I think the GP just means it was their oh shit moment, not that it was their image...

I think GP meant that yes, they were the one who had that image generated, and the oh shit moment was that it worked.

Yes confirmed, I did not author the DALL-E paper lmao

Completely misunderstood your phrasing lol, disregard that. But yeah I agree the avocado armchair was definitely a milestone. I used it as one of the exemplary first steps in what we now consider Gen image AI.