DALL-E 2 access is now open to everyone, and that's kind of terrifying

An image created in the AI art generator DALL-E 2
(Image credit: August Kamp / OpenAI)

DALLE-2 access has been a coveted privilege among those keen to experiment with the latest in AI art generation. While some text-to-image AI image generators such as Stable Diffusion are open source and available to all, DALL-E 2 has been more cautious and restrictive, resulting in a long waiting list of people hoping to get access. 

But now OpenAI, the company behind it, has announced that the waiting list is no more. From 28 September, anyone can use DALL-E 2 and let their imaginations go wild creating AI-generated images. If you want to try it out, read on for details on DALL-E 2 sign up. Make sure you see our piece on How to use DALL-E 2 first.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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