• Meta Adds AI Chatbot to Instagram That Can Generate Images

    Instagram users may have noticed a new colorful circular logo at the top of their messages interface lately. It is Meta's AI-powered chatbot. [Read More]

  • Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next

    Not to minimize what Google had on display, but the company failed to give all but a passing nod to its core business — except in the context of generative AI, of course. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Adobe's Firefly Image Generator Was Reportedly Partially Trained on AI Images From Midjourney, Other Rivals

    Adobe's Firefly AI image generator reportedly was trained on AI-generated images from rivals such as Midjourney, according to a new report. about Firefly, here.

  • Snapchat to Watermark AI-Generated Images

    In the latest move to respond to the influx of visuals created using artificial intelligence, social media app Snapchat announced it would add a watermark to such images. [Read More]

  • AI-generated model: AI-generated fashion models could bring more diversity to the industry

    London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you'd expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual twin was generated by artificial intelligence and has already appeared as a stand-in for the real-life Alexsandrah in a photo shoot. Alexsandrah, who goes by her first name professionally, in turn receives credit and compensation whenever the AI version of herself gets used - just like a human model. Alexsandrah says she and her alter-ego mirror...

  • Meta AI adds Google Search results

    Meta AI will point users to web search results of Google or Microsoft Bing for queries that require the most up-to-date answers.

  • Snap is adding a watermark to AI-generated images

    It's becoming increasingly difficult to determine what is AI-created as tools' capabilities continue to improve. Marking AI-created images is one solution and an option Snapchat is expanding on. The platform is introducing a watermark on AI-generated content that is saved to your camera roll or exported. Snapchat In a surprise to absolutely no one, Snapchat's AI watermark will be a ghost with sparkles next to it. There doesn't seem to be any way to control where the icon appears (as is typical...

  • Meta is adding real-time AI image generation to WhatsApp

    Meta is rolling out real-time AI image generation in beta for WhatsApp users in the US. As soon as you start typing a text-to-image prompt in a chat with Meta AI, you’ll see how the image changes as you add more detail about what you want to create. In the example shared by Meta, a user types in the prompt, “Imagine a soccer game on mars.” The generated image quickly changes from a typical soccer player to showing an entire soccer field on a Martian landscape. If you have access to the beta,...

  • Snapchat will now watermark users' AI-generated images

    Snapchat announces an ghostly addition to its generative AI transparency tools.

  • Netflix's "What Jennifer Did" Documentary Under Fire for Using AI-Generated Images

    This revelation poses significant questions about the ethical boundaries of using such visuals in documentaries, particularly given the depicted individual's ongoing imprisonment awaiting retrial.

  • Ideogram bolsters AI image generator with description-based referencing

    Available on Ideogram web, the features are designed to give users more control over how they produce AI images as well as enhance the overall quality and coherence of the outputs.

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    Vyond's video generator adds AI that businesses will love. Try it for yourself

    Businesses need to make a lot of video content to support processes like compliance training, onboarding, and more – especially when getting hundreds or thousands of employees up to speed at scale. Enterprise AI video platform Vyond is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make that task quicker and easier. On Wednesday, the company announced new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features to its video-generating tools, most notably improved brand control measures. Also: My 9 must-have...