The Imagine service is built on Meta's own AI model, Emu, which was trained on 1.1 billion Facebook and Instagram user photos. The model was fine-tuned around quality metrics, requiring only a small amount of high-quality images and text to significantly impact the aesthetics of the generated images. However, despite Meta's support for open source AI, neither Emu nor the Imagine service appear to be open source.
Key takeaways:
- Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Quest VR headsets, has launched a standalone text-to-image AI generator service called "Imagine".
- The Imagine service was built on Meta's own AI model called Emu, which was trained on 1.1 billion Facebook and Instagram user photos.
- Emu was fine-tuned around quality metrics, with a small amount of high-quality images and associated text making a significant impact on the aesthetics of the generated images.
- Despite Meta's support for open source AI, neither Emu nor the Imagine by Meta AI service appear to be open source.