[althea_tx]

Are you sure the seed number isn’t a hallucination? I think it might be an internal reference which vaguely alludes to the original prompt.

The seed has no persistent meaning beyond the chat instance, so I think you could get same effect by referring a previous image with prose.

[simonw]

The seed isn't a hallucination, I proved that to myself by reviewing the underlying JSON, see this section: https://simonwillison.net/2023/Oct/26/add-a-walrus/#peeking-...

    {
      "prompts": [
         "Photo of two Muppet characters: a pelican with a monocle and a bow tie, and a walrus with big, goofy tusks and a dapper bow tie. They're seated in a Muppet-style commentary booth, providing humorous commentary on the Monaco Grand Prix. Cartoonish F1 cars race by, and colorful yachts are seen in the distance."
      ],
      "size": "1024x1024",
      "seeds": [1379049893]
    }

[cocoflunchy]

It's definitely the true params! https://ibb.co/jJPm7Bq

[willsmith72]

I thought the same, it seems strange it would be added to that json as a key separate to the prompt though

[Filligree]

Why? That's just how the image generators technically work.

[willsmith72]

Because it seems to me like poor engineering to leak it. Not disputing it, just surprised to see it

[TeMPOraL]

Remember that just like with every other model they expose, DALL-E 3 API is stateless. GPT-4 to DALL-E 3 hand-off is implemented client side (similar to plugins), so the entire exchange goes through your machine. Everything - seed included - starts "leaked" by design.

[janalsncm]

Maybe I’m missing something. What is the threat of exposing the seed? It just makes images reproducible.