In the good old days of last December, we had to turn to specialized websites to transform our natural language prompts into ai-generated art, but not anymore! Google announced Thursday that users who have opted into its generative search experience (SGE) will be able to ai-october-update/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:create ai images directly from the standard Search bar;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “>create ai images directly from the standard search bar.
SGE is Google’s vision for our future of web search. Instead of selecting websites from a returned list, the system will synthesize a (reasonably) consistent response to the user’s natural language message using the same data that the links in the list led to. Thursday’s updates are a natural expansion of that experience, simply returning generated images (using the company’s Image text-to-image ai) instead of generated text. Users type a description of what they’re looking for (a capybara making breakfast, in Google’s example) and, within moments, the engine will create four alternatives to choose from and refine further. Users will also be able to export their generated images to Drive or share them via email.
Additionally, users will be able to generate images directly in Google images. So if you’re searching (again, Google’s example) for “minimalist Halloween table settings” or “spooky dog house ideas,” you’ll be able to type them into the search bar and have Google generate an image based on them. . The really interesting thing is that you can then activate Google Lens on that generated image to search for real products that look more like what the computer showed you.
Of course, there are a number of limitations built into the new features. You will have to be registered in Google Labs and You have subscribed to the SGE program to use all of this. Additionally, the new imaging features will be available only in the US, in English-language apps, and for users 18 and older. That last requirement is a little strange given that Google simply went out of its way to make the program accessible to teens.
The company is also expanding its efforts to curb misuse of generative ai technology. Users will not be able to create photorealistic images of human faces. If you want a photorealistic capybara cooking bacon, no problem. If you want a photorealistic Colonel Sanders cooking bacon, you’re going to run into problems, and not just in terms of advertising canon. You will also be prevented from generating images of “notable” people, so I assume Colonel Sanders will be excluded either way.
Finally, Google is implementing the ai-generated-images-with-synthid” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:SynthID system developed by DeepMind;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “>SynthID system developed by DeepMind announced last month. SythID is a visually undetectable metadata watermark that denotes a generated image as such, as well as providing information about who or what created it and when. The new features will be available through the Labs tab (click the flask icon) in the Google app on iOS and Android, and on the Chrome desktop to select users today and will expand to more in the coming weeks.
