Generative AI Creative Tools Are on The Rise

In the vast and evolving realm of AI, patterns emerge and shifts happen. One thing’s for sure — just when you think you’ve seen it all, another wave is right behind it. LLM assistants (like ChatGPT) are dominant, but companionship and creative tools are on the rise.

“The AI text revolution that has taken place in recent years is about to come to images.” — Andrew Ng

From Text to Image: A Shift in AI Preference

Last month, a16z released a report about “How Are Consumers Using Generative AI?”

General LLM, chatbots like ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Quora’s Poe have been the stars of the Generative AI show, representing a whopping 68% of consumer traffic to the top 50 list. They’ve answered our questions, engaged us in profound conversations, and occasionally made us chuckle.

However, two emergent categories, AI companions and content generation tools, have started carving out their niches. CharacterAI offers users a personal AI companion, and tools like Midjourney and ElevenLabs are making strides in the realm of content creation. Within this broader bracket of content generation, what’s really making heads turn is the rise of image generation, which currently accounts for a staggering 41% of traffic.

Think about it. We live in an era dominated by visuals — Instagram stories, Pinterest boards, Snapchat streaks, and TikTok clips. Our predilection for images is evident. With AI starting to adeptly craft visual content, a whole new realm of possibilities emerges. Custom artwork for your living room? A unique logo for your startup? Maybe even a personalized comic strip? Let us check some use cases and main players together:

1. Image Generation

Midjourney

Midjourney is an AI service on Discord that creates images based on your text descriptions. It’s a playground for creative minds, offering a range of styles from realistic to abstract. Imagine you could describe a scene (as a prompt) — an AI turns it into a picture! This is what Midjourney does, and it does it with style.

2. Interior Design

Collov AI

Collov AI is the leading AI platform for interior design. You can imagine Collov as a virtual interior designer. Users can simply upload a photo of a room, and it transforms interior aspirations into stunning, visionary design renderings based on room types and preferred styles.

3. Photo Editor

Pixlr AI

Pixlr offers free AI-powered photo editing, design, and animation tools. A few features include image generation, background removal, object removal, collage creation, cropping, and a template library. Pixlr has a tool called Photomash Studio, which is a one-click visual creator for removing backgrounds and applying other effects.

4. Video Generation

Runway

Gen-2 by Runway is a multi-modal AI system that has the ability to generate novel videos using various inputs such as text, images or video clips. This tool can generate videos by applying the style and composition of an image or text prompt to the structure of a source video or even create videos using only textual prompts.

5. Anime

PixAI

PixAI is an AI-powered art generator that specializes in creating high-quality Anime art. With a range of AI tools and anime character generation templates, PixAI offers users the opportunity to explore and personalize their own Anime creations directly from their browser. This feature-rich tool enables users to generate various types of AI art, including images, photos, pictures, and other visual content.

In this dynamic AI landscape, one thing is certain — creative tools are not just on the rise; they’re poised to dominate. As AI technologies mature and our needs become more intricate, the demand for AI-driven creative solutions will skyrocket.