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OpenAI released on Feb. 15 an impressive new text-to-video model called Sora that can create photorealistic or cartoony moving images from natural language text prompts. Sora isn’t available to the public yet; instead, OpenAI released Sora to red teamers — security researchers who mimic techniques used by threat actors — to assess possible harms or risks. OpenAI also offered Sora to selected designers and audio and visual artists to get feedback on how Sora can best be optimized for creative work. OpenAI’s…

We already know that OpenAI’s chatbots can pass the bar exam without going to law school. Now, just in time for the Oscars, a new OpenAI app called Sora hopes to master cinema without going to film school. For now a research product, Sora is going out to a few select creators and a number of security experts who will red-team it for safety vulnerabilities. OpenAI plans to make it available to all wannabe auteurs at some unspecified date, but it decided to preview it in advance.Other companies, from giants like Google to…

There's a new Sims rival on the way--InZOI, a new life simulator by Korean developer Krafton. InZOI puts you in the godlike position of controlling the daily life of a neighbourhood full of "ZOIs", including managing their jobs, relationships, and the spaces they live and work in.Krafton has just released its first gameplay footage of the life sim, showing off character creation, building and decorating modes, character interactions and relationships, and heaps more, all in a gorgeous photorealistic style…

Unrecord, a photorealistic shooter told through the perspective of a police officer’s body camera, has launched a new trailer — and although many fans have praised the game’s graphics, others have questioned the ethics of Unrecord‘s portrayal of police. A new gameplay trailer for Unrecord was released yesterday (April 19) and showcases the first-person shooter (FPS) in action, with a player chasing down suspects and engaging in shootouts. However, the game’s photorealistic visuals have proven the biggest draw for many…

Developer Ninja Theory has revealed another quick look at Senua's Saga: Helblade II, with the studio's latest video focusing on impressive facial animations. Shown at the Game Developer's Conference, Ninja Theory's use of Unreal Engine 5 has allowed the studio to render more nuanced and subtle facial movements from Melissa Juergens, the performance capture artist for Senua. This demo of the technology includes overt acting as the actress declares that she'll be committing deicide, as well as more…

A photorealistic simulator has been developed by a group of reseachers that is capable of creating highly realistic environments that can be used to train autonomous vehicles. The VISTA 2.0 engine has been released in an open-source format by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), allowing other researchers to also teach their autonomous vehicles how to drive on their own in real-world scenarios, without the limitations of a…

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google announces Maps updates: photorealistic aerial views of nearly 100 landmarks, more detailed cycling routes, and improved location sharing — Google — facing increasing competition from other apps like Instagram and TikTok when it comes to consumers searching for things … Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google announces Maps updates: photorealistic aerial views of nearly 100 landmarks, more detailed cycling routes, and improved location sharing …

VISTA 2.0 is an open-source simulation engine that can make realistic environments for training and testing self-driving cars. Credit: MIT CSAIL Hyper-realistic virtual worlds have been heralded as the best driving schools for autonomous vehicles (AVs), since they've proven fruitful test beds for safely trying out dangerous driving scenarios. Tesla, Waymo, and other self-driving companies all rely heavily on data to enable…

Volvo will be the latest automaker to tap into the graphical prowess of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. The Swedish automaker said it will partner with the Fortnite creator to bring “photorealistic visualization” into its next generation of electric vehicles. The crux of the Volvo / Epic partnership will be the “human-machine interface” (HMI), which, in the context of vehicle ownership, is another way to describe the way car owners interact with their vehicle’s software. Volvo says that Epic will help build a platform on…