Can AI generate a photorealistic image from a text description ?
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DALL-E showed the world that an AI could draw 'a 3D rendering of a cat made of cheese' and you'd get exactly that. Stable Diffusion later democratised it.
Current AI systems are capable of generating photorealistic images from text descriptions, thanks to advancements in deep learning models such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Variational Autoencoders (VAEs). These models can learn to represent complex relationships between text and images, allowing them to produce highly realistic images that match the given description. However, the quality and coherence of the generated images can vary depending on the specific model and the complexity of the text description. The field is rapidly evolving, with new models and techniques being developed to improve the accuracy and realism of generated images.
— Enriched May 9, 2026 · Source: MIT Technology Review — https://www.technologyreview.com/
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