{"id":441,"date":"2025-11-14T12:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationaltech\/?p=441"},"modified":"2025-12-01T00:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:54:24","slug":"etec-540-task-11-text-to-image-option-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/educationaltech\/etec-540-task-11-text-to-image-option-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ETEC 540 – Task 11: Text-to-Image"},"content":{"rendered":"

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See Full Text Conversations here:\u00a0\r\n\r\nExperiment 1: Text to Infographics<\/a>\r\n\r\nExperiment 2: Text to Photos<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Introduction<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n
This week in ETEC 540 we learned all about algorithms and discussed some technological applications (such as generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and text-to-image generative models) that are central to the debates about technology and its broader implications for the human experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Task: Text-to-Infographic and Text-to-Image with Microsoft Copilot<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n
This week, our task was to explore Microsoft Copilot. As someone who hadn\u2019t used it before, I was eager to learn about a new tool. We first were asked to read the instructions and more details about the platform: <\/span>https:\/\/canvas.ubc.ca\/courses\/4318\/pages\/microsoft-copilot-2<\/span><\/a> Next, we were asked to give Copilot a few prompts and downloading relevant or interesting images.<\/span><\/p>\n
I decided to do 2 experiments with Copilot: one generating graphics for displaying my course notes to see how it handled text to graphic creation, and one experiment generating images to see how it handles diversity in humans.<\/span><\/p>\n
I asked a few text based questions, wondering if it would feed the algorithm the text data before creating the images.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Reflection<\/b><\/h1>\n
\u201cAlgorithms are a set of instructions with which to solve problems\u201d (TED-Ed, 2013)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
Although I cannot see the algorithm or training data behind the text and images I generated with Copilot, it\u2019s clear that the tool follows a formulaic and systematic approach. The responses and visuals appeared to follow preset instructional patterns, and the infographics and images consistently used similar colours and styles throughout the experiment.<\/p>\n
Experiment #1: Infographics<\/b><\/h2>\n
I began by asking Copilot for information about Joseph Weizenbaum\u2019s ELIZA program, hoping to generate some infographics based on the results.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what I observed:<\/p>\n