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Adobe Releases AI-Powered Generate Video in Public Beta, Redesigns Firefly Web App
Adobe released its Generate Video tool in public beta on Wednesday, which is now available to all users. The artificial intelligence (AI) video generation tool is powered by the company’s Firefly Video Model, and was first teased in September 2024. The San Jose-based tech giant also redesigned the Firefly web app, and the new layout highlights al...
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Meta to Show Labels for Ads That Have Been Significantly Edited Using AI Tools
Meta announced a new transparency tool for its social media platforms on Monday. The company will now start showing labels indicating that an ad has used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to edit images or videos. This new AI label will be shown on all the Meta platforms that display ads, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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UK To Become First Country To Criminalise AI Tools Creating Sexual Abuse Images
Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced late Saturday.
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Threads Rolling Out Post Insights, New Markup Tool, and a Scheduling Feature
Threads announced the release of three new features on Thursday. The Meta-owned social media platform is now letting users schedule posts, view insights from individual posts, as well as add a creative touch when reposting and quote-sharing on the platform. While the first two features are rolling out widely, the company stated that the Markup tool...
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OpenAI’s AI Training Opt-Out Tool for Creators Not Releasing Anytime Soon: Report
OpenAI, in May, announced a new machine learning (ML) tool that could enable creators to specify whether they wanted OpenAI to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models on their content or not. Dubbed Media Manager, the tool was said to identify copyrighted text, images, audio, and videos across multiple sources and could reflect creators’ pr...
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Digital Reconstruction of Dwarf Hippopotamus Skull from Crete Sheds Light on Evolution
A digital reconstruction of the fragmented dwarf hippopotamus skull, Hippopotamus creutzburgi, has been completed for the first time. Using 3D imaging, experts restored the skull’s structure, offering new insights into the species' evolution and survival strategies on the isolated island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch. This breakthrough re...
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Google’s Whisk AI Experimental Tool Can Mash-Up Images to Generate Unique Outputs
Google introduced a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Monday that can fuse images to generate a unique output. Dubbed Whisk, it is a fun tool which does not have any larger application outside of its designated function. The Mountain View-based tech giant has released several such fun AI tools recently, such as GenChess which us...
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Google Drive's Document Scanner Updated With Auto Enhancement Feature on Android
Google Drive is getting a new feature for its mobile document scanner tool. The new feature, dubbed ‘auto enhancements’ was announced on Friday and can automatically enhance the resolution and image quality of a digitised document to improve its readability. The new tool can fix a number of issues in a scanned document including white balance, ...
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Adobe's Camera Raw Plugin Updated With AI-Powered Reflection Removal Tool
Adobe is rolling out a new feature for its Camera Raw plugin which makes it easier to remove reflections from glass surfaces, the company announced on Thursday. The tool, dubbed Reflection Removal, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and works for window reflections in images. It is currently available in Technology Preview to get feedback from ...
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Google Introduces Gemini 2.0: An Advanced AI Model For Versatile Tasks
Released as an experimental preview, the model features multimodal output capabilities, including native image and audio generation, and integrates with tools like Google Search and Maps.
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xAI Announces Aurora AI Image Generation Model for Grok, Days After Its Removal
xAI officially launched Aurora, a native artificial intelligence (AI) image generation model, on Monday after deploying it briefly over the weekend. On December 7, several users reported spotting Aurora in the model selector menu within the Grok interface and were able to generate images using the tool. However, it disappeared a few hours later and...
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Reportedly Gets Upgraded With New AI Image Generator, Taken Down Within Hours
Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI reportedly added a new AI image generator to Grok on Saturday. This image generation model, dubbed Aurora, was confirmed by Musk to be internally developed, unlike Flux which was developed by Black Forest Labs. After spotting the tool in Grok, several users posted images that were said to be gen...
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Telegram Tackles Child Abuse Images After Founder's Arrest
Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK-based charity said Wednesday.
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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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Nvidia Research Introduces DiffUHaul, an AI Tool That Allows Object Relocation in Images
Nvidia researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can relocate objects in an image. Dubbed DiffUHaul, the tool can spatially understand the context of an image to move an object from one place to another without impacting the background or the shape of the image. The unique aspect of this technique is that it is training-f...
