Tag Archives: image synthesis

As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps to prevent AI abuse

reader comments 62 On Monday, ChatGPT maker OpenAI detailed its plans to prevent the misuse of its AI technologies during the upcoming elections in 2024, promising transparency in AI-generated content and enhancing access to reliable voting information. The AI developer says it is working on an approach that involves policy enforcement, collaboration with partners, and… Read More: As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps… »

How much detail is too much? Midjourney v6 attempts to find out

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “Beautiful queen of the universe looking at the camera in sci-fi armor, snow and particles flowing, fire in the background” created using alpha Midjourney v6. Midjourney reader comments 91 In December, just before Christmas, Midjourney launched an alpha version of its latest image synthesis model, Midjourney v6. Over… Read More: How much detail is too much? Midjourney v6 attempts to… »

A song of hype and fire: The 10 biggest AI stories of 2023

Getty Images | Benj Edwards reader comments 0 “Here, There, and Everywhere” isn’t just a Beatles song. It’s also a phrase that recalls the spread of generative AI into the tech industry during 2023. Whether you think AI is just a fad or the dawn of a new tech revolution, it’s been impossible to deny… Read More: A song of hype and fire: The 10 biggest AI… »

Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos

Enlarge / Three images generated by “Imagine with Meta AI” using the Emu AI model. Meta | Benj Edwards reader comments 58 On Wednesday, Meta released a free standalone AI image generator website, “Imagine with Meta AI,” based on its Emu image synthesis model. Meta used 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and Instagram images to… Read More: Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion… »

Stable Diffusion Turbo XL can generate AI images as fast as you can type

Enlarge / Example images generated using Stable Diffusion XL Turbo. Stable Diffusion XL Turbo / Benj Edwards reader comments 56 with On Tuesday, Stability AI launched Stable Diffusion XL Turbo, an AI image-synthesis model that can rapidly generate imagery based on a written prompt. So rapidly, in fact, that the company is billing it as… Read More: Stable Diffusion Turbo XL can generate AI images as fast… »

New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image

Enlarge / Still examples of images animated using Stable Video Diffusion by Stability AI. Stability AI reader comments 30 with On Tuesday, Stability AI released Stable Video Diffusion, a new free AI research tool that can turn any still image into a short video—with mixed results. It’s an open-weights preview of two AI models that… Read More: New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still… »

From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call for visual artists—and the rest of us

Enlarge / A composite of three DALL-E 3 AI art generations: an oil painting of Hercules fighting a shark, a photo of the queen of the universe, and a marketing photo of “Marshmallow Menace” cereal. DALL-E 3 / Benj Edwards reader comments 133 with In October, OpenAI launched its newest AI image generator—DALL-E 3—into wide… Read More: From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call… »

YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement

reader comments 43 with On Tuesday, YouTube announced it will soon implement stricter measures on realistic AI-generated content hosted by the service. “We’ll require creators to disclose when they’ve created altered or synthetic content that is realistic, including using AI tools,” the company wrote in a statement. The changes will roll out over the coming… Read More: YouTube cracks down on synthetic media with AI disclosure requirement »

People think white AI-generated faces are more real than actual photos, study says

Enlarge / Eight images used in the study; four of them are synthetic. Can you tell which ones? (Answers at bottom of the article.) reader comments 53 with A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science on Monday found that AI-generated faces, particularly those representing white individuals, were perceived as more real than actual… Read More: People think white AI-generated faces are more real than actual… »

University of Chicago researchers seek to “poison” AI art generators with Nightshade

reader comments 20 with On Friday, a team of researchers at the University of Chicago released a research paper outlining “Nightshade,” a data poisoning technique aimed at disrupting the training process for AI models, reports MIT Technology Review and VentureBeat. The goal is to help visual artists and publishers protect their work from being used… Read More: University of Chicago researchers seek to “poison” AI art generators… »