After testing it for months, Sony AI and Polyphony Digital announced the global release of Gran Turismo Sophy 2.0, an innovative AI racing agent in the Gran Turismo 7 (GT7) PlayStation racing simulation game.
This release marks a pivotal achievement in the realm of AI-driven gaming experiences where AI can challenge both average players and some of the best virtual drivers in the world, said…
Forrester’s 2024 Predictions Report warns of AI ‘shadow pandemic’ as employees adopt unauthorized tools
November 2, 2023
Forrester Research unveiled its highly anticipated 2024 predictions report last week, charting a course for more measured AI growth while warning business leaders to prepare for rampant “shadow usage” as employees rely on their own AI tools to be productive.
The 38-page…
Portalis.AI has emerged from stealth mode to unveil its avatars that are aimed at enhancing interaction and communication between humans and AI.
The Austin, Texas-based startup has created AI characters who can hold a conversation with you as well as their lifelike, fully…
Exclusive: Stability AI brings advanced 3D and image fine-tuning to Stable Diffusion
November 2, 2023
Stability AI announced today several new enhancements to its Stable Diffusion platform. These updates not only offer exciting new capabilities for text-to-image, but also venture into the realm of 3D content creation.
The most notable enhancement is the brand new Stable 3D model. Until now, Stable Diffusion has primarily worked on two-dimensional (2D) image generation. The Stable 3D model will…
VentureBeat recently sat down (virtually) with Michael Sherwood, chief innovation and technology officer for Las Vegas, to gain insights into how he uses the latest AI and endpoint security technologies to secure the city.
Sherwood oversees the city’s cybersecurity…
Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt win a victory in copyright case by artists — but the fight continues
November 2, 2023
The contentious issue of whether AI art generators violent copyright — since they are by and large trained on human artists’ work, in many cases without their direct affirmative consent, compensation, or even knowledge — has taken a step forward to being settled in the…
Startup OpenAI has steadily improved its popular AI chatbot ChatGPT since its release nearly a year ago on November 30, 2022, but the latest update takes everything that came before and seemingly combines it into one, according to users for whom the experience has already rolled out.
Multiple users have taken to social media to share an update message to their ChatGPT accounts that reads:
“Your…
VentureBeat launches a GenAI tour for 2024
October 31, 2023
VentureBeat, a publication leading coverage of generative AI news, is launching an event tour of major cities in the U.S. – including one near you – that explores how to best put generative AI to work in your business.
VentureBeat’s editorial team will curate a series…
Biden AI exec order rolls out to applause, concerns of overreach
October 31, 2023
In what could go down as a historic moment in technology policy, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a sweeping Executive Order this morning on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.”
While VentureBeat has not seen the full text of the 100+ page…
Confessions of an AI deepfake propagandist: using ElevenLabs to clone Jill Biden’s voice
October 31, 2023
A recent deepfake video of First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, where she attacks her own husband President Biden’s political policies, highlights both the powerful speech potential and emerging challenges of advanced synthetic media technologies — especially in light of the pending and sure-to-be divisive 2024 U.S. general election.
Created by filmmaker and producer Kenneth Lurt, the…