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Adobe Releases AI-Powered Generate Video in Public Beta, Redesigns Firefly Web App
Adobe released its Generate Video tool in public beta on Wednesday, which is now available to all users. The artificial intelligence (AI) video generation tool is powered by the company’s Firefly Video Model, and was first teased in September 2024. The San Jose-based tech giant also redesigned the Firefly web app, and the new layout highlights al...
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Meta to Show Labels for Ads That Have Been Significantly Edited Using AI Tools
Meta announced a new transparency tool for its social media platforms on Monday. The company will now start showing labels indicating that an ad has used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to edit images or videos. This new AI label will be shown on all the Meta platforms that display ads, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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UK To Become First Country To Criminalise AI Tools Creating Sexual Abuse Images
Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced late Saturday.
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Threads Rolling Out Post Insights, New Markup Tool, and a Scheduling Feature
Threads announced the release of three new features on Thursday. The Meta-owned social media platform is now letting users schedule posts, view insights from individual posts, as well as add a creative touch when reposting and quote-sharing on the platform. While the first two features are rolling out widely, the company stated that the Markup tool...
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OpenAI’s AI Training Opt-Out Tool for Creators Not Releasing Anytime Soon: Report
OpenAI, in May, announced a new machine learning (ML) tool that could enable creators to specify whether they wanted OpenAI to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models on their content or not. Dubbed Media Manager, the tool was said to identify copyrighted text, images, audio, and videos across multiple sources and could reflect creators’ pr...
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Digital Reconstruction of Dwarf Hippopotamus Skull from Crete Sheds Light on Evolution
A digital reconstruction of the fragmented dwarf hippopotamus skull, Hippopotamus creutzburgi, has been completed for the first time. Using 3D imaging, experts restored the skull’s structure, offering new insights into the species' evolution and survival strategies on the isolated island of Crete during the Pleistocene epoch. This breakthrough re...
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Google’s Whisk AI Experimental Tool Can Mash-Up Images to Generate Unique Outputs
Google introduced a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Monday that can fuse images to generate a unique output. Dubbed Whisk, it is a fun tool which does not have any larger application outside of its designated function. The Mountain View-based tech giant has released several such fun AI tools recently, such as GenChess which us...
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Google Drive's Document Scanner Updated With Auto Enhancement Feature on Android
Google Drive is getting a new feature for its mobile document scanner tool. The new feature, dubbed ‘auto enhancements’ was announced on Friday and can automatically enhance the resolution and image quality of a digitised document to improve its readability. The new tool can fix a number of issues in a scanned document including white balance, ...
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Adobe's Camera Raw Plugin Updated With AI-Powered Reflection Removal Tool
Adobe is rolling out a new feature for its Camera Raw plugin which makes it easier to remove reflections from glass surfaces, the company announced on Thursday. The tool, dubbed Reflection Removal, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and works for window reflections in images. It is currently available in Technology Preview to get feedback from ...
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Google Introduces Gemini 2.0: An Advanced AI Model For Versatile Tasks
Released as an experimental preview, the model features multimodal output capabilities, including native image and audio generation, and integrates with tools like Google Search and Maps.
-
xAI Announces Aurora AI Image Generation Model for Grok, Days After Its Removal
xAI officially launched Aurora, a native artificial intelligence (AI) image generation model, on Monday after deploying it briefly over the weekend. On December 7, several users reported spotting Aurora in the model selector menu within the Grok interface and were able to generate images using the tool. However, it disappeared a few hours later and...
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Reportedly Gets Upgraded With New AI Image Generator, Taken Down Within Hours
Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI reportedly added a new AI image generator to Grok on Saturday. This image generation model, dubbed Aurora, was confirmed by Musk to be internally developed, unlike Flux which was developed by Black Forest Labs. After spotting the tool in Grok, several users posted images that were said to be gen...
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Telegram Tackles Child Abuse Images After Founder's Arrest
Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK-based charity said Wednesday.
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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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Nvidia Research Introduces DiffUHaul, an AI Tool That Allows Object Relocation in Images
Nvidia researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can relocate objects in an image. Dubbed DiffUHaul, the tool can spatially understand the context of an image to move an object from one place to another without impacting the background or the shape of the image. The unique aspect of this technique is that it is training-f...
