WAIC: China’s developers are still playing catch-up to Silicon Valley
Last week, Shanghai hosted China’s largest AI event: The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), with 500 exhibitors, 1,500 exhibits, over 300,000 attendees, and even an appearance from Chinese premier Li…
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Microsoft takes on OpenAI’s Sora with a cutting-edge AI tool capable of turning a static image into a ‘Talking Tom’
What you need to know Microsoft has launched VASA, a new tool capable of turning a static image into a short clip by leveraging AI capabilities. The framework supports 512×512…
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Meet Odyssey — AI video that’s ‘fit for Hollywood’
Odyssey, a startup that’s around a year old, announced it’s building Hollywood-grade visual AI that should be able to generate cinematic scenery, characters, and lighting. What Odyssey promises to do…
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An AI Movie Made in One Text Prompt
CHEERS? A still from my AI-generated movie Vintage Heist, set in French wine country. (Photo illustration by The Ankler; Screenshot via Lightricks) Share “[You will] be able to render a…
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The Toys ‘R’ Us AI-generated ad is more ‘shopping list’ than story
A Toys R ‘Us’ commercial generated by AI is full of inconsistencies and imperfections that are frustrating to watch as a creative, according to industry insiders. The video clip, showing…
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Odyssey Building ‘Hollywood-Grade’ AI Text-to-Video Model to Compete With Sora, Gen-3 Alpha
Odyssey, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded last year, shared details about its first AI product on Monday. The firm revealed that it is building an AI video model that can…
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