Google watermarks generated content to prevent scams and cheating

It was April of 2018, and a day like any other until the first text arrived asking “Have you seen this yet?!” with a link to YouTube. Seconds later, former President Barack Obama was on screen delivering a speech in which he proclaimed President Donald… Continue reading Google watermarks generated content to prevent scams and cheating

HarmonyCloak slips silent poison into music to corrupt AI copies

Generative AI systems need to be fed huge amounts of data, with copyrighted materials often on the menu. Musicians may now have a way to fight back with HarmonyCloak, a system that embeds data into songs that can’t be picked up by human ears but will s… Continue reading HarmonyCloak slips silent poison into music to corrupt AI copies

OpenAI’s Sora makes its first official music video

Though OpenAI is yet to make the Sora text-to-video model available to the public, its ability to produce realistic, high-resolution video clips already has movie makers worried for job security. Now the tool has moved into the world of pop music video… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora makes its first official music video

Video: Filmmakers test-drive OpenAI’s Sora, inspiring awe – and concern

OpenAI has again demonstrated the capabilities of its already impressive text-to-video platform, Sora, by asking creatives to produce their own short films using it. The public’s response has been a mixture of awe and fear about the potential uses of t… Continue reading Video: Filmmakers test-drive OpenAI’s Sora, inspiring awe – and concern

Post-labor economics: Will capitalism work when the robots take over?

There are plenty of people who think this whole AI revolution thing isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, that it’s a storm in a teacup and another in a long list of technologies that won’t deliver on the hype. Indeed, there’s one in our team here at New A… Continue reading Post-labor economics: Will capitalism work when the robots take over?

Elon Musk: AI will run out of electricity and transformers in 2025

“I’ve never seen any technology advance faster than this.” The chip shortage may be behind us, but AI and EVs are expanding at such a rapacious rate that the world will face supply crunches in electricity and transformers next year, says Elon Musk.Cont… Continue reading Elon Musk: AI will run out of electricity and transformers in 2025

Google Genie and the AIs set to revolutionize gaming

Google DeepMind’s Genie turns images into playable video games in one step – but it’s just the latest in a rapidly converging list of technologies that point to a bizarre sci-fi future of interactive entertainment, designed and run by real-time AIs.Con… Continue reading Google Genie and the AIs set to revolutionize gaming

OpenAI Sora: Wake up humans, the world has changed again

AI-generated video was a complete joke less than a year ago; look what it can do now. OpenAI has announced its new Sora model, which turns descriptive text into video, and calling it a frighteningly massive leap forward feels like an understatement.Con… Continue reading OpenAI Sora: Wake up humans, the world has changed again