Generators

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Whether through the frowning high-definition face of a chimpanzee or a psychedelic, pink-and-red-hued doppelganger of himself, Reuven Cohen uses AI-generated images to catch people’s attention. "I've always been interested in art and design and video and enjoy pushing boundaries,” he says—but the Toronto-based consultant, who helps companies develop AI tools, also hopes to raise awareness of the technology’s darker uses.“It can also be specifically trained to be quite gruesome and bad in a whole variety of ways,” Cohen…

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, Google paused its AI chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a segment of users complained about historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for instance, Gemini would show an anachronistic, cartoonish group of racially…

Credit: AI-generated image Making visual art with the help of artificial intelligence could be a great way to teach kids about the ethics of the ubiquitous technology, says an education professor at the University of Alberta. Today's K-12 students live in symbiosis with AI more than previous generations could have imagined. Algorithms permeate almost…

It’s common knowledge that machine learning consumes a lot of energy. All those AI models powering email summaries, regicidal chatbots, and videos of Homer Simpson singing nu-metal are racking up a hefty server bill measured in megawatts per hour. But no one, it seems — not even the companies behind the tech — can say exactly what the cost is. Estimates do exist, but experts say those figures are partial and contingent, offering only a glimpse of AI’s total energy usage. This is because machine learning models are…

AI-generated imagery feels inescapable. It’s in the video games you play, in the movies you watch, and has flooded social media platforms. It’s even been used to promote the physical hardware that real, human artists use to create digital paintings and illustrations, to the immense frustration of those who already feel displaced by the technology. The pervasive nature of it seems especially egregious to creators who are fighting to stop their works from being used, without consent or compensation, to improve the very…

If you've ever searched Google high and low to find an image you needed to no avail, AI may be able to help. With AI image generators, you can type in a prompt as detailed or vague as you'd like to fit an array of purposes and have the image you were thinking of pop up on your screen instantly. These tools can help with branding, social media content creation, vision boards, invitations, flyers, greeting cards, and more.Also: How to write better ChatGPT prompts in 5 stepsEven if you have no professional use for AI at the…

The first step in implementing a successful QR code strategy is selecting a robust QR code generator platform. QR codes are inarguably the most innovative technology of the decade. Whether it’s sharing information in offline settings, making advertisements interactive, and sharing contact details online, QR codes have smoothly bridged the offline-online gap. QR codes have opened gates to omnichannel marketing for brands. Nowadays, QR codes can be seen everywhere – billboards, TV ads, product packaging, and more – to…

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly LinkedIn newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. If a friend or colleague shared this newsletter with you, you can sign up to receive it every week here.AI image generators are trained on explicit photos of children, Stanford Internet Observatory saysA new report reveals some disturbing news from the world of AI image generation: A Stanford-based watchdog group has discovered thousands of images of child sexual abuse in a popular open-source…

If you are in marketing, especially content marketing, exploring the AI-based tools YouTube creators use is essential.  They offer insight into the most effective AI video generators that could secure your job in the near future. ChatGPT and Midjourney  Check out “Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Galactic Menagerie.” Uploaded on April 28, this whimsical and visually stunning fan-made fake trailer now has 2.8 million views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8DT5Q8kzI Caleb Ward, the CEO of Curious…