--- title: "AI Generates Painting of Actual “Burger King” and There’s a Terrifying Hunger in His Eye" description: "OpenAI's latest neural network is so powerful that it has \"painted\" a freaky-looking and uber-realistic \"burger king.\"" date: "2022-04-26" modified: "2022-04-27" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/dalle-ai-burger-king" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai art" - "neural networks" - "OpenAI" - "the digest" --- # AI Generates Painting of Actual “Burger King” and There’s a Terrifying Hunger in His Eye ![]() *\Image: Adam Goldberg\* ## Bow Down OpenAI's [powerful new neural network]() has "painted" a freaky-looking "burger king" that could give the bloodthirsty Henry VIII a run for his money. DALL-E 2, the latest artificial intelligence system from the [company co-founded by Elon Musk](), can turn simple text prompts into incredibly beautiful and realistic-looking works of art. For this "painting," OpenAI market manager Adam Goldberg instructed the neural network to create "an oil painting portrait of the regal Burger King posing with a Whopper" — and did it ever comply. https://twitter.com/TheRealAdamG/status/1518826153443700736 ## Burger Time This latest [work of DALL-E 2 art]() is yet another example of the increasing power of neural networks, which less than a decade ago were generating [cookie cutter psychedelic swirls]() and [corgis]() a la Google's "Deep Dream" AI. Neural networks have become so advanced now that some experts, like [OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever](), believe some of the most sophisticated ones out there may already be "slightly conscious." There's a lot of [debate about whether or not sentient AIs are even possible at all](), but the fact remains that algorithms are getting smarter and smarter every year, as demonstrated by DALL-E 2's artistic prowess. Given that OpenAI's other major AI, the [text-generating GPT](), [has gotten a ton of flak]() for being repeatedly [put to nefarious use](), the company made sure to [keep close tabs]() on who gets to play with its latest AI system. That means only a select few can actually make use of it as of right now. That said, it's awesome to see this kind of generative art — and makes us excited, if not slightly terrified, to see what these computer systems will dream up next. **More wild neural networks:** [*Scientists Create "Deliberately" Biased AI That Judges You As Brutally As Your Mother-in-Law*]() **More generative art:** [*Welcome to “Robot Hell”! Meet the Deranged Genius Who Created an AI Version of @Dril*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()