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NY Times Resists AI Training Using Its Content
The widespread phenomena of ChatGPT has very quickly entered the U.S. workforce, with some employers like Microsoft and Google already restricting its use. With justified concerns that current AI chatbot technology would cause significant harm to media publishers, media publishers are starting to look closer at whether or not it makes sense to integrate AI tools like ChatGPT into its everyday operations. Earlier this month, The New York Times updated its Terms of Service to restrict its content from being used for purposes of training any machine learning system or AI models, such as ChatGPT, as initially reported by Adweek. […]
Microsoft and Aptos Team Up for AI-Web3 Fusion
Microsoft has finally found what it believes to be the perfect partner to begin training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on — Aptos Labs, a layer-1 blockchain firm that is building a ChatGPT-powered chatbot called “Aptos Assistant.” As part of the collaboration, Microsoft’s AI models will be trained using blockchain data that has been verified by Aptos, while Aptos will also utilize Microsoft’s Azure Cloud to run its validator nodes that will hopefully enhance the reliability and security of its services. Aptos Labs, which recently secured $350 million in funding from investors, according to Crunchbase, supports up to 160,000 transactions […]
Futureverse Wants to Democratize High Music Quality With JEN 1
Futureverse, an AI and metaverse tech company with one of the largest digital collectible communities in the space, published its first research paper introducing a new infrastructure model to democratize high-end music quality by fusing musical compositions with artificial intelligence (AI). The research paper, JEN 1: TEXT-GUIDED UNIVERSAL MUSIC GENERATION WITH OMNIDIRECTIONAL DIFFUSION MODELS,” is authored by members of Futureverse’s Altered State Machine innovation team, and dives into the intricacies of current audio generation. JEN 1, according to the press release shared with nft now, is a “high-fidelity” sound synthesis model for “text-to-music generation” – combining musical compositions and free-form […]
Google and Universal Music Negotiate on AI-Deepfaked Voice Licensing for Fans
Google and Universal Music Group are in the early stages of discussions centering around how fans can legitimately use and license artists’ voices and other soundbits for songs that are generated by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Financial Times report. These discussions have been reportedly confirmed by four people familiar with these early-stage negotiations that have naturally stemmed from the rise of generative AI and the increase in “deepfake” or digitally manipulated music tracks that are using the likeness of an established artist’s voice and/or lyrics. Calling for a federal “right of publicity” Jeffrey Harleston, general counsel at UMG […]
Exclusive: John Van Hamersveld’s Iconic 60s Vibes Transcend Time with AI-Powered NFT Drop
John Van Hamersveld, the iconic graphic artist known for designing record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands since the 1960s, is now making waves in digital art. His latest NFT drop features a captivating collection of AI-generated images inspired by his iconic album designs from the 60s. Van Hamersveld’s contributions as an illustrator and graphic designer and his willingness to embrace evolving trends and technologies have continued to captivate audiences, cementing his well-deserved place in art history. Just as he embraced art creation from the earliest days of the Apple computer prototype, his exploration into AI image creation represents the […]
Now AI: Copyright Concerns, Productivity Tools, & Animated AI Inputs
Welcome to Now AI, your weekly breakdown of the most compelling developments happening in artificial intelligence. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast, artist, or just intrigued by technological progress, this is your hub for in-depth insights, expert interviews, and tools changing the landscape. In this week’s edition, we spoke with the talented Tomeo, who reveals the secrets behind animating AI-generated art in Midjourney. We’ll also delve deep into the contentious copyright arena, the rise of AI in both the literary and creative world, and our latest roundup in AI tools that can make your life easier. Let’s dive in. In the […]
Hollywood Fears AI’s Impact on Film & TV: Insights from a Cinema Scholar
The bitter conflict between actors, writers and other creative professionals and the major movie and TV studios represents a flashpoint in the radical transformation roiling the entertainment industry. The ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild were sparked in part by artificial intelligence and its use in the movie industry. Both actors and writers fear that the major studios, including Amazon/MGM, Apple, Disney/ABC/Fox, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount/CBS, Sony, Warner Bros. and HBO, will use generative AI to exploit them. Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence that learns from text and images to automatically produce new written and visual […]
Now AI: Netflix’s $900k AI Salary, Meta Introduces New Tools, & More
Welcome to Now AI, your weekly breakdown of the most compelling developments happening in artificial intelligence. In this week’s Top AI news roundup, Netflix is making bold strides in AI, offering an impressive salary range for AI-centric roles amidst continuing actors’ and writers’ strikes. OpenAI has expanded access to its ChatGPT app to Android users, Meta is also ramping up its AI initiatives, introducing AI persona chatbots and a suite of generative AI models for audio production, known as AudioCraft. Let’s dive in. In the Know: This Week in AI Netflix Offers up to $900k Starting Salary for AI-Focused Role […]
If AI Image Generators Are So Smart, Why Do They Struggle to Write and Count?
Generative AI tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E 2 have astounded us with their ability to produce remarkable images in a matter of seconds. Despite their achievements, however, there remains a puzzling disparity between what AI image generators can produce and what we can. For instance, these tools often won’t deliver satisfactory results for seemingly simple tasks such as counting objects and producing accurate text. If generative AI has reached such unprecedented heights in creative expression, why does it struggle with tasks even a primary school student could complete? Exploring the underlying reasons helps sheds light on the […]
How to Reset Your View of ChatGPT to Optimize Results
ChatGPT has exploded in popularity, and people are using it to write articles and essays, generate marketing copy and computer code, or simply as a learning or research tool. However, most people don’t understand how it works or what it can do, so they are either not happy with its results or not using it in a way that can draw out its best capabilities. I’m a human factors engineer. A core principle in my field is “never blame the user.” Unfortunately, the ChatGPT search-box interface elicits the wrong mental model and leads users to believe that entering a simple […]