Understanding AI Image Seeds: A Google Whisk Demo

Generative AI for images is evolving rapidly. One of the most interesting concepts is the idea of a visual "seed"—a core part of an image that the AI holds onto while changing everything around it. This allows for incredible creative control and iteration.

This silent video demonstrates that concept in action using Google's Whisk AI tool. Watch how we provide an initial image and then use simple text prompts to radically change the setting, time of day, and even historical era, all while the AI preserves the core subjects of the photo.

Detailed Transcript

00:00 - The demonstration starts with an AI-generated image of a family on a rooftop in Paris.

00:04 - The prompt is changed to "make it in Italy for lunch looking over a vineyard."

00:12 - The AI regenerates the scene, preserving the family but changing the background to a sunny Italian vineyard.

00:25 - A new prompt asks, "what if it was the 1970s."

00:34 - The image is updated with a vintage 1970s aesthetic.

00:41 - A new example begins with a crowd on a rooftop in India at night.

00:45 - The prompt is changed to see the same scene during the day.

00:53 - The AI transforms the lighting to bright daylight.

01:06 - The prompt then moves the scene to the "country nearby."

01:17 - The rooftop is now surrounded by a green, rural landscape.