• Adobe’s latest Firefly model generates AI art from images

    Adobe has unveiled the latest version of its Firefly AI model, bringing some huge updates to Generative Fill in Photoshop.  The Firefly Image model is the smarts behind Adobe Firefly and the generative AI tools that have rolled out in Photoshop over the last year.  Today, Adobe announced the Firefly Image 3 model and all the upgrades and new features arriving with the beta.  One of the key updates this time around is Reference Image, a feature that allows users to generate images in...

  • Here’s a taste of Apple’s AI plans

    Apple is expected to introduce new AI features in iOS 18, and a new report has revealed some of those changes to Safari.

  • Apple pulls AI image apps from the App Store after learning they could generate nude images

    Apple is cracking down on a category of AI image generation apps that “advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images.” According to a new report from 404 Media, Apple has removed multiple AI apps from the App Store that claimed they could “create nonconsensual nude images.” more

  • Here’s what you need to know about Apple’s family of open source large language models OpenELM

    The model is available under the Apple Sample Code License, which says that developers/users are allowed to use, reproduce, modify and redistribute these models with or without making changes.

  • OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times' journalism

    The Financial Times has become the latest news organization to strike a deal with OpenAI. In a joint announcement on Monday, the Financial Times and OpenAI said that maker of ChatGPT will use the Financial Times’ journalism to train its AI models and collaborate on developing new AI products and features for the publication’s readers. ChatGPT will also attribute and and link back to the Financial Times when it includes information from the publication in its responses “It is right, of course,...

  • Apple Releases Open Source AI Models That Run On-Device

    Apple today released several open source large language models (LLMs) that are designed to run on-device rather than through cloud servers. Called OpenELM (Open-source Efficient Language Models), the LLMs are available on the Hugging Face Hub, a community for sharing AI code. As outlined in a white paper [PDF], there are eight total OpenELM models, four of which were pre-trained using the CoreNet library, and four instruction tuned models. Apple uses a layer-wise scaling strategy that is...

  • Apple's generative AI may be the only one that was trained legally & ethically

    As copyright concerns plague the field of generative AI, Apple seeks to preserve privacy and legality through innovative training methods for language learning methods, all while avoiding controversy. Apple's AI may be the only legally-trained one on the market In recent years, the question of generative AI in relation to copyright law has remained a relatively important and complex issue. As language learning models (LLMs) and generative AI apps increase in popularity, copyright issues...

  • Leaked image claims to show Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 models

    If the leaked image is accurate, it'll be the first size increase since the iPhone 12. The potential change will be for the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. READ MORE: Apple's iPhone 16 Pro could have

  • Apple release new open source AI models for on device processing

    In a significant move towards enhancing privacy and processing efficiency, Apple has introduced a series of open source large language models (LLMs) known as OpenELM. These models are uniquely designed to operate directly on devices, diverging from the traditional reliance on cloud-based computations. This shift not only promises to improve user privacy by processing data […]

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    Lompoc Public Library System’s Village Library offers 'seed library' program

    Lompoc Public Library System’s Village Library announced it will be offering a "seed library" program.

  • Tesla cuts prices of Model Y, Model X, Model S vehicles in US

    Tesla cut the prices for its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles in the U.S. by $2,000 each on Friday, according to the electric vehicle maker's website. Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, the website showed. The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and...

  • Apple Cracks Down on AI-Image Generation Apps Promoting Instant Nudity Magic

    With nudity now a hot subject in AI image generation, Apple is removing apps that promote the creation of "nonconsensual nude photos" of people.