Considering the current trend towards image generation, it appears inevitable that Google Bard’s recent update incorporating AI image generation would gain significant traction.
As outlined on the official Google Bard update page, utilizing the tool is straightforward. By inputting “a few words” into the search bar as English prompts, users can activate the AI image generator. Subsequently, they can access a variety of image options by clicking on ‘Generate more’ and then proceed to download their preferred choices.
The images generated through Bard are conveniently stored in pinned chats, recent chats, and Bard Activity. Users have the option to remove these images from their Bard Activity by simply deleting the corresponding prompt that initiated their generation.
The AI image generation feature of Bard is powered by the updated Imagen 2 model, designed to strike a balance between speed and quality to produce photorealistic images. While this new feature is globally accessible, it is not available in specific regions such as the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, and the UK. Moreover, it is restricted to English users aged 18 and above, although the enforcement mechanism for this age restriction remains ambiguous.
In terms of accountability, Google emphasizes in its official blog that Bard utilizes SynthID to embed digitally identifiable watermarks into the generated images, distinguishing them from human-created works. This measure likely aims to deter the commercial use of generated images, thereby averting potential legal complications.
Furthermore, Google affirms its commitment to filtering out violent, offensive, or sexual content from the training data and implementing safeguards to prevent the involvement of named individuals in image generation processes.
The collaboration of Bard with Gemini Pro is set to be further enriched by this latest update. The enhancement promises to elevate Bard’s capabilities in comprehension, summarization, reasoning, brainstorming, writing, and planning. This advancement in Bard’s AI technology likely facilitated the introduction of the complimentary AI image generator tool, along with associated support.
We generated the initial two images with a basic prompt and expanded the selection by clicking “Generate more” to view the subsequent two. (Image credit: Future)
