OpenAI's DALL-E now lets you edit AI-generated images in ChatGPT, but there's a catch

OpenAI is taking major strides in making its generative AI-based tools available to as many people across the globe as possible. Earlier this week, the company announced that anyone could now use ChatGPT, even the open who don’t have an account. And now, OpenAI has announced that its image generation model, DALL-E, now lets users edit AI-generated images — something that wasn’t possible earlier.

In an update on its support page, the company said that the DALL·E editor interface now enables users to edit images by selecting an area of the image to edit and describing the required changes in the chat. Furthermore, the company says that users can also provide a prompt with their desired edit in the conversation panel, without using the selection tool.

But that’s not it. OpenAI has also announced that now users can make these changes from within ChatGPT. This means that users don’t need to log into DALL-E’s interface specifically to make these changes. This feature is available across web, iOS, and Android. Additionally, users can also change the aspect ratio when creating an image with DALL-E. Of course, all these features need a paid subscription.

You can also get inspiration on styles when creating images in the DALL·E GPT. pic.twitter.com/mRrkwJKHyq

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How to edit an image using DALL-E editor interface

Step 1: Click on the AI-generated image to access it.

Step 2: Click on the Edit button that is placed right next to the Download button on top.

Step 3: Increase/decrease the size of the selection using the Clear Selection tool.

Users can also undo and redo selections with the Undo and Redo buttons above the image.

Step 4: In the Edit Selection prompt type in the changes that you want to make in the selected area.

Users can remove objects and even update specific characteristics of objects.

Step 5: Users can save their changes by clicking the Save/Download button in the top-right corner of the DALL-E Image Editor.

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How to edit an AI-generated image with DALL-E on ChatGPT mobile app

Step 1: Open the ChatGPT mobile app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Open the image created by DALL-E.

Step 3: Tap the Edit button at the bottom of the mobile app’s interface.

Step 4: Type in the changes that you want to make in the image.

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Step 5: Tap the Select button to select the area where you want to make changes.

Step 6: Tap the slider on the left side of screen to increase/decrease the size of the selection.

Step 7: Tap the undo and redo buttons at the bottom of the screen to undo and redo your selections.

Step 8: Tap the Next button at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Step 9: Type the changes that you want to make in the selected area.

Step 10: Tap the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save all the changes.