Introduction
DALL·E 2 combines CLIP representations with a diffusion-based image prior and decoder, improving realism and correspondence with text. Its research preview, beta and later access without a waitlist expand during 2022. The master emphasises this product transition as a step in the international popularization of text-to-image generation.
View full image ↗Model-output examples on page 2 of the original DALL·E 2 paper, retaining the images and prompt layout. A 2022 research plate.
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From a research demonstration to a tool for generation and editing.
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Release and use
DALL·E 2 connects text conditioning and image representations with diffusion generation. Official demonstrations include editing existing pictures and producing variations as well as generating from descriptions. Research preview, beta access and removal of the waitlist in 2022 are different stages of availability.
Section sources: Hierarchical Text-Conditional Image Generation with CLIP Latents / DALL·E 2 product
Change in creative practice
Generation becomes an iterative making process, using language, existing images and local editing requests. Preserving intermediate states helps distinguish a user’s composition from the model’s additions. A polished final output alone cannot explain how control was distributed during production.
Section sources: Hierarchical Text-Conditional Image Generation with CLIP Latents / DALL·E 2 product
Research paper and release dates
First submitted on 13 April 2022, the paper predicts a CLIP image embedding from text and then decodes an image conditioned on it, comparing prior implementations. This node retains its existing combined product/research chronology; the preprint date is recorded separately.
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Date displayed for this node: 2022 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2022-03
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Hierarchical Text-Conditional Image Generation with CLIP Latents
https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.06125
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Provenance, translation & verification
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AI Art Genealogy Research Master · p. 25 · 082
Date as recorded: 2022-03
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GenAI Visual Release Chronology Research Master · p. 5 · R016
Date as recorded: 2022-03
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DALL·E 2
GenAI Visual Release Chronology Research Master · p. 5 · R017
Date as recorded: 2022-03
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DALL·E 2 research preview / paper
Recent research papers: additions and reconciled sources since 2022 · Read the abstract, authors and arXiv submission record, not a full-paper review. · 034
Date as recorded: 2022-04-13
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Hierarchical Text-Conditional Image Generation with CLIP Latents
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