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Generative Fill in Photoshop (Beta) Hands-On

June 5, 2023
It takes something special to make jaded photographers exclaim in genuine surprise when editing photos. The exclamations were rampant after Adobe recently released the latest public beta of Adobe Photoshop with a new Generative Fill feature that can create photorealistic objects, backgrounds, and scene extensions in existing photos using generative AI technology. We’ve seen Adobe’s…
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Snowflake CIO identifies AI focus in 2023 data trends report

June 5, 2023
Snowflake got its start by bringing data warehouse technology to the cloud, but now in 2023, like every other vendor, it finds artificial intelligence (AI) permeating nearly every discussion. In an exclusive interview with VentureBeat, Sunny Bedi, CIO and CDO at Snowflake, detailed the latest findings from his company’s 2023 Data Trends Report, which is being released today. The report reveals…
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In a first, a cargo ship strikes an offshore wind turbine [update]

June 5, 2023
A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea – now we know why. The ship hit a turbine at Danish wind giant Ørsted’s Gode 1 off the German coast in April because it was on autopilot and kilometers off course, according to German media. Gode 1’s monitoring systems did not register the ship hitting the wind turbine.
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Nikon Z 400mm F4.5 VR S updated sample gallery

June 4, 2023
As if Nikon’s 400mm F4.5 weren’t already a convenient telephoto lens, it also has compatibility with Nikon’s TC-1.4X. That small add-on gets you a 560mm focal length. We’ve updated our 400mm sample gallery with a bunch of new shots using the…
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AI doom, AI boom and the possible destruction of humanity

June 4, 2023
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war.” This statement, released this week by the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), reflects an overarching — and some might say overreaching — worry about doomsday scenarios due to a runaway superintelligence. The CAIS statement mirrors the dominant concerns…
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