AI Takes Center Stage: From Directing Movies to Remembering Everything (Literally)
This week's AI news is more mind-bending than a sci-fi blockbuster. Imagine robots writing your dream film, bringing back celebrities with a digital brushstroke, and even Reddit cashing in on its secrets! Oh, and Google's AI just got a memory upgrade that blows elephants out of the water. So, grab your imagination (and maybe some popcorn for the ride), because this newsletter explores the wild world of AI in entertainment, privacy, and even defying time itself. Get ready to be wowed, weirded out, and maybe a little inspired by the future that AI is creating! Let's dive in!
Popcorn Time! AI Writes Your Movie, But Who Calls "Cut"?
Imagine a world where you can conjure up any movie scene you can dream of just by typing a few words. That's the promise of OpenAI's new AI model, Sora, and it's already got Hollywood on edge.
Prompt: Historical footage of California during the gold rush.
Some fear it'll spell doom for VFX artists and animators, while others worry it'll be used to cook up some seriously scary deepfakes. But hey, maybe it's just the dawn of a new era of creativity, where anyone can be a Spielberg (minus the pesky directing part, of course). So, buckle up, folks, the future of cinema is about to get a whole lot more interesting...and maybe a little bit weird. Learn more about Sora.
AI paints portraits of dearly departed stars, showing their timeless beauty.
Imagine a world where you could see what your favorite celebrities would look like if they were still alive today. Thanks to AI, this is no longer just a fantasy! An artist has used AI to create portraits of deceased celebrities, showing them as they would have aged naturally.
Some people are loving these portraits, praising them for their beauty and artistry. Others are, well, a bit creeped out. They worry that it's disrespectful to the deceased, or that it blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.
Whether you love them or hate them, these AI-generated portraits are definitely sparking conversation. And hey, maybe they'll even inspire you to embrace your own ageing process. Read the full article here.
Who's Buying Reddit's Secrets? $60M AI Deal Sparks Speculation
Reddit has struck a deal with an unnamed AI company to license its content for $60 million a year. This comes after Reddit made headlines for charging for access to its API, in a move to stop large language models from scraping its content. The deal could be a model for future deals between Reddit and other AI companies. PC Mag’s Article on this.
Google's AI is getting a major upgrade, and it's got a memory like an elephant on caffeine! 🤯
Last week, we mentioned that Google’s Bard AI is rebranding to Gemini. Well, Google's teased another major upgrade, Gemini 1.5, that is here to listen (and understand) no matter how obscure your interests are. 🧠
This brainiac of a language model can remember up to an hour of video or a 700,000-word novel, meaning it can follow even the most complex conversations or rabbit holes you drag it down. 📚
Think of it as having your own personal Google search bar that can actually keep up with your train of thought. No more starting a sentence and then forgetting where you were going! 🚀
But wait, there's a twist! This superpowered memory won't be fully available at launch. Google's playing it cautious for now, but trust me, this is an AI you'll want to keep an eye on. Watch the Demo 📹 here.