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    Adobe is buying videos to train its new AI tool, but is it paying enough?

    Adobe is recruiting help from its network of photographers and videographers to train its new AI text-to-video generator, but is the company paying enough?In an effort to catch up with other AI video generators like Google's Lumiere and OpenAI's Sora, Adobe is purchasing videos that show people engaging in everyday activities like walking, running, using a cell phone, and working out, and other videos showing emotions like sadness, excitement, or rage. Adobe is also requesting simple videos of...

  • Adobe Will Buy Your Videos for Up to $7.25 Per Minute to Train AI: Report

    Tech and software companies working on developing generative artificial intelligence platforms -- and really, who isn't doing that these days -- are in dire need of content to help train their AI models. Adobe is reportedly buying videos to help develop its text-to-video platform now. [Read More]

  • Adobe is paying upwards of $7 per minute for original video content to train AI

    Copyrighted material is off limits, as is footage containing nudity or other inappropriate or offensive content.Read Entire Article

  • Viggle AI Review: Is It the Best AI Video Generator?

    If you’re looking for a detailed, hands-on Viggle AI review, you’ve just found it. Is this the right AI 3D animation tool for you? I tested it for a week to help you decide. I’ll cover its features, strengths and weaknesses, use cases, and more. Then, I’ll give you a quick step-by-step guide on how […]

  • Adobe Debuts Generative AI Video, Plans to Integrate Third-Party AI

    Adobe has previewed generative AI video tools that promise to redefine video creation and production workflows. The tools, designed for Adobe Premiere Pro, enable users to add or remove objects in a scene and will live alongside Adobe's Firefly generative AI models. [Read More]

  • Soundtrack Loops Expands From General Use to AI Licensing — With a Controlled Compositional Catalog for Ethical AI Training

    On the forefront of recent discussions surrounding fair training practices for AI companies, Soundtrack Loops — with its diverse portfolio of assets — aims to ‘kickstart a shift into more widespread ethical AI training practices.’ Moreover, the company’s founders believe their catalog ‘presents an enormous opportunity for AI generation of incidental music.’ As music IP […]

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    Gen AI training costs soar yet risks are poorly measured, says Stanford AI report

    The seventh-annual report on the global state of artificial intelligence from Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence offers some concerning thoughts for society: the technology's spiraling costs and poor measurement of its risks. According to the report, "The AI Index 2024 Annual Report," published Monday by HAI, the cost of training large language models such as OpenAI's GPT-4 -- the so-called foundation models used to develop other programs -- is...

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    Google Workspace gets new generative AI features, including an AI-powered video creation app

    Google is adding new generative AI features to the Google Workspace suite of cloud-native productivity tools, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides, to further help its millions of professional users collaborate daily, the company announced at Google Cloud Next on Tuesday. The biggest highlight is Google Vids, a new application that lets users create videos while leveraging generative AI assistance. Google Vids is meant to be an AI-powered "video, writing, production and editing assistant,"...

  • AI is shaking up how sports like rugby, soccer and cricket are played—and it could soon mint big money for sports clubs

    “For the most ambitious and innovative teams, there is an exciting opportunity now," one expert told Fortune.

  • What happens when we train our AI on social media?

    The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobucket.  But there is a question looming in the background of these deals: Even if AI companies can train their models on social media, is doing so really such a good idea?  AI companies have largely relied on the internet, especially...

  • The cost of training AI is surging, report warns

    The latest Stanford AI Index suggests the cost of training advanced AI models has surged, generative AI investment has skyrocketed and industry continues to dominate AI development. : The cost of training AI is surging, report warns

  • The future of video storytelling in an AI-driven world

    Ready or not, we’re hurtling toward a world replete with AI-generated video. AI-generated video often ignites more trepidation about misinformation and deepfakes than optimism about its potential applications, but in either case, communicators will need to familiarize themselves with this medium to prepare for the future. After all, there’s a great deal of potential to […]