I got an early look at ChatGPT Images 2.0, and it's impressive - with one exception

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OpenAI reframes images as a visual language.

Thinking mode builds context-aware infographics.

Brand fidelity is still inconsistent in early testing.

Today, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.0, its next-generation image model, which the company says is focused on precision, usability, and complex visual tasks.

The most notable new capability is the ability to combine text and images to build complex, beautiful pages. OpenAI is reframing the whole idea of image generation from a process that creates decorations (their word) to a language (also their term).

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OpenAI describes it as, "A good image does what a good sentence does -- it selects, arranges, and reveals. It can explain a mechanism, stage a mood, test an idea, or make an argument."

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