Meta’s AI Image Generator Trained on IG and FB Photos

Meta has launched “Imagine with Meta AI,” a free standalone AI image-generator website based on its Emu image-synthesis model. The system, trained on 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and Instagram images, can generate novel images from written prompts. Unlike previous versions available only in messaging and social networking apps, this tool is accessible to the public.

Users can create images by providing prompts, with the AI generating four 1280×1280 pixel images that can be saved in JPEG format. The images include a small watermark logo in the lower left-hand corner. The Emu model focuses on “aesthetic alignment” after pre-training, using a set of visually appealing images. Meta is taking steps to address potential harmful outputs, including filters and a proposed watermarking system.