Adobe Brings Creative, AI-Powered Express App to the Palm of Your Hand
Adobe has announced its new Adobe Express mobile app is available now to all users.
Meta Adds AI Chatbot to Instagram That Can Generate Images
Instagram users may have noticed a new colorful circular logo at the top of their messages interface lately. It is Meta's AI-powered chatbot.
Adobe Debuts Generative AI Video, Plans to Integrate Third-Party AI
Adobe has previewed generative AI video tools that promise to redefine video creation and production workflows. The tools, designed for Adobe Premiere Pro, enable users to add or remove objects in a scene and will live alongside Adobe's Firefly generative AI models.
World’s First ‘Miss AI’ Competition Announced With $5,000 Cash Prize
The world's first AI beauty pageant has been announced where AI-generated women can compete to be crowned the digital equivalent of Miss World -- with a $5,000 cash top prize.
Adobe Will Buy Your Videos for Up to $7.25 Per Minute to Train AI: Report
Tech and software companies working on developing generative artificial intelligence platforms -- and really, who isn't doing that these days -- are in dire need of content to help train their AI models. Adobe is reportedly buying videos to help develop its text-to-video platform now.
All The Photo Companies That Have Struck Licensing Deals With AI Firms
The rise of generative AI means that huge archives of photographs and videos are suddenly valuable with the current situation being compared to a gold rush, but which platforms are licensing their content to large tech firms for the purposes of training AI models?
New Bill Would Require AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Training Data
A new bill introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff would require all AI companies to disclose the copyrighted works used in training sets or face a fine.
White House: Government Must Ensure AI Doesn’t Affect People’s Rights
Following President Joe Biden's executive order to address artificial intelligence, federal government agencies have until December 1, 2024 to ensure their AI tools "do not endanger the rights and safety of the American people."
OpenAI is Meeting Hollywood This Week to Discuss its AI Video Generator Sora
OpenAI is meeting with Hollywood this week to pitch its new, and as yet unreleased, AI video generator Sora.
Stability AI, Makers of Stable Diffusion, Could Be in Huge Trouble
Stability AI is the company behind the leading AI image generator Stable Diffusion. But despite early success, it appears all is not well at one of the world's hottest startups.
Apple in Talks to Bring Google’s Gemini AI to iPhone: Report
As Apple continually reaffirms its commitment to developing artificial intelligence (AI), the Cupertino tech giant is reportedly in talks with Google to build its Gemini AI engine into the iPhone.
OpenAI Tease More Sora AI Videos That People are Calling ‘Bananas’
OpenAI is continuing to tease its pending AI video generator Sora with yet more text-to-video clips that are capturing people's imagination.
OpenAI’s CTO Won’t Discuss Training Data for AI Video Generator Sora
The companies developing generative AI technologies are, typically, skirting around the rules regarding copyright: very few actually provide the public with concrete information on how they train their models.
How Photographers Can Protect Their Photos (and Democracy) from Generative AI
Sight was the first of our senses to be technologically shared in a world we did not witness with our own eyes. Photography—writing with light—has historically meant a one-to-one relationship between what was before a camera (defined as a lens focussing light on a recording media) and what came out the other end, created by a human.
Adobe Brings Its Firefly Generative AI to Smartphones
Adobe released a beta version of its new Express mobile app for Android and iOS devices which also introduces the company's Firefly generative AI technology into mobile content creation and editing workflows.
Alibaba’s New AI Video Generator EMO Makes Photos Talk and Sing
Chinese multinational Alibaba, best known for its e-commerce operations, also heavily invests in technological development projects. Researchers in the company's Institute for Intelligent Computing showed off their new AI video generator, EMO.
Tim Cook: Apple to ‘Break New Ground in Generative AI’ Later This Year
Two pieces of interesting artificial intelligence (AI) news came out of Apple's annual shareholder meeting today, and both tip Apple's hand a bit regarding generative AI technology.
Adobe’s New Generative AI Turns Text Prompts into Music
Adobe Research revealed a new generative AI music and audio prototype, Project Music GenAI Control, that promises to give anyone the power to create music, no matter their experience or skill.
Tech Companies Meta, Adobe, and OpenAI Join Responsible AI Consortium
More than 200 companies and organizations signed on to join the US AI Safety Insitute Consortium to advance responsible use of artificial intelligence.
Yes, Mr. Samsung Exec, There is Such a Thing as a ‘Real’ Photo
In a recent interview, a Samsung executive attempted to gaslight us all by saying that no photo is really "real."
