Google has begun to allow users to access Gemini’s ability to
create human images with its AI chatbot technology.
The feature is available to those who pay for the English-language version, Gemini Advanced, the company announced Wednesday in a blog
post.
The version with improvements in Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise include technical improvements, as well as product principles.
"We don’t support the generation of photorealistic, identifiable
individuals, depictions of minors or excessively gory, violent or sexual scenes," Dave Citron, senior director, product management, Gemini Experiences at Google, wrote in a blog post.
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Of course, as with any generative AI tool, not every image Gemini creates will be perfect."advertisement
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Google had pulled the image-generating feature from Gemini AI earlier this year
after the technology created historically inaccurate images.
When Gemini initially launched, users noticed a lack of white individuals and historical figures depicted in inaccurate races, such
as the U.S. founding fathers and Catholic popes.
In addition to incorporating the new version of Imagen into Gemini, Google also announced that its corporate
customers could begin creating so-called Gems, which are customized versions of Gemini that could be used as a coding partner, learning coach or writing editor.
Gems is a feature
that allows users to customize Gemini to create images on any topic. The chatbots can have distinct personalities and specialties by describing a set of instructions.
Google initially introduced Gems during its I/O conference in May. In an example prompt shown by Google, users can create a Gem to help people, which
seems similar to the initial model for YouTube videos.
For users who prefer a premade Gem, Google is offering models based on learning coach, idea brainstormer, career guide, coding partner,
and editor.
Gems are rolling out on desktop and mobile devices to Gemini Advanced, Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise users in more than 150 countries
in most languages.
Other AI
models can create images of people, some with eerie accuracy and illusional imagery. Min Choi, an
AI artist who often posts on X, shows
how he connects two images or morphs people into other objects using a variety of AI models. It's not clear how copyrights will play into this type of creatives.
