Meta has introduced an imaging tool called Make-A-Scene that requires users to provide a text-based indication as well as an initial outline of what they want to create.
“State-of-the-art AI systems that generated stunning images primarily used a description of text as input,” says Meta (Opens in new window). “But text cues, such as ‘a painting of a zebra on a bicycle,’ generate images with compositions that can be difficult to predict.”
The company says this can prevent anyone from feeling “a strong sense of pride and ownership over the content” they have asked the AI to create. Make-A-Scene is supposed to address this problem by giving people more control over what kind of art will be generated.
Remember the meme (Opens in new window) on how to draw an owl can be divided into two steps: draw some circles and then draw the rest of the owl? Make-A-Scene allows people to say “owl,” draw a few circles, and then watch as the AI-based tool draws the rest of the owl.
Meta says this research is part of his “commitment to exploring ways in which AI can enhance creativity, either by bringing your 2D sketches to life, using natural language among other modalities to create 3D objects, build entire virtual spaces or any other creative project. “
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The company connects these efforts to the metaverse, of course, but it’s not hard to imagine social platforms like Facebook and Instagram also benefiting from this research. People like to share their art; a tool like Make-A-Scene could give them more opportunities to do so.
Meta says he plans to appear at Make-A-Scene at the ECCV 2022 (Opens in New Window) conference in Tel Aviv in October. More information about the research behind this prototype is available through an article that was published (Opens in new window) in March. However, there is no word on when the audience might play with the tool.
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