Al image generators have been brewing (generating?) up a storm for the last couple of years. If you’ve been on social media, watched prime time news shows, or read a magazine, Al-generated images have been impossible to miss. These kinds of Al-generated images are everywhere, and sometimes you won’t even realize.
If you want to join in the fun, or add some Al-powered features to your business workflows, the apps on this list will give you what you’re looking for. I’ve been writing about Al image generators since Google Deep Dream in 2015. That’s about as long as anyone outside of a computer science lab has realistically been thinking about these tools, and I’m really excited by how far they’ve come. I’m going to try to avoid the thorny discussions around artistic merit, whether or not these tools are replacing or augmenting artists, and copyright infringement in training data, at least where I can.
Instead, I’ll focus on the fact that these Al image generators can now produce excellent results from a wide range of text and image prompts. It’s worth taking a few hours to play around with one of these text-to-image Al apps—even just so you can appreciate them from a technical perspective. Whether you like it or not, we’re all seeing a lot of their output at the moment. And there will only be more to come.
An Important Note on Responsible AI Use
AI tools are powerful. At Intelladex, we champion the ethical and legal use of this technology. Users are solely responsible for ensuring the content they create does not infringe on copyright, violate privacy rights, or break any applicable laws. We encourage creativity and innovation within the bounds of responsible use.
Important Note on Algorithmic Bias & Privacy
The AI models in this category are trained on vast datasets, which can sometimes contain inherent societal biases. This can lead to inaccurate or harmful classifications and recognitions. We strongly recommend that users prioritize services from developers who are transparent about their model’s training data, acknowledge potential limitations, and have clear, ethical guidelines for their technology’s use.
