Thiswaifudoesnotexist

What is ThisWaifuDoesntExist?

“This Waifu Does Not Exist” is a project by Gwern Branwen that uses a StyleGAN 2 neural network to generate random anime faces, then sharpens them with waifu2x. Images are drawn from a pool of 100,000 possibilities, so every page load or refresh produces a new face. The site also links to “This Anime Does Not Exist,” a similar site that uses StyleGAN2-ext to generate anime characters.

Who created ThisWaifuDoesntExist?

The site was created by Gwern Branwen, who built it around a StyleGAN 2 neural network that outputs random anime faces on each visit.

Who is ThisWaifuDoesntExist for?

The generated images can be useful for:

• Graphic designers
• Anime artists and illustrators
• Game developers and animators
• Content creators and social media managers
• AI researchers

How to use ThisWaifuDoesntExist?

The site is simple to use:

1. Visit the website — a randomly generated anime face appears immediately, usually alongside a GPT-3-generated anime plot summary.
2. Images refresh automatically every 18 seconds. Use the “REFRESH” button to load a new image manually, or “PAUSE REFRESH” to stop automatic updates.
3. The “These Waifus Do Not Exist V2 Alt” demo shows a grid view of multiple waifus at once.
4. A link for downloading images is available in the site’s description.

For more interactive generation, the site points to Artbreeder and Sizigi Studio’s “Waifu Generator.” Similar projects include “This Fursona Does Not Exist” and “This Pony Does Not Exist.”