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Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals

Aurich Lawson | Getty Image reader comments 84 On Wednesday, the IEEE Computer Society announced to members that, after April 1, it would no longer accept papers that include a frequently used image of a 1972 Playboy model named Lena Forsén. The so-called “Lenna image,” (Forsén added an extra “n” to her name in her… Read More »

ChatGPT update enables its AI to “see, hear, and speak,“ according to OpenAI

reader comments 42 with On Monday, OpenAI announced a significant update to ChatGPT that enables its GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 AI models to analyze images and react to them as part of a text conversation. Also, the ChatGPT mobile app will add speech synthesis options that, when paired with its existing speech recognition features, will enable… Read More »

Meta introduces AI model that can isolate and mask objects within images

Enlarge / An example of SAM selecting the outline of a corgi in a photo. reader comments 29 with Share this story On Wednesday, Meta announced an AI model called the Segment Anything Model (SAM) that can identify individual objects in images and videos, even those not encountered during training, reports Reuters. According to a… Read More »

Ring patched an Android bug that could have exposed video footage

Enlarge / Ring camera images give you a view of what’s happening and, in one security firm’s experiments, a good base for machine learning surveillance. reader comments 27 with 21 posters participating Share this story Amazon quietly but quickly patched a vulnerability in its Ring app that could have exposed users’ camera recordings and other… Read More »