Samsung Argues That There is ‘No Such Thing as a Real Picture’
In a recent interview with Samsung regarding its push into generative AI, the South Korean company took a strong and, likely, polarizing stance: there is no such thing as a real picture.
Zuckerberg’s Going to Use Your Instagram Photos to Train His AI Machines
During his earnings call for Meta's fourth quarter results yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg made it clear he will use images posted on Facebook and Instagram to train his generative AI tools with.
Shopify’s AI Photo Editing Tool Will Help Sellers Create ‘Professional’ Images
Shopify has added an AI image editor to its Magic Suite that aims to help sellers create professional product photos.
Google’s Art Selfie 2 Uses AI to Turn You Into a Renaissance Painting
Google has released Art Selfie 2, an app that harnesses generative AI to transform the user into a historical character.
Google’s New AI Video Generator Looks Incredible
Google has announced Lumiere: an AI video generator that looks to be one of the most advanced text-to-video models yet.
Adobe’s Head of Legal Explains the Company’s Confidence in Firefly
Last year, Adobe entered the generative AI fray with a tool of its own, Adobe Firefly. However, the software giant set itself apart when that announcement came with a legal compensation backing. Adobe's general counsel explains why.
Midjourney v6 Adds Text and Delivers More Realistic Results
Midjourney v6 is now available, and the upgraded model promises improved realism, the ability to create convincing text on an image, more specificity in prompts, and more.
The Implications of AI Recreating Images From Our Mind is Frightening
Earlier this week, PetaPixel reported on a remarkable story that scientists AI-generated images from peoples’ brains with “75 percent accuracy.”
Amazon Says Its New AI Image Generator Won’t Hurt Photography
Amazon's recently announced Titan generative AI isn't quite the same as consumer-facing image generators like Dall-E and Midjourney, but the Titan Image Generator may hold implications for professional photographers working with corporate clients.
Looking Glass Go Puts Intelligent 3D Holograms in the Palm of Your Hand
Looking Glass is attempting to make holograms smaller, more accessible, and smarter with the launch of the Go, a pocket-sized display that is filled with 3D possibilities.
Legislation Must Consider AI’s Energy Demands and Environmental Costs
Much of the focus on the potential hazards of generative AI technology has understandably been on how it impacts artists and copyright ownership, and how it could affect people's jobs and wages. New research shows that the dangers of generative AI go much further and may be catastrophic for the environment.
Three Ex-Apple Employees Are Trying to Bring Generative AI to the Desktop
Three former Apple employees have launched a startup aimed at bringing generative artificial intelligence to desktops.
Photographers Alarmed Over Squarespace’s ‘Auto Opt-In’ of AI Crawlers
This month, Squarespace added a feature that allows website owners to opt out of artificial intelligence crawlers; however, some photographers are dismayed because the option appears to automatically be set to opt-in.
Photomator Named ‘Mac App of the Year,’ Generative AI is 2023’s Big Trend
Apple has unveiled the winners of its annual App Store Awards, naming the best apps and games of 2023 for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It named Pixelmator's Photomator for Mac the overall "Mac App of the Year."
You Can Generate AI Images in Real Time on Stable Diffusion’s New Model
Stability AI has launched an image generator that produces AI pictures in real time as the user is typing a prompt.
Generative Video Startup Pika Labs Launches Version 1.0, Raises $55 Million in Funding
About a week after Stability AI announced Stable Diffusion Video, laying the groundwork for AI text-to-video generators, AI startup Pika Labs has announced that it has raised $55 million to push its competing generative video platform further.
Adobe Stock Changes Policy on AI Images Depicting Real Events
After it came to light that Adobe Stock is selling AI-generated images of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the photo giant has changed its policy regarding fake images that depict real events.
World Press Photo Contest Backtracks on AI After Photographer Backlash
The World Press Photo contest has bowed to pressure from the photographer community. After initially announcing that AI-generated images would be allowed in the "Open Format" category of the competition, it has now walked back on that decision.
Meta’s AI Image Editing Tool Allows You to Alter Objects Without Selecting Them
Meta has announced two new AI-powered imaging tools for Facebook and Instagram that will cover both stills and video.
Luminar Neo’s GenSwap Tool Brings Generative AI to the Photo Editing App
Skylum has announced GenSwap AI, the latest tool in its list of Generative AI tools designed for Luminar Neo that allow users to enhance their images by adding new elements to their images in just a few clicks.