AI Technique Lets Users Blend Hidden Words and Images into AI Art

Recent viral images use AI technique ControlNet to create optical illusions with hidden words/images
Some characterize this as nefarious "subliminal messaging" but it's just a novel workflow for generative AI
ControlNet lets users specify a text/image mask that gets blended into the AI-generated image
It's an automated version of Photoshop masking rather than a subliminal ad technique
While sensationalized on social media, it's a simple way to create eye-catching double images with AI

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