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👩🏻‍🏫🛠️Molmo - give it an image and ask it to create a story.

The new kid on the block for image interpreting. This is a new open-source model, you might not understand what that means, but it will be important in the future, it means that it’s a project built to be shared and modified and used freely. The big players in AI are all closed source. Having good open-source models is important for the future of AI, and if you belive some experts, the future of humanity.

Ok, so this Large Language Model (LLM) was reported to have a flair for images and storytelling. I decided to give it a try at creating a story about an obscure image.

I asked it to: 

Please tell me a funny story based on this image, the main characters are Buzz the busy bee and Andy the angry ant. They both need practice with the prepositions in at and on. The story should have the theme of cooperation and friendship to solve big problems and there should be a moral at the end.

This was the output:

Buzz the busy bee buzzed excitedly around Andy the angry ant's ant farm. "Andy, my friend, we have a big problem!" Buzz exclaimed. "Our planet is in trouble, and we need to escape!"

Andy, who was frowning at a book, looked up. "Escape? But how? I'm still learning about prepositions like 'in,' 'at,' and 'on.'"

Buzz's wings twitched nervously. "I know! Let's work together. I'll navigate the maze, and you can repair our ship. We'll face 15 questions along the way!"

So they set off on their adventure. Buzz buzzed through the maze, avoiding obstacles and answering questions about prepositions. Andy scurried around, fixing things and gathering supplies.

As they neared the end of their journey, they came across a tricky part. "Look, Buzz!" Andy pointed. "There are three doors, and we need to figure out which one is the right one!"

Buzz thought for a moment. "I know! Let's use our preposition skills. The book belongs on the shelf. That must mean..."

Suddenly, they heard a loud rumbling. "Quick!" Buzz shouted. "We need to get out of here!"

They rushed towards the doors, using all their preposition knowledge to solve the puzzle. Finally, they found the right door and escaped just in time.

As they caught their breath, Andy smiled at Buzz. "Thanks, Buzz! I never thought I'd have fun learning about prepositions, but working with you made it easy!"

Buzz nodded in agreement. "And I learned that sometimes, the best way to solve a problem is to work together and use your strengths."

From that day on, Buzz and Andy were the best of friends, always ready to face challenges and learn new things together.

Personally I think it’s pretty good considering the image I provided. It managed to incorporate most of the ideas from the picture and the prompt into a decent story. What do you think? Comment below.

This is sort of a backwards way of creating a story, but it works for me. I’m thinking about having a student drawn something on the whiteboard and create a story from those doodles…might be interesting…

This is going to be fun to play with!