Google to Roll Out App for AI-Generated Artwork, Complicating Copyright Worries

A new Google feature will let consumers use artificial intelligence to bring their fantastical creations to (digital) life by just typing a few words. The app, which Bloomberg reported Thursday is currently under development, will have two functions: users can construct cities with its "City Dreamer" function, or customize a family-friendly cartoon monster with its "Wobble" feature. The tools will be available through Google's AI Test Kitchen app, Douglas Eck, a lead scientist at Google, said at the company's AI@ event in New York on Wednesday. The release date for the new app has not yet been announced. The features will use AI imaging technologies to generate hyper-specific images from even short text descriptions.