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3.4 AI Image Generation

AI image generation lets you describe a picture in words and get a brand-new image created for you. These models learn from millions of pictures paired with their text descriptions, so they understand how words like "sunset", "coffee" or "mountain" usually look.

promptAI
A text-to-image model turns your written prompt into a brand-new picture.

For example, an Ethiopian designer could type "a colourful poster of a traditional coffee ceremony with a jebena and popcorn" and receive several original poster images in seconds, then refine the one they like best.

Scenario

A café owner needs a unique menu cover image but has no photographer. What is a fast option?

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What is the input for a text-to-image model?