OpenAI released a new flagship image generation model today as it moves to counter recent concerns that it is slipping behind rivals in the race to capture both consumer and business mindshare.
The new image generation model allows for more precise image editing and can generate images up to four times faster than OpenAI’s previous image creation AI, the company said in a blog post. It said the new model, as well as a new images feature in ChatGPT are designed to make image generation “delightful.”
According to an OpenAI blog post, the new ChatGPT Images is rolling out to all ChatGPT users and API users globally today. The company said it works across models, so users don’t need to select a specific model in the drop-down menu in order to use it.
“We believe we’re still at the beginning of what image generation can enable,” the company said in the blog post. “Today’s update is a meaningful step forward with more to come, from finer-grained edits to richer, more detailed outputs across languages.”
While it may seem like a Christmas present for loyal ChatGPT users, OpenAI staffers have been the busy elves responding to Santa—er, CEO—Sam Altman’s post-Thanksgiving “Code Red” memo, which was meant to push the company to improve ChatGPT over the next eight weeks amid intense competition from rivals, most notably Google.
