DALL-E 2: A dream tool and an existential threat to visual artists

The greatest artistic tool ever built, or a harbinger of doom for entire creative industries? OpenAI’s second-generation DALL-E 2 system is slowly opening up to the public, and its text-based image generation and editing abilities are awe-inspiring.Con… Continue reading DALL-E 2: A dream tool and an existential threat to visual artists

Botto, the decentralized AI/human artist, makes its first million

An AI algorithm called Botto has made somewhere around US$1.3 million at auction for its first six NFT artworks. Botto generates thousands of images, and a community of humans vote to influence its direction and decide which pieces go to auction.Contin… Continue reading Botto, the decentralized AI/human artist, makes its first million

Sophia the robot sells digital NFT artwork for nearly $700,000

Continuing the wave of extraordinary digital art sales manifested by new blockchain-based NFT technology, an artwork co-created by the famous humanoid robot Sophia has now sold for just under US$700,000.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Sophia the robot sells digital NFT artwork for nearly $700,000

AR app puts a virtual classical piano jam in your living room

Augmented reality has previously allowed us to place furniture in a room before buying, bring photos to life and go gaming on the streets. Now you can have a life-like avatar perform an upbeat version of a Beethoven classic in your front room.Continue … Continue reading AR app puts a virtual classical piano jam in your living room

LuminarAI: AI photo editing will make Photoshop look like a stone axe

How much of a given image is real these days, and how much is manipulated? And how much does it matter? The tools of image editing have improved massively over the last 10 years, as anyone who likes to zhush themselves up for Instagram can attest. And … Continue reading LuminarAI: AI photo editing will make Photoshop look like a stone axe

OpenAI Jukebox begins creating new Elvis and Sinatra songs, with lyrics

“It’s Christmas time, and you know what that means,” sings Sinatra, “Ohh, it’s hot tub time!” A neural net has begun composing entire songs modeled on the prior works of artists in a wide range of genres, including lyrics and vocal performances.Continu… Continue reading OpenAI Jukebox begins creating new Elvis and Sinatra songs, with lyrics