Nowadays, we spend a lot of time talking about how AI can be potentially dangerous if in the hands of malicious actors, so let’s talk about something fun for a change. Like an AI-powered wallpaper maker for your Pixel 7 or maybe even the upcoming Pixel 7a.
This report came through 9to5Google, who noted a “Pixel wallpaper maker”, which is allegedly going to be showcased during this year’s Google I/O in May. As of now, it’s unclear if the AI tool will take an existing user image and modify it, or if it will be capable of creating entirely new images from scratch.
But wait, doesn’t Google already have an official Wallpapers app? It does, yep! And it includes a slew of great images, ranging from breathtaking landscape photos to prolific works of art. However, we’re talking about an entirely separate app, or maybe even a feature entirely exclusive to the Google Pixel flagship lineup.
Why is the Pixel a perfect fit for Google’s AI wallpaper maker?
Even though the Pixel 6a doesn’t have all AI-powered features, it’s still a powerhouse.
This extends to AI-powered image enhancement too. The Pixel camera itself has strong computational magic driving it, it allows you to do other things too. Photo Blur brings a sweet bokeh effect to your shots, while Photo Unblur will improve and sharpen photos, even if they weren’t taken on a Pixel.
Sure, those powerful Tensor chips aren’t slacking off while these features are being used, but the real hero here is Google’s AI. Luckily, some of that sweetness may be headed to non-Pixel Android phones, as other features have been listed without the flagship name.
Some of those are:
- Shopping Try-on, which allows users to equip clothes and shoes to see how it fits them, through something that basically works like an advanced Instagram filter
- YouTube Green Screen, which allows creators to add backgrounds even if they don’t have a green screen at home
- A tool that summarizes existing videos into shorter videos
- Colab + Android Studio and PaLM-Coder 2, which are both tools for Android devs that will analyze their code to help them finish an app sooner
- MakerSuite is a tool which enables web-based AI tool creation. Inception much? It’s for enterprises only for now, though.
AI is certainly going to play a larger role in people’s lives going forward, so let’s hope that many of these features will bring out the best that the technology has to offer. Google’s I/O event is just a few months away, and we can’t wait to see what else the Big G has in store for its fans.
