Generated Video Gets Real(er): OpenAI’s Sora, a new player in text-to-video generation
Generative AI

Generated Video Gets Real(er): OpenAI’s Sora, a new player in text-to-video generation

OpenAI’s new video generator raises the bar for detail and realism in generated videos — but the company released few details about how it built the system.

February 22, 20243 min read
Generated Video Gets Real(er): OpenAI’s Sora, a new player in text-to-video generation
Generative AI

Generated Video Gets Real(er): OpenAI’s Sora, a new player in text-to-video generation

OpenAI’s new video generator raises the bar for detail and realism in generated videos — but the company released few details about how it built the system.

February 22, 20243 min read
Better Images, Less Training: Würstchen, a speedy, high-quality image generator
Generative AI

Better Images, Less Training: Würstchen, a speedy, high-quality image generator

The longer text-to-image models train, the better their output — but the training is costly. Researchers built a system that produced superior images after far less training.

February 14, 20243 min read
Better Images, Less Training: Würstchen, a speedy, high-quality image generator
Generative AI

Better Images, Less Training: Würstchen, a speedy, high-quality image generator

The longer text-to-image models train, the better their output — but the training is costly. Researchers built a system that produced superior images after far less training.

February 14, 20243 min read
GPT-4 Biothreat Risk is Low: Study finds GPT-4 no more risky than online search in aiding bioweapon development.
Generative AI

GPT-4 Biothreat Risk is Low: Study finds GPT-4 no more risky than online search in aiding bioweapon development.

GPT-4 poses negligible additional risk that a malefactor could build a biological weapon, according to a new study. OpenAI compared the ability of GPT-4 and web search to contribute to the creation of a dangerous virus or bacterium. The large language model was barely more helpful than the web.

February 7, 20242 min read
GPT-4 Biothreat Risk is Low: Study finds GPT-4 no more risky than online search in aiding bioweapon development.
Generative AI

GPT-4 Biothreat Risk is Low: Study finds GPT-4 no more risky than online search in aiding bioweapon development.

GPT-4 poses negligible additional risk that a malefactor could build a biological weapon, according to a new study. OpenAI compared the ability of GPT-4 and web search to contribute to the creation of a dangerous virus or bacterium. The large language model was barely more helpful than the web.

February 7, 20242 min read
High Yields for Small Farms: AI elevates chili farming in India with smarter yields.
Generative AI

High Yields for Small Farms: AI elevates chili farming in India with smarter yields.

Indian farmers used chatbots and computer vision to produce higher yields at lower costs. The state government of Telangana in South India partnered with agricultural aid organization Digital Green to provide AI tools to chili farmers. 

January 31, 20242 min read
High Yields for Small Farms: AI elevates chili farming in India with smarter yields.
Generative AI

High Yields for Small Farms: AI elevates chili farming in India with smarter yields.

Indian farmers used chatbots and computer vision to produce higher yields at lower costs. The state government of Telangana in South India partnered with agricultural aid organization Digital Green to provide AI tools to chili farmers. 

January 31, 20242 min read
Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.
Generative AI

Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.

An alliance of major tech and media companies introduced a watermark designed to distinguish real from fake media starting with images. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) offers an open standard that marks media files with information about their creation and editing.

January 17, 20243 min read
Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.
Generative AI

Standard for Media Watermarks: C2PA introduces watermark tech to combat media misinformation.

An alliance of major tech and media companies introduced a watermark designed to distinguish real from fake media starting with images. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) offers an open standard that marks media files with information about their creation and editing.

January 17, 20243 min read
OpenAI Expands Platform Play: OpenAI releases the GPT store, a curated chatbot marketplace.
Generative AI

OpenAI Expands Platform Play: OpenAI releases the GPT store, a curated chatbot marketplace.

The GPT Store is open for business, providing curated, searchable access to millions of chatbots tailored for specific purposes.

January 17, 20241 min read
OpenAI Expands Platform Play: OpenAI releases the GPT store, a curated chatbot marketplace.
Generative AI

OpenAI Expands Platform Play: OpenAI releases the GPT store, a curated chatbot marketplace.

The GPT Store is open for business, providing curated, searchable access to millions of chatbots tailored for specific purposes.

January 17, 20241 min read
AI Busts Out at CES: CES 2024 showcased AI's reach beyond browsers and smartphones.
Generative AI

AI Busts Out at CES: CES 2024 showcased AI's reach beyond browsers and smartphones.

The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcased products that take advantage of increasingly powerful, increasingly accessible AI capabilities. Many debuts at the massive CES show showed that large language models (LLMs) are moving beyond browsers and smartphones.

January 17, 20242 min read
AI Busts Out at CES: CES 2024 showcased AI's reach beyond browsers and smartphones.
Generative AI

AI Busts Out at CES: CES 2024 showcased AI's reach beyond browsers and smartphones.

The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcased products that take advantage of increasingly powerful, increasingly accessible AI capabilities. Many debuts at the massive CES show showed that large language models (LLMs) are moving beyond browsers and smartphones.

January 17, 20242 min read
Text or Images, Input or Output: GILL, an innovative approach to multimodal model training
Generative AI

Text or Images, Input or Output: GILL, an innovative approach to multimodal model training

GPT-4V introduced a large multimodal model that generates text from images and, with help from DALL-E 3, generates images from text. However, OpenAI hasn’t fully explained how it built the system. A separate group of researchers described their own method.

January 10, 20243 min read

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