On Tuesday, Stability AI released Stable Video Diffusion, a new free AI research tool that can turn any still image into a short video — with mixed results. It’s an open-weights preview of two AI models that use a technique called image-to-video, and it can run locally on a machine Read more…
Amazon has grabbed the crown of biggest delivery business in the U.S., surpassing both UPS and FedEx in parcel volumes. The Seattle e-commerce giant delivered more packages to U.S. homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, Read more…
“Several of your films have explored artificial intelligence,” Rolling Stone pointed out to 85-year-old Ridley Scott, before asking: “Does AI worry you?” Ridley Scott: I always thought the world would end up being run by two corporations, and I think we’re headed in that direction. Tyrell Corp in Blade Runner Read more…
AI employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces’ missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. But that’s the beginning. AI also “tracks soldiers’ fitness, predicts when Air Force planes need maintenance and helps keep tabs on rivals in space.” Now, the Read more…
Rooting out manipulation should not depend on dedicated amateurs who take personal legal risks for the greater good. As the Oxford university psychologist Dorothy Bishop has written, we only know about the ones who get caught. In her view, our “relaxed attitude” to the scientific fraud epidemic is a “disaster-in-waiting.” Read more…
The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. From a report: The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in the Weddell Sea, becoming, essentially, an ice island. At almost 4,000 sq Read more…