It’s free, there’s no waitlist, and you don’t even need to use Edge to access it. Here’s everything else you need to know to get started using Microsoft’s AI art generator.
A photo generated with the Bing Image Creator using the prompt «a photo of a robot taking a picture with a DSLR camera in a studio».
As the use of different artificial intelligence tools has exploded in recent months, we’ve seen the development of generative AI sprouting in the most unlikely places. It all began with the preview launch of ChatGPT last fall, a conversational AI chatbot from OpenAI that has amazed users with its natural tone, ease of accessibility, and usefulness.
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Since then, both Google and Microsoft have released their own AI chatbots with Bard and Bing Chat, respectively, even though the AI craze hasn’t been without its security, ethical, and economic concerns. Microsoft also released an AI image creator within Bing, using a more advanced version of DALL-E 2, another one of OpenAI’s projects.
Similar to using ChatGPT, the DALL-E 2 image generator is accessed by logging into OpenAI’s website, where users can then enter a prompt in a text area and wait while it creates an image using AI.
There are some key differences between how Bing Image Creator and the original DALL-E 2 work, however, and we’ll explore some of those as we go along.
First, let’s dive into learning how to use the new Bing Image Creator.
Image created by Bing Image Creator using the prompt «photo of a lazy zebra in a room with navy walls and gold curtains».
What you need: Using the Bing Image Creator only requires a Microsoft account and access to Bing.com, no need for a DALL-E 2 or OpenAI account. The Bing Image Creator can be accessed via Bing Chat or by going to Bing.com/Create. We’ll cover the former option below in the FAQ and the latter in detail here.
1. Go to the Bing Image Creator and log in
Unlike Bing Chat, you don’t need Microsoft Edge to access the Bing Image Creator. Just go to Bing.com/Create and click on Join & Create to log in to your Microsoft account to access the image generator.
On the homepage for the Bing Image Creator, click on Join & Create.
2. Enter your prompt
At this point, enter a description of the image you want to prompt Bing to create for you. Just like when using an AI chatbot, be as descriptive as possible to ensure your result is accurate.
