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So I threw a few common image editing tasks at Grok and waited to be amazed or not.
The results landed somewhere between technologicalmarveland digital curiosity.
They were sometimes impressive, but not exactly going to put professional retouchers out of business.
Here are a few ways I played with Grok’s image editor and how it went.
Ambience
First, I went for a crowd-pleaser: a happy ending.
I asked Grok to “Give this image the warm feeling of a happy ending.”
Boom, the clouds were gone, and a rainbow appeared.
Grok, to its credit, nailed the classic sense of connection between a rainbow and a happy ending.
Certainly it looked like a more cheerful day.
Artistic effects
Next I decided to test Groks artsy side.
Grok remade the photo nicely, even the people in the background.
On the other hand, the drawing didn’t exactly look like me.
It gave off the vibe of someone tracing me in MS Paint.
Object addition
I went for a fun attempt with the ability to add objects to the image.
“I wanted Cabbage to look like a tiny Victorian aristocrat who’d just inherited a country estate.
Definitely not clean enough to fool anyone, but I admired the confidence.
I asked Grok to:“Replace the background with a fancy Victorian gentleman’s club.
“I had high hopes of crimson velvet armchairs and cigar smoke curling lazily toward chandeliers.
No chandeliers, but the chair looked right.
Not that Cabbage was in the chair.
Grok apparently thought dogs should stay on the floor.
It does a better job than bothChatGPTor Gemini at editing files you’ve uploaded.
In fact, Grok offers a level of speed and accessibility that are very appealing.
However, Grok emphatically fails to threatenAdobe’s empire.
It lacks the precision, control, and finesse of Photoshop.
And the results carry that distinctive aura of almost but not quite right known as the uncanny valley.
It’s a fun toy, but a toy is not a professional tool.
