The Grok Aurora image generator is live - here's how to use it

Another week, another artificial intelligence model, but this one is a little different as it’s an AI image model created by the team behind Grok, the X-based chatbot (which is now free).

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By linking these features to social media platforms, it is argued that each new layer brings with it an influx of users for testing – and additional data for training the next generation of the model.

This is likely to be the case with the new version of Grok Image Generation, codenamed Aurora. It appeared briefly over the weekend, but now appears to have completely replaced Flux as the image generator within Grok.

Grok can now generate images

Grok Aurora

(Image credit: Grok Aurora/Future AI)

In the xAI blog, the team explains: “We have improved Grok’s imaging capabilities with a new model codenamed Aurora.”

“Aurora is an autoregressive expert network trained to predict the next token from nested text and image data. We trained the model using billions of examples from the internet, giving it a deep understanding of the world.”

This basically means that it is particularly good at creating photorealistic images and following instructions. It can also generate impressive text on the image and take inspiration from an image uploaded by a user.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, one image generation test is the “Pepe the Frog” meme, which has become something of an alt-right icon, but Aurora can also edit – for example, turning a real cat into an anime version.

How to use Grok’s new Aurora model

Currently, Grok’s latest model is available on X in “select countries” but will be available to all users “within a week.” If you see Grok + Flux in the model selection drop-down menu, you don’t have access yet.

If yes, then this is a guide on how to use it. This guide assumes you have an X Premium subscription, which is required to use Aurora.

1. Open Grok

Grok

(Image: © Grok)

Click Grok in the X sidebar to open the chatbot.

2. Check that you have the correct model

Grok

(Image: © Grok)

Check that you have selected the correct model in the Grok model selection menu. Click Grok 2 and select the image with the latest image model. If no image model is mentioned, select Grok 2.

3. Give Grok a prompt

Grok

As with all AI tools, the skill lies in the prompt. At Grok, if you ask ChatGPT to create an image with DALL-E, just tell it what you want and it will do the rest. I gave him the prompt “Create a picture of a dog on a train” and it was no disappointment.

Grok

(Image credit: Grok/Future AI)

4. Change the image with a follow-up prompt

Grok

The advantage of asking a chatbot for an image is that you can ask for a follow-up or changes. Only Enter what you want or select a suggestion. I gave him a request to give him a pair of sunglasses and make him a husky

5. Enjoy your picture

Grok

I wasn’t disappointed with the result. You can continue to inquire and make changes to the image or start over. There are limitations if you have X Premium, but X Premium+ seems to be largely unlimited usage.

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