AI art generator provokes horror and awe online

OpenAI image showing an astronaut riding a horse
(Image credit: OpenAI)

We've seen plenty of AI image generators in our time, and while some have impressed us, there's always been that uncanny valley quality to their output. But right now, the internet is going absolutely wild for a new text-to-art generator – and it's easy to see why.

OpenAI's DALL·E 2 system is able to transform a simple sentence into a fully-fledged piece of art. And it seems the only limit is the user's imagination – from dinosaurs playing frisbee to horse-riding astronauts in space, you name it, and DALL·E 2 will make it. See our piece on how to use DALL·E 2 for more details on how it works.

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Daniel John
Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of art, design, branding and lifestyle tech (which often translates to tech made by Apple). He joined in 2020 after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more.