Google’s Improved AI Image Generator Now Available

Like other AI image generators, Imagen 3 can create detailed images based on your prompt. You can also edit the image by highlighting a specific part and describing what you want to change.

There seem to be some safeguards in place, as the tool won’t generate images of public figures like Taylor Swift, and it also won’t create images of weapons. And while it won’t generate copyrighted named characters, you can get around that fairly easily by describing the character you want to create.

I got the tool to generate images that look very similar to Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario, while my colleague was able to create characters that looked like Mickey Mouse. I also found that it generates logos belonging to companies like Apple, Macy’s, Hershey’s, and even Google, which you can see in the image at the top of this article.

Despite these somewhat versatile guardrails, Imagen 3 still stands in stark contrast to Grok, the AI ​​image generator that sits on Elon Musk’s X platform. Grok has been used to generate all sorts of wild content, including images of drugs, violence, and public figures doing questionable things.