Generative AI fix to an existing technique could help artists, designers, and engineers create better, more realistic 3D models

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067089

"leverages 2D image generation models to 3D, by enabling faster, sharp high-quality 3D shapes without additional training or complex post-processing, overcoming blurry/ cartoonish Score Distillation... Score Distillation Sampling pre-trained diffusion approximation infers missing term from current 3D, generating 3D... off-the-shelf, pre-trained image diffusion... virtual reality, film-making, engineering design"