What is Generative AI (gAI)?
- It's a computer program model of machine learning that was trained or told to look at large sets of data and then recreate similar-looking data.
- If you have ever used a creative filter on TikTok or Instagram that completely changed your appearance, or if you've used Amazon's recommendation algorithim for products it thinks you want to buy, then you have interacted with a form of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
- DALL-E 2, also created by OpenAI, is an example of an image-generation gAI.
Below is a gallery of example images (with the provided prompts that were used to create them) to showcase the wide range of styles and possibilities with this technology.
Image Generation Example: DALL·E 3
DALL·E 3 is a great example of the rapid evolution in Generative AI technology. Unlike with DALLE2, users can issue image prompts to ChatGPT directly itself, changing their prompts and the generated images on the fly. Notice the change in quality and composition in comparison to the DALLE2 versions.
Image Generation Example: Midjourney.
Prompt: "Photo of Durham Tech Community College Students"
This is an example of images generated by the program Midjourney. Image generators typically offer the user several choices of generated images to "upscale" (make larger).
Image Generation Example: DALLE 2.
Prompt: "Photo of Durham Tech Community College Students"
Image generation platforms might look different, but the approach looks similar: a number of images generated that then give the user options to pick from.
Did you notice how different the generated images of people look in DALLE2 vs. Midjourney?
Image Generation Example: Midjourney.
Prompt: "Durham Technical Community College drawn in Manga Style"
Image generation tools work off of prompts (text commands) that tell the program what the pixels being drawn into the image should resemble. Midjourney, like other image generation tools, has been trained on a variety of artistic styles that it can try and mimic, such as manga.
Image Generation Example: Adobe Firefly
Prompt: "Photo of students studying at Durham Technical Community College"
This example uses the Adobe Firefly platform, which was trained on Adobe Stock images.
Image Generation Example: Adobe Firefly Text
Prompt used: Cat fur (used with Adobe Firefly's text generation tool)
The image-generation space has quickly become extremely competitive with various platforms offering unique image-generation services, such as this example, which uses Adobe's Firefly text material tool. The words "Durham Tech Library" have been rendered with the texture of cat fur, but the example could have easily used balloons, paint, or other fun textures.
