How the Explorer works

Seed

A seed is a number that picks a random starting point in the model's latent space. Every seed maps deterministically to one image — the same seed always produces the same face (or whatever the model generates). Change the seed to discover a new image; lock it to keep the current image while you sweep other axes.

Press Space in the play surface to reroll the seed; Shift+Space toggles the lock.

Truncation (ψ, psi)

Truncation pulls the latent vector toward the model's average. Low ψ (near 0) gives you very "average" outputs that look safe and coherent. High ψ (near 1) gives you the full diversity the model is capable of, including weirder, rarer images. 0.7 is the conventional default — it trades a little diversity for better coherence.

Press T in the play surface to focus the slider, then ← / → to nudge in 1% steps.

Waypoints

A waypoint is a saved coordinate in latent space — the seed, ψ, and any direction-slider values that produced an image you liked. Save them as you explore so you can return, compare, or animate between them later.

Press S or click Save waypoint to lock the current image in. Saved waypoints appear in the library beneath the panel.

Sequences

A sequence animates between two or more waypoints. The Explorer interpolates the latent vector along a smooth path so you get a continuous video instead of a slideshow.

1. Save 2 or more waypoints (see above).
2. Hold Shift and click 2+ waypoints in the library to select them.
3. Click Create sequence → in the selection toolbar.
4. Scrub the timeline, tweak frame timing, and export when you're happy.

Directions

A direction is an axis in latent space that corresponds to a single human-readable trait — age, smile, hair length, lighting angle, whatever the model has learned. Pulling the slider in one direction emphasises the trait; pulling the other way removes it.

Directions are model-specific and start empty. You discover them in the workshop. Once defined, they appear as numbered sliders on the panel — press 1–9 to focus the Nth slider, or R to reset all of them to zero.

Workshop

The workshop is where you discover new directions. Three modes are available:

• By demonstration — pick example waypoints that have the trait you want vs. ones that don't. The Explorer learns the difference.
• PCA — auto-discover the axes of biggest variation in your saved waypoints. No labelling needed.
• CLIP — describe the trait in words and let CLIP suggest the matching axis.

Open the workshop from the "+ define new direction" button on the panel, or click workshop in the panel's empty state.