After the launch of Google’s Gemini, Meta has also introduced a new and independent AI-generated experience online – ‘Imagine with Meta,’ allowing users to create images through natural language descriptions.
In response to the technological advances in AI, Meta has unveiled ‘Imagine with Meta,’ a platform akin to OpenAI’s DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion. This innovation enables users to generate high-resolution images based on textual prompts, utilizing Meta’s Emu image generation model. Initially available for free to U.S. users, it provides the capability to create up to four images per prompt.
“We’re thrilled to witness users exploring the potential of Meta AI’s text-to-image creation tool, imagine, to craft engaging and innovative content in conversations. Today, we’re extending this creative potential beyond conversations,” expressed Meta in a recent blog post. “While our initial focus was on interactive exchanges, users can now generate images online at no cost.”
However, Meta’s image generation tool has encountered controversy, notably with accusations of a racially biased AI sticker generator. This has raised concerns about the efficacy of safeguards within Imagine with Meta.
Initially absent, Meta intends to integrate watermarks into the content produced by Imagine with Meta in the coming weeks to augment transparency and traceability. These AI-generated watermarks, invisible and uniquely generated, will be detectable using corresponding models. Presently, there is no information about whether these detection models will be made public in the future.
“[Watermarks] possess the ability to withstand common image manipulations like cropping, resizing, color alterations (brightness, contrast, etc.), screenshots, image compression, noise, sticker overlays, etc.,” clarified Meta in their announcement. “Our objective is to implement this invisible watermarking technology across numerous AI-generated image products in the future.”
While the concept of watermarking AI-generated art is not novel, several other entities, such as French startup Imatag and Steg.AI, have introduced watermarking tools claiming resistance to various image alterations. Major tech companies like Microsoft and Google have already adopted AI-based watermarking technologies. Similarly, platforms like Shutterstock and Midjourney have embraced embedded marking guidelines signifying content produced via AI-generated tools.
Despite these efforts, tech companies confront escalating pressure to unequivocally identify works generated by AI, especially given the proliferation of deepfakes during conflicts like the Gaza conflict and instances of AI-generated child abuse images circumventing filters.
Notably, China’s Cyberspace Administration recently issued regulations necessitating AI generator manufacturers to label generated content, including text and images, without hindering user experience. In a U.S. Senate committee hearing, Senator Kyrsten Sinema emphasized the imperative need for transparency in generative AI, advocating for the use of watermarks.
In conclusion, the emergence of ‘Imagine with Meta’ represents a significant stride in AI-generated content creation. However, as AI technology advances, it becomes imperative for companies like Meta to implement stringent measures ensuring ethical and unbiased AI creations.
FAQs:
At present, Imagine with Meta is accessible to U.S. users, with no official announcement regarding global availability.
Users can generate up to four images per textual prompt using Imagine with Meta.
The watermarks generated by Imagine with Meta are invisible and detectable only through corresponding AI models.
Meta has announced plans to introduce watermarks for traceability and transparency, although there’s no confirmation about publicizing the detection models.
Regulatory bodies like China’s Cyberspace Administration have issued directives necessitating AI generator manufacturers to label generated content, advocating for transparency without hindering user experience.
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