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This update introduces a direct sketch-to-image interface within ChatGPT, allowing users to refine AI-generated visuals through simple doodles and iterative text prompts. The release of ChatGPT Images 2.5 also highlights significant improvements in texture fidelity, lighting realism, and generation latency for this multimodal model.
ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI images
I used ChatGPT and its Sketch tool to make this AI-generated image of a cat. OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image based on that sketch. You can activate the Sketch feature by typing @Sketch into your chat box, and a window will pop up where you can make your drawing. I briefly tested it, and it successfully turned my bad doodle of a cat that I drew with my computer mouse into a realistic photo, per my instructions. You can also now leave comments directly on parts of images … Read the full story at The Verge.
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