Summary

  • OpenAI has finally released its new image generator, which was actually announced last May but held back from release.
  • This offering is designed less for the creation of the increasingly popular surrealist art generated by AI, and more for practical applications in areas such as advertising and graphic design.
  • The new system replaces an older version, and the company has been refining the product since its announcement.
  • It defaults to a more practical purpose as OpenAI obviously sees this as a route to quick commercialisation of the technology, and a way to make the company’s investment in its development pay off.
  • This certainly seems to be a path being pursued by many in the AI art space, with companies such as Adobe and Canva also investing heavily in AI-generated art.

By James O’Donnell

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