AI image generation has arrived

My official assessment of AI image generators has always been this: they’re impressive and fun, but not ready for real creative work. You could maybe get something usable occasionally, but overall, DALL-E, Midjourney, and the rest were toys, not tools. OpenAI’s 4o image generation (formerly DALL-E) is the first AI image generation that is a genuine tool. Gotta say, I’m shocked. I didn’t expect to…