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"I am quite suspicious of this project. In particular I want to draw attention to the nonsensical naming scheme (this is clearly not related to anything to do with GPT) suggestive of lack of understanding of the relevant technology, an absence of a usable demo, and the fact that they show the same small handful of models over and over again. The input images do not appear natural at all - almost as though he’s just taken the 3d models he’s supposed to be „generating“ and rendered them in Blender. The quality of the models and the resulting PBR textures are extremely high, with no noticeable imperfections whatsoever. This is not impossible… but all of these things combined lead me to be very sceptical of this service. I will believe it when I see it!"

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> In particular I want to draw attention to the nonsensical naming scheme (this is clearly not related to anything to do with GPT)

That particular part doesn't mean much.

The name "ChatGPT" has become a new and exciting name like "Google" was in the early 2000s, so people are latching onto it for marketing purposes. The techical accuracy of a name doesn't really matter if it helps you attract new customers.

But even so, the tool could still be junk and/or a scam.

I just tried it, there's a demo and works as advertised. I had 3 credits upon signing up, tried uploading a photo of a cup and it created the model of the cup.

Then I created a figurine of Trump and a model of Galata Tower.

Check it out: https://a.dropoverapp.com/cloud/download/395da02b-874d-441c-...

I'm very surprised by all the negativity in the comments, some kid created a tool that's working as advertised and even gives a free demo. What am I missing here? Why are so many people are acting as if this is a scam? The tool isn't asking anything more than one click sign up using Google, takes you straight to the UI where you spend your free credits instantly.

It's the disingenuous marks on the whole thing.

Using the trademark of a very popular 3d software, coupling it with a very popular product name from the biggest AI corp in the world.

And not mentioning it's a wrapper over a model so new that it's easy to assume this commercial product is innovative (other than the design of a UI over a service).

Even if there was nothing illegal (there is on the trademark infringement), calling it a scam would be a stretch but the author has forfeited its ethical right to be treated gently.

It's a product that works as advertised and has a name that describes exactly what it does. OpenAI was denied the right to register GPT as a trademark anyway, for Blender, yeah maybe but that's up to Blender to defend. It's not pretending to be the Blender software but a tool for it, so it's not causing a confusion.

And as for the innovation part... Kind of irrelevant, 99% of "tech" is built on creating a UI for a process. What's Uber or AirBnB for example? A GUI over a database to keep records of a marketplace.

Oh, if they had YC backing I’m sure half the people here would be sending in job applications.

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