Mastering Image Generation Techniques with Generative Models | Generative AI

Introduction

Generative AI models, Using deep learning methods like GANs, Diffusion, and DALL-E to make realistic images from big datasets has changed the way images are made forever. These models are used in computer vision, graphics, art, and design to help improve data and make images. There are still ethics problems, such as data privacy and bias. Proper planning and performance are needed to lower the risks that could happen.

Importance of Image Generation

Generative models are crucial for creating images in various fields, promoting creative expression, enriching data for machine learning models, and improving performance and generalization skills. They are used in medical research, gaming, entertainment, and autonomous car training. Generative models also enhance the reliability and safety of autonomous cars by producing synthetic data. Overall, their use transforms industries by promoting technical innovation, encouraging creativity, and strengthening data-driven decision-making.

Some of the image generation models are:

• Diffusion Models
• DALL-E
• Generative Adversarial Models (GANs)

Let’s dive into these models :

Diffusion Models:

The Diffusion Model is a probabilistic-generative model that uses random noise vectors to create realistic images through learnable transformations and noise injections.

• We use Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPM) to inject noise and subsequently denoise.

The Workflow:

Adding a noise to the image is done by iterating the process of addition of noises :

X0 is the real image, XT is the fully noised image

The same process of iteration goes for denoising an image:

XT is the fully noised image, X0 is the noise removed image

Diffusion Model Use Cases :

The Diffusion Model is based on two cases.

• Unconditioned Generation &
• Conditioned Generation

Unconditioned Generation: Image generation without external input or data, such as Human Face Synthesis and super-resolution, is achieved using the model itself.

Unconditioned Image Generation

Conditioned Generation: The process involves the generation of an image using external input or data, such as text-to-image, image-painting, or text-guided image-to-image.

!pip install git+https://github.com/huggingface/diffusers transformers accelerate -q

import torch
from diffusers import StableDiffusionXLPipeline

pipe = StableDiffusionXLPipeline.from_pretrained("segmind/SSD-1B",
                                                torch_dtype=torch.float16,
                                                use_safetensors=True,
                                                variant="fp16")
pipe.to("cuda")

#Moving Model to GPU
pipe.to("cuda")
# Your prompt here
prompt = "An astronaut riding a green horse"
# Negative prompt here
neg_prompt = "ugly, blurry, poor quality"

image = pipe(prompt=prompt, negative_prompt=neg_prompt).images[0]
image

DALL-E

OpenAI's DALL-E, DALL-E 2, and DALL-E 3 are text-to-image models that use deep learning to generate digital images from natural language descriptions. These models combine language and visual processing, enabling new possibilities in creative fields, communication, and education.

There are three ways to interact with photographs using the photographs API:

• producing original visuals in response to a written instruction (DALL·E 3 and DALL·E 2)
• Using a new text prompt (DALL·E 2 only), the model may be trained to replace specific portions of an existing picture to create altered versions of the images.
• Creating variants of an already-existing picture (DALL·E 2 only).

The Workflow:

Simplified workflow of User's Interaction With the DALL-E API

Implementation of Image Generation Using DALL-E 

This Python code utilizes the OpenAI API to generate images using the DALL-E model. Here's a summary of what each part of the code does:

• Imports necessary libraries: requests, json, and os.
• Retrieves the OpenAI API key from the environment variables.
• Defines the API endpoint for image generation (api_url) and sets headers including the API key.
• Constructs the data payload for the API request, specifying the DALL-E model to use, a prompt for generating the image (in this case, "An astronaut riding a horse"), number of images to generate (n), and desired size.
• Makes a POST request to the OpenAI API with the specified data.
• Checks if the request was successful (status code 200), and if so, prints the URL of the generated image(s).
• If the request fails, it prints out the error status code and the error response.

Let’s go through a simple code to understand things better:

The Code Implementation on Python File.

import requests
import json
import os

# Replace with your OpenAI API key
OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')

# Define the API endpoint and request payload
api_url = 'https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations'
headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {OPENAI_API_KEY}'
}
data = {
    "model": "dall-e-3",
    "prompt": "an astronaut riding a horse",
    "n": 1,
    "size": "1024x1024"
}

# Make the API request
response = requests.post(api_url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data))

# Check if the request was successful
if response.status_code == 200:
    result = response.json()
    print("Generated image URL:", result['data'][0]['url'])
else:
    print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)

Generated Output Image:

The Generative Adversarial Models (GANs)

Generative Adversarial Networks(GANs), are based on the concept of forcing two Neural Networks into competition.

• One will generate images similar to the training data.
• The other person will identify which training images have been generated.

The Workflow:

Generative Adversarial Models (GANs)

Here:

• The generated and Real images are classified using the discriminator.
• Data passed through when it is unable to distinguish between generated and Real data is known as the discriminator loss.
• The discriminator's ability to distinguish between generated and genuine data is known as the generative loss.

Implementation of Image Generation Using GANs

Implementation of Generative AI With GANs has already been done on our website. If you want to know the details and implement the coding click the link to know the details.

Conclusion

Generative AI techniques like GANs and diffusion models offer potential for innovation and machine learning in various industries, but ethical considerations necessitate responsible development and deployment for informed decision-making and risk mitigation.