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Realtime generative AI art is here thanks to LCM-LoRA

Generative AI art has quickly emerged as one of the most interesting and popular applications of the new technology, with models such as Stable Diffusion and Midjourney claiming millions of users, not to mention OpenAI’s move to bundle its DALL-E 3 image generation model directly into its popular ChatGPT service earlier this fall. Simply by typing in a description and waiting a few short…
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How Microsoft is reducing its dependence on OpenAI

The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has proven to be mutually beneficial. Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI has propelled it to the forefront of AI innovation, expanding the market for its enterprise cloud and AI offerings.  In turn, OpenAI has leveraged…
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Sam Altman fired as OpenAI CEO: the tech world reacts

On the heels of the abrupt announcement today from OpenAI that its board of directors had fired co-founder Sam Altman as CEO due to him allegedly being “not consistently candid in his communications with the board,” the tech world is reacting with a range of emotions to…
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Generative AI: The teacher that can help close the skills gap?

The global talent gap is long-lamented and continues to grow — in the U.S. alone, there are currently 9.6 million job openings compared to 6.5 million unemployed.  This has many calling for upskilling and re-skilling of existing workforces. However, while many business leaders recognize that need, they are hampered by a lack of time, resources and funds to develop materials on which to train…
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The AI revolution: Shaping the future of investing

In the ever-evolving financial landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about a quiet revolution, fundamentally altering how investing is now approached. Integrating advanced natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs) has introduced a new…
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Google DeepMind unveils Lyria, a powerful GenAI model for music creation

Google DeepMind today unveiled its newest and “most advanced” music AI system yet, called Lyria. The company says the model can generate high-quality vocals, lyrics, and musical backing tracks that mimic the style of popular artists. DeepMind announced Lyria alongside new music creation experiments launching on YouTube Shorts. One of the experiments called “Dream Track” will let creators…
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Unity 6 debuts next year with AI-powered innovations and platform updates

Unity, the global game engine and monetizationplatform, said that its Unity 6 platform will launch in 2024 with AI innovations and platform updates. The company for crafting and nurturing real-time 3D content unveiled an array of cutting-edge AI innovations and platform upgrades at its annual developer conference, Unite. These introductions are designed to augment the means by which game…
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