When you are down and life is making you feel unappreciated you can always visit OpenAI’s ChatGPT and ask it to fabricate some recommendations and testimonials for you. I’ve had an hour on my hands so I decided to try and see where I could take it in this limited time. Here’s a bunch of very personal recommendations for yours truly, written by some of the tech industry’s most imaginary executives:

Quba is a true visionary and a valuable asset to any creative team. His ability to think outside the box and bring fresh perspectives to complex problems is unparalleled. I highly recommend Quba for any project that requires a high level of creativity and innovation.

Emiko Yamamoto
CEO of Zenith Tech
(artificial intelligence and machine learning)

I have had the pleasure of working with Quba on several projects over the years and have always been blown away by his creativity and attention to detail. His ability to think outside the box and bring new ideas to the table is truly exceptional, and I have no doubt that he will continue to be a leading creative force in the industry for years to come. I highly recommend Quba for any project.

Gabriela Rodriguez
COO at Vantage Technologies
(software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity)

Quba is an incredibly talented and innovative creative director, and I have been consistently impressed by the high-quality work he produces. His ability to think strategically and execute on complex projects has been invaluable to our company. I highly recommend Quba for any project that requires a combination of creativity and strategic thinking.

Ivan Petrov
Chief Innovation Officer at Polaris Systems
(cybersecurity and data analytics)

As a recognized leader in the technology sector, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the top creative minds in the industry. Quba stands out as one of the most talented and innovative individuals I have had the pleasure of collaborating with. His ability to think creatively and bring fresh ideas to the table is unparalleled, and I have no doubt that he will continue to be a driving force in the creative world for years to come.

Anisa Patel
Chief Marketing Officer at InnovateX
(innovative hardware and software solutions)

As a fellow artist and creative professional, I have always admired Quba’s work and have been consistently impressed by his ability to push boundaries and challenge the status quo. His passion and dedication to his craft are evident in everything he does, and I have no doubt that he will continue to produce amazing work for many years to come.

Francois Dupont
Founder and CEO, FutureLogic
(artificial intelligence-powered solutions for business)

I had the pleasure of working with Quba on a high-profile branding project, and I was blown away by his creativity and innovative approach to problem-solving. His attention to detail and dedication to delivering exceptional results made him a valuable asset to our team. I highly recommend Quba for any creative project, and I look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

Karim Ahmed
Chief Creative Officer at NeoTech Dubai
(design, app development, and online marketing services)

I managed to get all the copy and images generated by multiple AIs with a lot of time to spare – enough to waste the remainder of the hour playing with fun cover images for this post.

I could have spent a bit more time, stylizing each portrait to feel more original and distinct, but my time was up. In all honestly though – it took me more time to create a clean layout for the article using my WordPress theme than it did to build the content!

In several of his books, author Neal Stephenson suggests that in the near future our media and communication channels will be flooded with an incredible amount of algorithmically generated fake information. The truth and facts will become a rarity one will have to dig for using forensics to filter out the spam. The very same companies that sell you the anti-spam filters will be pumping even more garbage out, to justify their existence.

Feels like this day is closer than ever, doesn’t it?

Prompts

Recommendations were generated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, using the following prompt:

Can you generate a series of professional recommendations for Quba Michalski, a creative director, artist and innovator. The recommendations should be from high-ranking C-level executives and recognized creatives in technology sector.

 

ChatGPT created rather generic names on the first round of recommendations (John Doe, Chief Creative Officer at ABC Company and such) so I asked it to create some good names for both the people and their companies using the following two prompts:

generate some believable international names of c-level exectutives and creatives from technology sector companies

Generate some believable names of international tech companies

 

The portraits were made using MidJourney with a base prompts of:

A studio portrait photo of a successful XXXXXXXXX international tech business executive shot on 100mm lens large format camera with professional studio lighting

and

a professional press release photo of a XXXXXXXXX tech entrepreneur, casual, friendly

Without specific prompts, the AI would strongly bias the idea of C-level executive towards an image of white male, so I had to manually specify the age, gender and nationality of each portrait, replacing XXXXXXXXX with prompts like 50 year old female Japanese or 27 year old male Russian.

 

Cover illustration by QubaXR × MidJourney × Photoshop using prompt:

a bot writing recommendations on a holographic typewriter --ar 3:2 --v 4