AI Image Processing in Laravel: Recognition, Generation, and Analysis

Visual AI Capabilities

Modern AI can analyze, understand, and generate images. From automatic product tagging to content moderation to creative image generation, visual AI opens new possibilities for Laravel applications.

Image Analysis with Vision APIs

class ImageAnalyzer
{
    public function analyze(string $imagePath): array
    {
        $imageData = base64_encode(file_get_contents($imagePath));

        $response = $this->ai->chat([
            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => [
                ['type' => 'text', 'text' => 'Analyze this image. Identify objects, colors, and mood.'],
                ['type' => 'image_url', 'image_url' => [
                    'url' => "data:image/jpeg;base64,{$imageData}"
                ]],
            ]],
        ]);

        return $this->parseAnalysis($response);
    }
}

Automatic Product Tagging

class ProductTagger
{
    public function tag(Product $product): array
    {
        $analysis = $this->analyzer->analyze($product->image_path);

        $prompt = <<ai->generate($prompt), true);

        $product->tags()->sync($this->getOrCreateTags($tags));

        return $tags;
    }
}

Content Moderation

class ImageModerator
{
    public function moderate(string $imagePath): ModerationResult
    {
        $response = $this->ai->chat([
            ['role' => 'system', 'content' =>
                'You are a content moderator. Analyze images for policy violations.'
            ],
            ['role' => 'user', 'content' => [
                ['type' => 'text', 'text' =>
                    'Check this image for: explicit content, violence, hate symbols, spam/ads.'
                ],
                ['type' => 'image_url', 'image_url' => [
                    'url' => "data:image/jpeg;base64," . base64_encode(file_get_contents($imagePath))
                ]],
            ]],
        ]);

        return new ModerationResult(
            safe: !$this->containsViolations($response),
            flags: $this->extractFlags($response),
            confidence: $this->extractConfidence($response)
        );
    }
}

Image Generation

class ImageGenerator
{
    public function generate(string $prompt, array $options = []): string
    {
        $response = $this->client->post('https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations', [
            'json' => [
                'model' => 'dall-e-3',
                'prompt' => $prompt,
                'size' => $options['size'] ?? '1024x1024',
                'quality' => $options['quality'] ?? 'standard',
                'n' => 1,
            ],
        ]);

        $data = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
        $imageUrl = $data['data'][0]['url'];

        // Store locally
        $path = 'generated/' . Str::uuid() . '.png';
        Storage::put($path, file_get_contents($imageUrl));

        return $path;
    }
}

Conclusion

Visual AI adds powerful capabilities to your applications. Start with specific use cases like tagging or moderation, and expand as you understand the capabilities and limitations.