Imagen 3: Google's high-quality image generator AI
During the I/O developer conference, Google introduced Imagen 3, an AI image generator described as "our most advanced image generation model to date" and a competitor to DALL-E and Midjourney.
Text-to-image AI models
Google is making a significant advancement in text-to-image AI models with the new Imagen 3, which promises incredible levels of detail, better natural language understanding, and improved text processing. Introduced during the I/O developer conference as “our most advanced image generation model to date,” Imagen 3 is set to compete with similar models like DALL-E and Midjourney.
However, Imagen 3 is not being made available to everyone; the tool is available in a special preview for select content creators on ImageFX. You can join the waitlist if you’re interested, and Google also mentions that Imagen 3 will be coming to Vertex AI.
As with similar news in the past, all images in this content have been created using AI, specifically Imagen 3.
The power of Imagen 3 lies in the details.
Imagen 3 is a model capable of producing images with better details, richer lighting, and fewer distracting artifacts compared to previous models. Google states that they have significantly improved Imagen 3’s ability to understand prompts, which helps the model create a wide variety of visual styles and capture small details from longer prompts.
Imagen 3 will have multiple versions
To be even more useful, Imagen 3 will have multiple versions, each optimized for different types of tasks, ranging from quick sketches to high-resolution images. Google states that they have designed Imagen 3 to produce high-quality images in a wide variety of formats and styles, from photorealistic landscapes to richly textured oil paintings or whimsical clay scenes. Imagen 3 will also understand prompts written in natural, everyday language, allowing you to get the desired output without complex prompt engineering.
Imagen 3 produces visually rich, high-quality images with good lighting and composition. It accurately renders small details, like fine wrinkles on a person’s hand, and complex textures, like a woven toy elephant. Additionally, the new model can generate text much better. This means it will be easier to create a birthday card or a presentation slide.
Some safety measures for Imagen 3
Google is implementing some safety measures for Imagen 3. These measures include comprehensive filtering and data labeling to prevent harmful content from being generated from the training library. Additionally, fine-tuning has been performed by human reviewers. Furthermore, every image generated by Imagen 3 uses an innovative watermarking tool called SynthID, which places invisible, pixel-level watermarks undetectable by humans.
In the coming months, popular editing features like inpainting and outpainting from Imagen 2 will be made available in Imagen 3. Additionally, Imagen 3 will start being used in the Gemini app, the web version, Workspace, Ads, and more Google products.
