I explored commercial and open-source photo editing systems for the creative use of AI image transformations
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For the last four years, I have been experimenting with and writing about the creative uses of AI and ML. I have researched and kept up-to-date with the latest tools for 2D and 3D image editing, music composition, and creative writing. My work has focused on how these tools can assist and enhance various forms of artistic expression.
For this article, I explored the application of AI/ML for image editing, evaluating both commercial and open-source tools. I examined Adobe Photoshop and Runway ML alongside open-source systems like Stable Diffusion 2 and InstructPix2Pix. Each tool offers various image editing features, such as inpainting and style transfer. My goal was to assess their practical applications, usability, and limitations to understand how they can aid in creative expression. I experimented by editing images I had created for prior articles, showing the potential for these tools to enhance and modify existing artwork.
In the sections below, I will show how AI models can be used to inpaint and edit images with text prompts. I will also discuss the license agreements of these systems and the societal…