DreamWorld announced that it is launching a playtest on Steam where it shows it can use AI to generate 3D assets based on text prompts.
The Redwood City, California-based startup said its DreamWorld: The Infinite Sandbox MMO will launch as a the company’s first playtest on Steam starting on October 10.
The launch will include some new features, like AI text-to-3D asset generation, which was…
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who built the company atop of its hit social network Facebook, finished this week strong, posting a video of himself doing a leg press exercise on a machine at the gym on his personal Instagram (a social network Facebook acquired in…
Apple’s AI research team has developed a new model that could significantly advance how machines perceive depth, potentially transforming industries ranging from augmented reality to autonomous vehicles.
The system, called Depth Pro, is able to generate detailed 3D depth…
Skeptical about AI? It’s normal (and healthy)
October 7, 2024
Less frightened. More fatigued. That’s where many of us reside with AI. Yet, I am in awe of AI. Despite the plethora and platitudes of AI promising to reshape industry, intellect and how we live, it’s vital to approach the noise and hope with a fresh excitement that embraces complexity. One that encourages argument and sustains a healthy dose of skepticism. Operating with a skeptical…
Artificial intelligence company Cohere unveiled significant updates to its fine-tuning service on Thursday, aiming to accelerate enterprise adoption of large language models. The enhancements support Cohere’s latest Command R 08-2024 model and provide businesses with…
Deepfake incidents are surging in 2024, predicted to increase by 60% or more this year, pushing global cases to 150,000 or more. That’s making AI-powered deepfake attacks the fastest-growing type of adversarial AI today. Deloitte predicts deepfake attacks will cause over…
Not content to play second fiddle to its investment, partner, and apparent competitor OpenAI which is holding its second “DevDay” today, Microsoft announced its own series of major AI updates to its Copilot chatbot, Windows 11 operating system, and Bing search engine.
With few exceptions, the updates all leverage AI in an effort to create a more personalized and powerful experience for users…
Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4
October 3, 2024
Nvidia has released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that competes with proprietary systems from industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. The company’s new NVLM 1.0 family of large multimodal language models, led by the 72 billion parameter NVLM-D-72B…
Vera AI Inc., a startup focused on responsible artificial intelligence deployment, announced today the general availability of its AI Gateway platform. The system aims to help organizations more quickly and safely implement AI technologies by providing customizable…
OpenAI isn’t going anywhere: raises $6.6B at $157B valuation
October 3, 2024
Despite a wave of executive departures in recent months, OpenAI has today announced an expected new funding round.
It was always expected to be a whopper, but the amount it raised — $6.6 billion at a $157 billion total company valuation — now makes it the largest venture capital round in history to date, according to Axios.
The round was led by Thrive Capital, according to Bloomberg, while…
