eSAFETY GUIDE

DALL·E 3

13+
Minimum age according to OpenAI (anyone under 18 must have the permission of a parent or guardian)
13+ Minimum age according to OpenAI (anyone under 18 must have the permission of a parent or guardian)

What is DALL·E 3?

DALL·E 3 is an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image generator developed by OpenAI. You can enter a textual description or prompt into ChatGPT and it will generate a new high-resolution image for you. It is the third iteration of the DALL·E model, which was trained with millions of images from the web to associate textual descriptions and instructions with particular visual data. DALL·E 3 can generate photorealistic images or replicate artistic techniques and styles. It generates images that would require considerable artistic skills if produced by humans. Currently, DALL·E 3 only works with prompts written in English.

Images generated through DALL·E 3 contain a Content Credentials (CR) pin that identify them as being AI-generated. This comes in the form of metadata encoded in the image or a CR symbol that can be displayed on the image as a watermark. This is designed to help people identify images generated through artificial intelligence.

OpenAI has protocols to stop people from using DALL·E 3 to generate deepfakes (or extremely realistic but false depictions of real people doing something that they did not actually do) and other harmful generations. As part of these protocols, DALL·E 3 refuses to generate images of public figures identified by name. OpenAI also reports apparent child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States. DALL·E 3 also refuses to generate images in the style of living artists.

DALL·E 3 is available via a variety of subscriptions to ChatGPT. It is also available to developers through OpenAI’s Application Programming Interface or API, for example Bing uses this API to generate images. Developers can embed DALL·E 3 into their apps or services and pay fees for each image generated.

Website: openai.com/dall-e-3
Apps: DALL·E 3 runs on ChatGPT (only available via subscription) and OpenAI API for developers.

How do people use DALL·E 3?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use AI image generation tools like DALL·E 3.

DALL·E is used for: ai generative images, content sharing, in-app purchasing and screen capture.

How can you protect your personal information?

These links are provided by OpenAI:

  • Artist and creative content owner opt out
    If you are artist or creator and do not want your publicly available work to be used in training the DALL·E 3 image generator, you can opt out using this online form.

Key safety links

These links are provided by OpenAI:

Last updated: 10/05/2024

The eSafety Guide helps you find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety. Before choosing to use any online service or platform it’s best to:

  • do your own research to understand the risks and benefits
  • check the age rating and requirements
  • consider privacy
  • check the permissions and other settings
  • check the in-app reporting options.

If you are a parent or carer who is deciding whether a child should be allowed to use an online service or platform, you can also:

  • consider your child's readiness for the types of content and experiences they might encounter
  • help them understand what to do if they need help
  • provide ongoing support and monitoring, for example through regular check-ins with your child
  • agree to some rules about use of each service or platform.

To find out more, you can read the App checklist for parents, as well as information about parental controls in social media, games and apps and mental wellbeing resources for families.