Purpose
"This waifu does not exist" is an online demo website used to showcase AI-generated anime avatars and anime plotlines. It generates anime faces through the StyleGAN 2 neural network and generates anime plot summaries through GPT-3, aiming to demonstrate the application of generative AI in the anime field.
Main capabilities
- Each time the page is visited or refreshed, JavaScript loads one of 100,000 randomly generated 1024-pixel anime avatars.
- The avatars are generated by the StyleGAN 2 neural network and upscaled using waifu2x.
- It also displays an anime plot summary generated by the GPT-3 API (175b).
- The website also includes the "This Anime Does Not Exist" subpage, which may display similar generated content.
- The images can be downloaded.
- Refresh and pause functions are provided, and the page automatically refreshes every 18 seconds.
How to use
- Visit the website https://www.thiswaifudoesnotexist.net/ to view randomly generated anime avatars and plots.
- JavaScript must be enabled for it to work properly.
- The page provides refresh (⟲) and pause refresh (▮▮) buttons.
- For a random grid displaying multiple waifus at the same time, see "These Waifus Do Not Exist".
- For interactive waifu generation, you can use Artbreeder (which provides StyleGAN 1 portrait model generation and editing) or Sizigi Studio's similar "Waifu Generator".
- You can also visit "This Fursona Does Not Exist" and "This Pony Does Not Exist".
Applicable scenarios
- Users interested in AI-generated anime avatars and plots.
- Users who need random anime avatar materials (the images can be downloaded).
- Examples for understanding the application of StyleGAN 2 and GPT-3 in the anime field.
Limitations
- The website requires JavaScript to run.
- The generated avatars and plots are randomly generated and may not always meet expectations.
- Technical details: images #0–50,000 use 𝜓=0.8 (medium quality/medium diversity), #50,001–75,000 use 𝜓=0.6 (high quality/low diversity), and #75,001–100,000 use 𝜓=1.1 (low quality/high diversity).
- In January 2024, the state of the art for anime generation is Pony Diffusion V6 XL, as well as the proprietary NovelAI vs niji・journey v6.
- The website should not be confused with "This Word Does Not Exist".
- For more details, refer to the TWDNE website implementation notes and the StyleGAN training tutorial.
