Images powerfully convey emotions and sentiment. Faculty and staff can search for clipart and images on the internet to improve their presentations and communication, but these images may be copyrighted or overused. A new piece of art can elevate a message to really resonate with a student. However, not everyone has the time or expertise to create original artwork. Fortunately, there are now generative AI tools available that can help bridge this gap.

DALL-E-2 is an AI model developed by OpenAI that can generate images from textual descriptions. With DALL-E-2, you can simply describe an image that you have in mind, and the model will generate it for you. This freemium tool can be particularly useful for creating visual aids that are directly related to your lecture content.

Midjourney is similar to DALL-E, but uses Discord as the interface to create images. Midjourney's images are stylish and provocative.

Stable Diffusion is an open-source AI tool that allows users to generate high-quality, diverse images. This tool is particularly useful for generating artwork that can be used to illustrate abstract concepts. With Stable Diffusion, you can create images that are both visually interesting and informative. Versions of Stable Diffusion can be run on your own PC, Mac, iPad, or iPhone.