I wrote about that possibility here: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/13/training-for-pelicans-...
I need to extract them all into a formal collection.
> Yes, I am familiar with the "pelican riding a bicycle" SVG generation test. It is a benchmark for evaluating the ability of AI models, particularly large language models (LLMs) and multi-modal systems, to generate original, high-quality SVG vector graphics based on a deliberately unusual and complex prompt. The benchmark was popularized by Simon Willison, who selected the prompt because:
> Yes — I’m familiar with the “pelican riding a bicycle” SVG generation test.
> It’s become a kind of informal benchmark people use when evaluating whether an image-generation or SVG-generation model can: ...
>Yes — the “hamster driving a car” prompt is a well-known informal test …
>…that’s a well-known informal test people use…(a mole-rat holding or playing a guitar).
Try any plausible concept. Get sillier and it’s trained to talk about it being nonsense. The output still claims it’s a real test, just a real “nonsense” test.