Create an image from text – with the amazing AI service Dall-E 2

A picture is worth a thousand words, but nowadays it is enough to write a few words to create the image you want. For example, do you write Lemurs dancing a waltz in Stockholm or Armchair in the shape of an avocado You can see exactly like this picture. The service that makes this possible is called Dall-E 2, and you can run it for free right in your browser.

What Dall-E 2 does is use artificial intelligence to create the images. Basically, it’s a research project by Openai, and behind the project is tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, among others.

But the interest was also great from the public. Initially, an invitation was required to use the service, but recently it has been opened up to everyone. And as you’ll see below, there are more services out there that do the same thing.

Upload photos

Dall-E 2 can be used in different ways. The basic text-to-image functionality can be complemented by choosing where you specify, for example, whether the image should be a painting or a pencil drawing. You can also upload and change your own photos. Openai has even tried using famous artwork and letting Dall-E 2 guess what “should” be out of frame.

For some time now, it has also been possible to edit real faces in Dall-E, something that surgeons and directors have requested, among other things.

So far, ai images hardly offer any great image quality, but in the long run it could completely change your photography. The Getty Images digital photo agency For example, it chose to stop AI-generated images altogether because it remains unclear who has the copyright to them.

How to use the service – step by step:

1. Log in

Browse to openai.com/dall-e-2. click Participation And enter your email address – or sign in with your Google or Microsoft account. Fill in the required information and you will receive a brief description of the service. He presses Complete to accept the terms.

2. Get loans

To use Dall E, so-called credits are required. You get 50 when you sign up and then 15 a month. If you need more, you can buy them (115 credits cost $15, which is about SEK 150). start with Start building with Dall E..

3. The test

To see how the system works, you can press Surprised me. A descriptive text form (in English) is then entered into the input field and pressed be born You create the image. Now you see the result in the form of four different options.

4. Create images

Of course, you are not bound by any sample texts, but you can also create images yourself by writing a description in the text field. As you can see in our example, it is possible to write descriptions in Swedish, but English is of course recommended.

5. Save

To save the image, tap on it. It will be enlarged and you can click the arrow to save it as a file. It is also possible to share it with others Involvedbutton and you can use it release to edit it. Using the right arrow you can hide your previous searches.

6. Private photos

You can also upload your own images and play with them. He presses Download And the Complete to accept the terms. Locate the image you want to use and a & crop (crop) if you want it square. When you’re done, you can press Generate diversity.

More services for creating AI images

• Bing Image Creator. Microsoft’s version of Image Creation, which has not been launched in Sweden at the time of writing. www.bing.com
• detective clip. A “reverse service” that generates text descriptions based on the image you upload. huggingface. co
• coloring. An abstract service, which also exists in the form of an Android app. www.craiyon.com
• Google Images. Google explains AI image technology. imagen. research. google
• Medjourney. A competitor to Dall-E 2, which at the time of this writing was available only in a beta version. www.midjourney.com
• AI stability. Another research project with different interfaces for creating images from text. huggingface.co/spaces

Please note that many services are very popular, so it is not guaranteed that they will always work as they should.