Category: artificial intelligence
Look for the AI disclaimer from Google on photos that look a little too good to be true
We’ve all been using photo filters and related tools for years to make our faces, food, and fall decor look their best. AI tools arguably manipulate photos in fundamental ways well beyond better lighting and removing red eyes. Google Photos has several generative AI features that can alter an image,…
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Sam Altman slams ChatGPT-5 model rumor as ‘fake news’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently slammed a media report about the imminent release of Orion, which is effectively ChatGPT-5, with a terse tweet on X.com. He described the report as “fake news out of control”, quashing rumors of a new version of ChatGPT before December. The report by The Verge…
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Character.AI institutes new safety measures for AI chatbot conversations
Character.AI has rolled out new safety features and policies for building and interacting with the AI-powered virtual personalities it hosts. The new measures aim to make the platform safer for all users, but particularly younger people. The update includes more control over how minors engage with the AI chatbot, more…
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How AI can turn your home video into a Hollywood blockbuster
Want to star in an animated film as an anthropomorphic animal version of yourself? Runway’s AI video creation platform has a new AI tool to do just that. The new Act-One feature may make motion-capture suits and manual computer animation unnecessary to match live action. Act-One streamlines what is usually…
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A new AI feature can control your computer to follow your orders
An unseen, non-human hand moving the cursor across your computer screen and typing without using the keyboard in fiction is usually a sign of malicious AI hijacking something (or a friendly ghost helping you solve mysteries like the TV show Ghost Writer). Thanks to Anthropic’s new computer use feature for…
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Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore, Thom Yorke, and 10K+ creators sign warning against AI use of their work
More than 10,000 professional actors, musicians, writers, and other creators have signed a petition urging against AI using their work without permission for training. British composer Ed Newton-Rex wrote the statement and set up the signature collection. The ranks of signers include many famous names. They range from Hollywood stars…
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