Google Meet can now create custom AI-generated background images. Yes, it's official: Skynet has finally taken over. But before we think the Terminator will create custom backgrounds for us, there's a bit of a snag with this new Meet feature.

First discovered by sharp-eyed Twitter user "Artem Russakovskii" (thanks, XDA Developers), Google Meet has a very smart feature that lets you create AI-generated custom backgrounds with a simple prompt It has a very smart feature.

Access to these bewitching backgrounds is not currently available to everyone. To take advantage of this new Google Meet feature, users must first sign up for Google Workspace Labs, a tester program that allows users to try out new AI features through invitation.

Annoyingly, participation in the program is limited and, at the time of writing, is only available in certain regions of the US.

I tried out Google Meet's new AI-generated backgrounds on both my custom-built Windows 11 desktop and a powerful gaming laptop. Sadly, I was unable to access the new AI features on either machine by clicking on Meet's "Apply Visual Effects" button.

If you can access Workspace Lab features, the process of generating AI-generated backgrounds in Google Meet seems fairly straightforward. [The official tutorials introduce the categories of photography, science fiction, fantasy, 3D animation, illustration, and monochrome. The official tutorials introduce the categories of photography, science fiction, fantasy, 3D animation, illustration, and monochrome.

Examples shown are "spaceship cockpit" and "magical forest illustration," but the number of phrases that can be recognized is likely to be huge since we are dealing with AI; once the AI generates an image based on a phrase and style, it creates multiple backgrounds from which to choose. possible.

This is still an experimental feature, and it remains to be seen what the end result will look like from the invitation-only Workspace Labs phase.

This is certainly a cool feature, and potentially allows for endlessly creative backgrounds for Google Meet sessions. Dinosaurs will definitely make an appearance when this feature becomes available on my device.