
TL;DR
- Google is engaged on “meme studio” for Gboard.
- The function lets customers generate memes manually or utilizing AI.
- The AI a part of the function is at the moment not superb, usually producing nonsensical textual content and choosing bizarre base photographs.
As a proud Gen-Zer, I get pleasure from memes rather a lot, so after I came upon that Google is engaged on an AI-powered meme generator for Gboard, I used to be excited to strive it. The function guarantees to take a immediate, decide a base picture, and write a becoming caption for it. Despite the fact that present AI remains to be simply glorified autocorrect, it appears ok that it ought to have the ability to generate memes simply advantageous. Sadly, in actuality, the top product is downright horrible.
Due to a supply inside Google, Android Authority was capable of discover an in-development model of the function.
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Google’s concept of what a meme ought to be
The concept behind the “meme studio” (because it’s referred to as internally at Google) is to let customers create memes in a easy manner. There are two choices accessible — the primary is “customized,” which helps you to decide a base picture and write your individual captions.

There’s a selection of a whole lot (if not hundreds) of base photographs, in addition to an choice to add your individual. It looks like Google has by some means automated the method of discovering and labeling these base photographs.

After choosing a base picture, it’s introduced in to the editor. It’s fairly rudimentary, solely permitting transferring, rotating, and the scaling of textual content, in addition to including further captions. The font and the colour of the textual content can’t be modified. While you’re carried out, it can save you your creation to the gathering in Gboard, or ship it (which additionally saves it).
The way more fascinating choice is “generate,” the place you ask AI to select the bottom picture and generate the captions based mostly on a subject. There are a couple of strategies to select from and a discipline to jot down one from scratch. The function is server-side, requiring an web connection.

After choosing a subject, the request shall be processed. What’s intriguing is that the loading spinner doesn’t resemble any present Materials You parts and might be part of “BC25” or “bluechip 25,” a possible refresh to Materials You. We’ve additionally seen it known as “expressive design.”
Lastly, you’re offered with a number of choices. After choosing one, you’re taken to the identical editor as earlier than, besides with an choice to regenerate the caption.

The function clearly has superior safeguards and filters in place, to keep away from express or offensive content material. Sadly, loads of innocuous requests additionally get caught within the filter, leading to no outcomes being generated.

Yeah, no
The standard of the memes generated by the device is questionable at finest. As a teen who spends round 3 hours on Twitter (I refuse to name it X), I’m acquainted with the tradition and humor of my era, and it’s positively not like this. I really feel like the one manner this might be used is for making mockingly unhealthy memes, however that’s it. The filtering additionally makes it arduous to really create one thing fascinating, and the dearth of choices within the editor doesn’t assist both. Memes at all times evolve, and as of late, they usually play with the format or make meta adjustments. Being restricted to at least one font and format makes it mainly not possible for this function to be helpful.
Attributable to its outdated format and different limitations, Google’s new meme era device is not very helpful.
I’m guessing Google principally made this function for older individuals, however I really feel it’s not even that nice for that goal. The bottom picture picked by AI not often makes any sense within the context of the caption; it usually appears fully random. The standard of the generated captions can be mediocre at finest. It’s price remembering that is an early model of the function, so that may nonetheless enhance — if meme studio ever launches in any respect.
Beneath is a random collection of memes I generated whereas testing the function. I hope it makes you chuckle (it gained’t).
Hopefully, Google will enhance the standard of this function earlier than it considers launching it. Presently, we don’t know when it’s meant to reach.
What do you consider the Gboard meme era function?
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