DALL-E Shut Down: OpenAI Retires Its Image AI for Good
OpenAI shut down the DALL-E GPT on August 30, 2026. The image AI that started the 2022 art boom is fully retired. How to save your images, what's next.
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OpenAI shut down the DALL-E GPT on August 30, 2026. The image AI that started the 2022 art boom is fully retired. How to save your images, what's next.
Google's Gemini watermark toggle removes the visible AI mark from Nano Banana, Omni, and Lyria outputs. The EU is excluded and 3 countries need AI Ultra.
Meta launches Muse Image, the first agentic AI image generator with code and web search. Muse Video previewed. Free on Instagram and WhatsApp.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 brings reasoning to AI image generation with 99% text accuracy and topped Image Arena by 242 points. DALL-E retires May 12.
Picsart launches AI Playground with 90+ AI models from 24 providers like Sora 2, Kling 3.0, and ElevenLabs. Pay-per-generation credits replace subscriptions.
Svedka debuts the first AI-generated Super Bowl ad during Super Bowl LX, produced by Silverside AI. Google and Anthropic also showcase AI at the Big Game.
Malaysia, France, and India opened investigations after Grok AI generated sexualized images. xAI called it 'Legacy Media Lies' — full breakdown inside.
The Grok AI scandal escalated as users generated sexualized images on X. France and India are now taking legal action against Musk's platform.
X launched Grok image editing on December 24, 2025. Anyone can edit any posted image, Glaze and Nightshade fail, and the only fix drops 4K to 144p.
Meta AI models codenamed Mango (image/video) and Avocado (coding) are in development at Meta Superintelligence Labs, targeting H1 2026 release.