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AI-Generated Viral Videos are Already Here
AI now “automates creative impulses,” writes New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka — then wonders where that will lead. Chayka’s first example is a Berlin-based photographer using AI tools to create a viral video showing Harry Potter characters as fashion models for the upscale French label Balenciaga: A.I. tools were Read more…
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See Uranus’ Rings in Stunning New Image from the Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new stunning image of ice giant Uranus, with almost all its faint dusty rings on display. The image is representative of the telescope’s significant sensitivity, NASA said, as the fainter rings have only been captured previously by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and Read more…
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Stanford Releases 386-Page Report On the State of AI
Writing a report on the state of AI must feel a lot like building on shifting sands: by the time you hit publish, the whole industry has changed under your feet. But there are still important trends and takeaways in Stanford’s 386-page bid to summarize this complex and fast-moving domain. Read more…
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Meta To Debut Ad-Creating Generative AI this Year, CTO Says
Facebook owner Meta intends to commercialize its proprietary generative artificial intelligence by December, joining Google in finding practical applications for the tech. The company, which began full-scale AI research in 2013, stands out along with Google in the number of studies published. “We’ve been investing in artificial intelligence for over Read more…
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South Africa Fights To Keep Phone Networks Up as Lights Go Out
On a recent Friday morning north of Johannesburg, the head of South Africa’s largest telecoms company surveyed the arsenal of backup systems keeping just one of his 15,000 network towers online amid the worst power cuts on record. A diesel generator. Solar panels. A bank of expensive backup batteries, theft-proofed Read more…