Glowforge prints 3-D generative AI images

 

3D laser printer maker Glowforge announced the launch of Magic Canvas: the first generative AI that can create physical products. Magic Canvas starts with just a few written words and ends with a unique creation made of wood, acrylic, fabric, etc. in minutes. It uses a latent diffusion neural network to take a simple description like “a hamster playing the cello” and turns it into hardwood jewelry, slate coasters, and more.

“After years of research, Generative AI is finally bearing results. At Glowforge, we help our customers print beautiful, physical products, quickly and easily – to bring their ideas to life. We’ve been working with cutting-edge artificial intelligence research to find a new way to do that, and today, we’re proud to unveil Magic Canvas to the world,” said Dan Shapiro, CEO and co-founder, Glowforge. “It’s already easy to create with your Glowforge, so the last barrier was the hardest: how to bring your idea to life quickly, without complex tools. We’re able to use modern AI technology to provide the solution: a supercomputer in the cloud, creating artwork just for you.”

Magic Canvas is available now on all models of Glowforge 3D laser printers.

Unlike other 3D printers that use additive technology to build objects out of plastic, Glowforge uses subtractive technology to cut and engrave products from durable materials like wood, leather, acrylic, paper – even chocolate.