Google has introduced Whisk, an AI-powered tool designed to allow users to generate images by using other images as queries instead of relying on long and detailed text descriptions. This tool offers a more intuitive and visual way to create images, making the process simpler and faster.
How Whisk Works
With Whisk, users can upload their own images to serve as the core theme, scene, or style for the generated output. If you don’t have suitable images at hand, the system will provide its own suggestions, which are likely AI-generated as well. In addition to these image-based queries, users can further refine the results by supplementing them with text prompts. Once the result is generated, users can either save it to their favorites, download it for future use, or continue to improve the output by adjusting or editing the original text query.
While Whisk is designed for quickly creating a visual sketch — rather than spending time meticulously editing every pixel — Google acknowledges that the generated results may not always be perfect. Sometimes, the generated image might not meet the user’s expectations. However, the system allows users to refine and edit the prompts to improve the results. This flexibility ensures that users can continue iterating until they achieve the desired outcome. The tool is ideal for generating quick visual ideas or brainstorming creative concepts, with the option to fine-tune them afterward, notes NIX Solutions.
Powered by Imagen 3
Whisk is built on the latest version of the Imagen 3 image generator, which was developed by Google’s DeepMind division. Imagen 3 represents a significant advancement in image generation technology, providing users with high-quality visuals. This powerful tool was announced alongside Veo 2, a video generator that can create videos from textual or visual prompts. Veo 2 is being positioned as a strong competitor to OpenAI’s Sora, a video generation tool that is currently only available to a select group of users on the experimental VideoFX platform. As these tools evolve, we’ll keep you updated as more integrations and features become available, ensuring that you’re always at the forefront of AI-powered creative technology.