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Author: Alessandro Volpe
ART AND TECHNOLOGY, THE 5 BEST AI FOR CREATING IMAGES
A journey to discover the best bots that turn ideas into works of art.
They have been on everyone’s lips for months and have won the public’s favor, albeit with some criticism. They are the vanguard of artificial intelligence that, in the field of art, prove exceptionally good, and disturbingly creative-if creativity can be spoken of-at creating works based on the user’s request.
“Ask and you shall be given.”
In fact, drawn.
It is enough to express one’s request through a text made with the user’s natural language -no need to know any kind of programming code- to access the services of the various platforms.
DALL-E 2 (OpenAI)
OpenAI, which has monopolized media attention and curiosity in recent months with ChatGPT, implemented its first model of Dall-E in 2021. To date, numerous upgrades have been made that have led Elon Musk’s company to the creation of Dall-E 2, with innovative algorithms and greater usability. The product is easy and accessible: simply register on the platform to begin your creative journey. Just write, naturally and clearly, what you intend to achieve and wait a few seconds. The images are all in 1024×1024 and you can make 50 per month for free.
MIDJOURNEY
Probably one of the most popular and used by users around the world. The independent platform provides its services through the well-known Discord application and provides users with 25 free trials before charging, for their subscription, $10 per month. The algorithm employed by Midjourney makes, from a description, a series of images from which the user can choose the one that best represents their idea.
STABLE DIFFUSION
One of the youngest on the market, Stable Diffusion is an artificial intelligence project that made a lot of buzz as soon as it was made available to the public. The model is completely open source: there is no real subscription but you can buy credits on the platform from time to time. Unlike Midjourney, Stable Diffusion has a specific web platform called Dream Studio. The process is easy and intuitive: just enter some text, wait a few seconds, and watch the result produced.
PIXELZ.AI.
The app, which is also present for smartphones, uses the same algorithm as Stable Diffusion and a Dall-E 2 processing to generate images. The app is available in both Android and iOS stores, has a simple interface that allows the user to choose the type of image, realistic or artistic, and then generate it in seconds. Exactly like the others, Pixelz also offers a free trial to its users: 10 credits per day (which should be enough to make about 3 images) and packs of credits that can be purchased on its store.
NIGHTCAFE
We conclude our ranking with another of the most widely used and popular products in this category. Nightcafe not only transforms text into images but also offers the user the possibility to choose the style most akin to their idea by offering different solutions based on the various algorithms available: the same as Stable Diffusion and Dall-E. Similarly, the user has the possibility to start from his own image to filter and alter it creatively.
The future has no boundaries, and artificial intelligence, in its constant evolution, is proof of this.