and Convergence.

Here's everything you need to know:
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Integrates with popular IDEs too!
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Here's what you need to know:
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—Gemini 2.0-based multi-agent system to handle tasks
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— Identified new drug applications and gene transfer mechanisms in days
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NEW: Microsoft just unveiled Muse!

It's an AI model that can generate minutes of cohesive gameplay from a single second of frames and controller actions.

The implications for gaming are absolutely massive:
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— Trained on 1B+ gameplay images
— Used 7+ YEARS of continuous gameplay data
— Learned from real Xbox multiplayer matches
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The version shown in research was trained on just a single game (Bleeding Edge):
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Plus, more news from OpenAI, Perplexity, and AI Pin company Humane, Meta, Stanford, Fiverr, and xAI.

Here's what you need to know:
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It's multimodal (can generate images) and beats OpenAI's DALL-E 3 and Stable Diffusion across GenEval and DPG-Bench benchmarks.

This comes on top of all the R1 hype. The 🐋 is cookin' Image
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1. GPU demand will not go down
2. OpenAI is not done for, but Open source and China are showing they're far closer than anticipated
3. There's way too much misinfo being spread by mainstream media right now (almost seems on purpose?)
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I haven't seen this much confusion and uncertainty on my TL for ages...
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