Oh for sure. Their style tuner is a game changer. You can tell it to copy an artist's look and it actually gets close, like making something in the style of Studio Ghibli or a specific painter. Other tools feel more random when you ask for a style.

What gets me is how fast it went from labs to our pockets. That 2012 model needed a huge server rack. Now my phone can run image recognition that's way better, instantly. The hardware shrank as fast as the software got smart.

My kid's bike seat taught me that lesson...

But what does beating physics even look like in practice? Like, is it a clever workaround for a specific problem, or did you actually find a new way to make something work that shouldn't? I'm always curious about the actual method behind the win, you know?

Totally get what you mean about the "painfully slow" pacing. I did the same thing, kept watching because it had to get good, right? My own fault for thinking my stubbornness would pay off. I've got a whole list of shows where my main takeaway is just how many hours I'll never get back.