OpenAI Announces Point-E System to Create 3D Models Using AI

Every day, there are more and more moments in our daily lives where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping us, often without us even realizing it. This type of software, which simulates human behavior and even thinking, finds solutions to certain problems based on machine learning techniques and Deep Learning. Indeed, you may have already seen this in personalized online shopping, fraud prevention for credit card or even as voice assistants. And it’s little wonder that AI is becoming more and more prevalent, considering the results of a study conducted by Statista in 2020 which found that the global artificial intelligence software market is expected to reach $126 billion by 2025. In fact, AI could also be used for the production of 3D models! Or at least that is what OpenAI is aiming for with its newly introduced Point-E system.

It is already known that companies such as the tech giant Google, for example, offers a service with its tool DreamFusion in which text can be converted into a 3D model. However, since this generation would take hours, it is probably all the more exciting that the company OpenAI, in which the US entrepreneur Elon Musk is significantly involved, has presented their machine learning system called Point-E to the market this week. According to the company, this work can now be reduced from hours to minutes.

How 3D models are created from point clouds (photo credits: OpenAI)

How Does Point-E Work?

It is possible to create 3D objects using Point-E thank to the generation of a vast number of point clouds in a space, which more or less represents the 3D shape. As already noted, this system is supposed to work faster than other offerings on the market. This is reflected as well by the ‘E’ in the name, standing for efficiency.