memorization.  However,  when  such  memorizations  are  preserved  and  especially  when  they 
emerge in unexpected or polysemic combinations, then not only is it more interesting to interact 
with  such  a  model,  but  such  a  model  also  holds much  more  potential  for  empirical  cultural 
studies based on synthetic data. One of the reasons why the community of AI artists and text-
to-image enthusiasts found the Stable Diffusion model particularly interesting is because the 
notion of memorization is more preserved and therefore the model has the ability to reproduce 
specific objects, scenes or faces of famous people. The DALL·E 2 model is in that sense less 
culturally specific and produces visual outputs where the relation between image and text is 
more literal. Although DALL·E 2 is less culturally specific, it is still not completely culturally-
agnostic.  Not only does DALL·E 2 also integrate some specific cultural memories (e.g. being
The Myth of Culturally Agnostic AI Models