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Emilia David

Emilia David

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    Emilia David
    Emilia David
    No one’s going to misuse this, right?

    Microsoft’s new AI model, VASA-1, transforms a single still image and an audio clip into an animated video, which is impressive, if not a little creepy.

    The benefits – such as enhancing educational equity, improving accessibility for individuals with communication challenges, offering companionship or therapeutic support to those in need, among many others – underscore the importance of our research and other related explorations.

    Microsoft says it won’t release a demo, API, or product with VASA-1 “until we are certain that the technology will be used responsibly.”

    Emilia David
    Emilia David
    AI true crime.

    Futurism spotted what looks to be AI photo shenanigans in Netflix’s What Jennifer Did, a true crime documentary detailing a murder-for-hire plot. The possible AI-generated images appeared in scenes describing the subject, Jennifer Pan’s personality. Futurism rightly points out that fake AI images in a true crime documentary are controversial, at the least.

    Photo from Futurism on the documentary “What Jennifer Did.”
    Is this AI-generated?
    Image: Futurism
    Emilia David
    Emilia David
    Microsoft and OpenAI deal may face antitrust investigations in the EU.

    If it pushes through, the European Commission could look into whether Microsoft’s $13 billion investment into OpenAI restricts competition, Reuters reports. The commission floated the possibility of an investigation in January.

    The partnership between the two companies already drew scrutiny from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and the Federal Trade Commission in the US.

    Exclusive: Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe, sources say

    [Reuters]

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    At Kernel, your veggie burger will be served by a robot

    Its robotic arm heats vegan burgers and crispy potatoes while relegating humans to assembly line jobs.

    Emilia David
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