OpenAI Makes DALL-E Image Generator Publicly Available
OpenAI drops its waitlist, allowing anyone to use its impressive DALL-E artificial intelligence image generator. NPR journalists test the tool by creating unique, public radio-themed artwork.
An artificial intelligence tool called DALL-E that creates realistic images from text descriptions is now available to the general public. OpenAI, the Silicon Valley research lab behind the program, announces that it drops the waitlist to use the software. Until now, the company only releases the tool to a select group of academics, artists, and journalists to curb the potential for bad actors to use it for disinformation.
The excitement over the invite-only tool previously inspires a popular imitation known as DALL-E mini, a limited model that is not affiliated with OpenAI. That copycat has since changed its name to Craiyon. With the official version now open to everyone, users no longer need to rely on these alternative services to generate their text-based artwork.
NPR journalists waste no time in testing out the newly public program by putting a public radio spin on the generated art. The news organization produces a variety of surreal and creative images, including a Cubist painting of an NPR mug, a renaissance-style dinosaur listening to the radio, and digital art of reporter Nina Totenberg slam dunking a basketball in space.