Last week, actor and director Ben Affleck shared his views on AI’s role in filmmaking during the 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, arguing that AI models will transform visual effects but won’t replace creative…
Software developers have embraced “artificial intelligence” language models for code generation in a big way, with huge gains in productivity but also some predictably dubious developments. It’s no surprise that hackers and malware writers are…
Enlarge / An AI-generated example of the Cyberpunk 2077 LoRA, rendered with Flux dev. Last week, a hobbyist experimenting with the new Flux AI image synthesis model discovered that it’s unexpectedly good at rendering custom-trained…
Enlarge / Al Michaels looks on prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on September 14, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, NBC announced plans to use…
Enlarge / A screen capture from the partially AI-generated Toys “R” Us brand film created using Sora. Toys R Us On Monday, Toys “R” Us announced that it had partnered with an ad agency called…
Enlarge / An AI-generated image created using Stable Diffusion 3 of a girl lying in the grass. On Wednesday, Stability AI released weights for Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, an AI image-synthesis model that turns text…
Wikipedia has downgraded tech website CNET’s reliability rating following extensive discussions among its editors regarding the impact of AI-generated content on the site’s trustworthiness, as noted in a detailed report from Futurism. The decision reflects…
Enlarge / A photo of “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” (inset), which did not match AI-generated promises, shown in the background. On Saturday, event organizers shut down a Glasgow-based “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” after customers complained that the…
Enlarge / The real Will Smith eating spaghetti, parodying an AI-generated video from 2023. On Monday, Will Smith posted a video on his official Instagram feed that parodied an AI-generated video of the actor eating…
Meta / Getty Images On Tuesday, Meta announced its plan to start labeling AI-generated images from other companies like OpenAI and Google, as reported by Reuters. The move aims to enhance transparency on platforms such…