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Instagram releases gen AI powered background editing tool for Stories

Instagram just dropped a game-changer for users located in the U.S – a generative AI-powered background editing tool. Ahmad Al-Dahle, the man behind the team of generative AI at Meta, spilled the beans on the new feature on Threads.  According to his announcement, the tool will allow users to change their backgrounds in Stories using nifty prompts.

Al-Dahle posted an example of the feature to demonstrate the function of the tool. The process to use the tool is simple. Here’s the drill: When you click on the background editor icon, prompts like ‘chased by dinosaurs’ or ‘surrounded by puppies’ pop up on the screen, according to the post. This is not the end of the feature as the employment of generative AI for background editing allows users to input prompts of their own concoct the background according to their liking.

Once the background is set and shared with other users of the platform, a “Try it” sticker is shared along with the original prompt, acting like an invitation for other users to embrace the magic of generative AI and create innovative Stories.

This move by Instagram comes after Snapchat’s recent developments involving AI-generated images for users who are paying for an in-app service. As of recently, Snapchat has been at the top of its creative game and is dropping new features like hot potatoes. For instance, its recently launched feature Dreams allows users to turn themselves into fantasy heroes. Along with this, the platform also Snapchat+ users to try out prompt-based backgrounds – a feature that is similar to the one Instagram announced just yesterday.

Read more at thetechportal.com

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