Image generation AI models are machine learning platforms that are trained with massive datasets featuring millions of images and artworks from across the world. These include photographs, scans of 3D models and paintings, famous artworks, and even digital creations made by other humans and AI models.
Once the system is sophisticated enough to understand the context of the image, the art style, and the subjects within, it can then be prompted to generate entirely new creations just by providing key written prompts. The most popular example of this type of AI is the DALL-E 2, an Open AI technology that has been used as the base for the upcoming Designer platform.
Other companies have already tried to recreate this formula, with the AI models from Canva, Adobe and Google getting pretty close to understanding text-based context and generating a variety of images and artwork to suit the user's needs. Now, Microsoft will become part of this competition as they work to bring the Designer software to their already expansive suite of Microsoft 365 applications.
While the other models are already available in the market to some extent, Microsoft is still working out the kinks of their system before it is officially launched for public use. Still, if you want to be part of the ride, you can join a waiting list for users looking to access a preview of the application. Once available, you will be able to use it through a dedicated desktop app, or through Microsoft Edge or Bing image platforms.
