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technology18 hours ago•2 min saved

Meta's new AI image tool stirs consent controversy over faces

Meta unveiled Muse Image, a feature within Meta AI that lets users generate images using the likenesses of people with public Instagram accounts by tagging them; users aren’t notified when their likeness is used and accounts must opt out to prevent usage. Privacy advocates and groups like Public Citizen, CAA, and SAG-AFTRA criticize the approach and call for affirmative consent or stricter controls, while Meta says protections exist and is evaluating next steps. No policy changes have been announced yet as the discussion continues.

via Axios|

#ai #consent #image-generation

technology2 days ago•3 min saved

Meta's Muse Image draws fire for AI pictures from public IG profiles

Meta's Muse Image lets users generate AI images from other people's public Instagram profile photos without notifying them, triggering privacy and consent concerns from advocates and regulators. Meta says users can opt out in settings, and the feature will expand across its apps, all amid a crowded AI image market and ongoing scrutiny of non-consensual imagery.

via BBC|

#ai #image-generation #instagram

technology3 days ago•28 min saved

Meta’s Muse Image lets you include Instagram users in AI-generated pictures

Meta has launched Muse Image, the first AI image generator from its Superintelligence Labs, powering image tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp (with Facebook and Messenger coming soon). Described as 'agentic' and working with the Muse Spark language model to reason, search, and plan before generating, Muse Image also allows you to @mention Instagram accounts to pull in likenesses (with privacy controls), transform images, redesign rooms from web images, and draw edits on photos—plus it will power 30 new AI effects for Instagram Stories.

via The Verge|

#ai-artificial-intelligence #image-generation #instagram

technology10 days ago•4 min saved

Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite: ultra-fast, budget-friendly AI image generator

Google’s Nano Banana 2 Lite, the fast, low-cost member of the Gemini 3.1 family, generates images in about 4 seconds (vs ~20 seconds for the standard Nano Banana) and costs roughly $0.034 per 1K images, making it ideal for rapid prototyping. It trades some fidelity for speed—text accuracy, infographic data, and character consistency can suffer—and outputs include SynthID watermarks. Available in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API (Flash-Lite; Omni Flash for video expanding), Nano Banana 2 Lite offers cheap, quick visuals while higher-fidelity Pro/standard models remain for more exact work.

via Ars Technica|

#artificial-intelligence #google #image-generation

technology10 days ago•1 min saved

Google Expands Gemini Image Creation With Personal Data Access for US Users

Google is expanding its personalized intelligence feature in the Gemini app to all eligible US personal accounts, allowing image-generation requests to reference data from Gmail and Google Photos (in any Gemini-supported language). However, Google Photos connectivity to Gemini isn’t available in Texas and Illinois due to state privacy laws.

via Engadget|

#gemini #google #google-photos

technology1 month ago•7 min saved

Microsoft's In-House MAI Lineup Falls Short in Early Hands-On

PCMag's Ruben Circelli tested Microsoft's four MAI models announced at Build 2026—MAI-Thinking-1, MAI-Image-2.5, MAI-Transcribe-1.5, and MAI-Voice-2—now in limited preview and free on the Playground, with mixed results. MAI-Thinking-1, a first-of-its-kind reasoning model, underwhelmed vs. Claude’s Sonnet and lacks internet access; MAI-Image-2.5 is an incremental upgrade but text issues keep it behind Gemini Nano Banana Pro; MAI-Transcribe-1.5 is adequate but not best-in-class; MAI-Voice-2 sounds robotic and unconvincing. Overall, the lineup is competent but not compelling enough to warrant a prime-time spotlight, though Microsoft expects rapid improvements.

via PCMag|

#ai-models #image-generation #mai

technology2 months ago•14 min saved

ChatGPT Images 2.0 Outshines Gemini Nano Banana in Hands-On Image Tests

In a 30-factor, real-world test, OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 scored 97% (150 points) to Google's Gemini Nano Banana's 85% (131 points), with Images 2.0 delivering stronger context-aware image generation and better face fidelity, while Nano Banana struggled with text prompts, rendering details, and privacy-related concerns raised by unintended inclusion of prompt history in some results.

