How Do You Prove an AI Didn’t Make Your Art?

In the world of digital art, distinguishing between AI-generated and human-made creations has become a significant challenge. Almost overnight, tool sets for generating AI artworks became commonly available to the …read more Continue reading How Do You Prove an AI Didn’t Make Your Art?

NFT digital art is already attracting hackers

Users of the digital art marketplace Nifty Gateway reported hackers had taken over their accounts and stolen artwork worth thousands of dollars over the weekend. Some users reported their entire accounts of digital certificates of authenticity for digital assets — known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs or “nifities”) — were drained over the weekend. But even after changing their passwords, some users said the hackers weren’t kicked out of their accounts. Some reported that the digital assets stolen from their accounts were then sold on the chat application Discord or on Twitter. Others users reported the intruders also stole their credit card information and began using it to make purchases of other art to the tune of $20,000. Nifty Gateway, a marketplace where users can buy, sell and display digital items, said in a statement that it encourages users to use two-factor authentication (2FA) to prevent account takeovers and hacking, noting […]

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DIY Motion Control Camera Rig Produces Money Shots On A Budget

Motion control photography allows for stunning imagery, although commercial robotic MoCo rigs are hardly affordable. But what is money? Scratch-built from what used to be mechatronic junk and a hacked Canon EF-S lens, [Howard’s] DIY motion control camera rig produces cinematic footage that just blows us away.

[Howard] started this project about a year ago by carrying out some targeted experiments. These would not only assess the suitability of components he gathered together from all directions, but also his own capacity in picking up enough knowledge on mechatronics to make the whole thing work. After making  himself accustomed to stepper …read more

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