A neural network called DALL·E that creates images from text captions for a wide range of concepts expressible in natural language.

DALL·E is a 12-billion parameter version of GPT-3 trained to generate images from text descriptions, using a dataset of text–image pairs. We’ve found that it has a diverse set of capabilities, including creating anthropomorphized versions of animals and objects, combining unrelated concepts in plausible ways, rendering text, and applying transformations to existing images.

OpenAI, the company behind DALL·E, decided to name their model using a portmanteau of the artist Salvador Dalí and Pixar’s WALL·E.

Update: DALL·E 2 is the second generation AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.

You can sign up for DALL·E and start using it immediately online in your browser or through the API.