via ZDNET|

#ai #chatgpt-images-20 #comparison

design2 months ago•53 min saved

AI Image 2.0 Rekindles Graphic Design Death Talk

OpenAI’s Images 2.0, branded as the first image model with thinking capabilities, promises advanced text rendering and strategic design, but its demos—especially AI-generated football posters—have reignited social‑media chatter that graphic design is dead, with critics arguing outputs tend toward sameness and lack human soul, while proponents contend AI can augment designers rather than replace them.

via Creative Bloq|

#ai #chatgpt-images-20 #design

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Shiny visuals, shaky understanding: Marcus on ChatGPT’s image engine

Gary Marcus argues that ChatGPT’s new image engine is visually impressive but does not demonstrate true understanding. He points to labeling errors in bike diagrams and odd results from a custom tandem-bike prompt as evidence that the system can imitate understanding without grasping how parts function. The piece emphasizes that regurgitating images isn’t the same as real comprehension in AI.

via Marcus on AI | Substack|

#ai #chatgpt #computer-vision

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

ChatGPT's Image Engine 2.0 Adds Reasoning and Web Access, With Mixed Results

Axios tests ChatGPT Images 2.0, which adds wider aspect ratios, a standard mode for all users and a paid 'thinking' mode with built-in reasoning. It produced a range of visuals—from personalized sympathy cards and old-style photo albums to trading cards and infographics—demonstrating strong capabilities but with occasional polish gaps and longer render times due to reasoning; a faux newspaper task briefly pulled older headlines before updating to current stories, signaling promising but imperfect results for business use.

via Axios|

#ai #chatgpt #image-generation

technology2 months ago•6 min saved

OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Images 2.0: More Images, Clearer Text, Multilang Support

OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.0, a more capable image-generation model that can output multiple images from a single prompt, render text more accurately, and handle non-English languages, using ChatGPT’s reasoning to fetch recent information and support customizable aspect ratios; English outputs are strongest, with improvements expected for other languages.

via WIRED|

#chatgpt-images-20 #image-generation #multilingual

technology2 months ago•6 min saved

OpenAI Rolls Out New Image Model Aiming at Google and 1B ChatGPT Users

OpenAI is reportedly testing a new image-generation model (often nicknamed gpt-image-2) that produces highly realistic images and could help bolster ChatGPT toward 1 billion weekly active users, intensifying competition with Google in the AI imagery space.

via The Information|

#ai #chatgpt #google

technology3 months ago•8 min saved

Copilot-generated imagery sparks backlash in Windows 11 promos

Microsoft is using Copilot-generated images in Windows Learning Center posts to illustrate Windows 11 features, tagging them as 'AI Art Created by Copilot.' Critics say this AI-heavy marketing fuels backlash against Windows 11, as these generated visuals can misrepresent features and erode trust; the piece argues Microsoft should emphasize human creativity and tone down AI-promoted tools to win back user favor.

via Windows Latest|

#ai #copilot #image-generation

technology4 months ago•10 min saved

Google's Nano Banana 2 Delivers Faster AI Image Generation with Real-Time Data

Google's Nano Banana 2 speeds up Gemini image generation, merging Nano Banana Pro features with faster rendering, real-time data support (like weather), better text accuracy, and a range of presets. It’s the default in many Gemini workflows, with usage limits that scale by plan (free users get fewer generations, Pro and Ultra use higher caps). Pro remains the benchmark for highest fidelity, but Nano Banana 2 delivers near-Pro quality more quickly; results can still include occasional spelling or realism glitches, and AI-generated images are watermarked with SynthID.

via Lifehacker|

#ai-image-generation #gemini #google

tech4 months ago•48 min saved

Google's Nano Banana 2: pro-grade AI image tools go free

Google is expanding Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) to free users across Gemini, Google Search AI, and other platforms, making features once locked to Nano Banana Pro available to everyone. The model uses real-time data, web-sourced imagery, and Gemini’s knowledge base to render faster and more accurately, with legible text, localized translation, and greater creative control over lighting, textures, aspect ratios, and resolution from 512px to 4K. Nano Banana 2 replaces Nano Banana Pro as the default across the Gemini app and related tools, while Pro remains available for specialized tasks; the update also rolls out to AI Mode in Search, Lens, and Flow.

via The Verge|

#ai #gemini #google