Alibaba Releases Open-Source Wan 2.1 Suite of AI Video Generation Models, Claimed to Outperform OpenAI’s Sora
Alibaba released a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) video generation models on Wednesday. Dubbed Wan 2.1, these are open-source models that can be used for both academic and commercial purposes….
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Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model
Inception, a new Palo Alto-based company started by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed a novel AI model based on “diffusion” technology. Inception calls it a…
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Alibaba Releases Open-Source Video Generation Model Wan 2.1, Outperforms OpenAI’s Sora
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released Wan 2.1, its open-source video foundation model, along with the code and weights. The model can generate videos with complex motions that accurately simulate…
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Alibaba Cloud AI model Animate Anyone 2 simplifies making of lifelike character animation
Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing arm has introduced its updated artificial intelligence (AI) model, Animate Anyone 2, which the company touts as simplifying the animation of lifelike characters with just…
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I’ve spent 200 hours testing the best AI video generators — here’s my top picks
The journey began in February 2023 when Runway introduced Gen-2, the first commercially available AI video generator, transitioning from its initial Discord-based testing phase. This milestone was quickly followed by…
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In the slipstream of DeepSeek, China AI ‘tigers’ and ‘dragons’ bask in the global limelight
China’s artificial intelligence industry has welcomed “the DeepSeek Moment” as a tipping point for global recognition of domestic AI players. The explosive popularity of DeepSeek, an AI startup whose conversational…
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