META LAUNCHES AN INDEPENDENT AI IMAGE GENERATOR

Formerly known as Facebook, Meta recently launched Imagine, an independent AI image generator.

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Imagine creates and shares images based on text prompts; currently free, it solely supports English prompts.

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Initially available in Meta’s social network chats, the Imagine tool is now accessible on the web for US users.

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Meta's Imagine tool generates images using natural language descriptions, powered by the Emu image generation model.

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The tool produces high-resolution images from text prompts, currently free for English-speaking US users.

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Meta's image generation model faced prior controversy over racially biased image stickers.

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Users need a free Meta account to utilize the Imagine tool, where they can describe an image and click "Generate."

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Generated images can be selected and downloaded, featuring a watermark denoting them as "imagined with AI."

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