Meta launches 'human-like' AI for generating images

Meta has launched a new "human-like" AI model for generating images in a move that could ultimately see platforms like Instagram and Facebook shift towards more AI-generated visual content. — Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

WASHINGTON: Facebook parent company Meta has made a new artificial intelligence model designed for image generation available to the public.

I-JEPA, Meta's new "human-like" model, comes at a time when image generators like Midjourney are making rapid advances in creating photo-like images from scratch, albeit often with clear errors, notably with human hands.