Transformers today still struggle to generate one-minute videos because self-attention layers are inefficient for long context. Alternatives such as Mamba layers struggle with complex multi-scene stories because their hidden states are less expressive. We experiment with Test-Time Training (TTT) layers, whose hidden states themselves can be neural networks, therefore more expressive. Adding TTT layers into a pre-trained Transformer enables it to generate one-minute videos from text storyboards. For proof of concept, we curate a dataset based on Tom and Jerry cartoons. Compared to baselines such as Mamba 2, Gated DeltaNet, and sliding-window attention layers, TTT layers generate much more coherent videos that tell complex stories, leading by 34 Elo points in a human evaluation of 100 videos per method. Although promising, results still contain artifacts, likely due to the limited capability of the pre-trained 5B model. The efficiency of our implementation can also be improved. We have only experimented with one-minute videos due to resource constraints, but the approach can be extended to longer videos and more complex stories. — Read More
Daily Archives: April 8, 2025
Xanthorox AI Surfaces on Dark Web as Full Spectrum Hacking Assistant
A sophisticated new artificial intelligence (AI) platform tailored for offensive cyber operations, named Xanthorox AI, has been identified by cybersecurity firm SlashNext. First appearing in late Q1 2025, Xanthorox AI is reportedly circulating within cybercrime communities on darknet forums and encrypted channels.XXXXAccording to SlashNext’s investigation, shared with Hackread.com ahead of its publishing on Monday, Xanthorox stands out from previous malicious AI tools like WormGPT, FraudGPT and EvilGPT due to its independent, multi-model framework. The system is based on five distinct AI models optimized for specific cyber operations.
These models are hosted on private servers under the seller’s control rather than public cloud infrastructure or openly accessible APIs. This unique setup sets Xanthorox AI apart from previous malicious tools that often relied on existing large language models (LLMs). — Read More
Amazon Nova Reel 1.1: Featuring up to 2-minutes multi-shot videos
At re:Invent 2024, we announced Amazon Nova models, a new generation of foundation models (FMs), including Amazon Nova Reel, a video generation model that creates short videos from text descriptions and optional reference images (together, the “prompt”).
Today, we introduce Amazon Nova Reel 1.1, which provides quality and latency improvements in 6-second single-shot video generation, compared to Amazon Nova Reel 1.0. This update lets you generate multi-shot videos up to 2-minutes in length with consistent style across shots. You can either provide a single prompt for up to a 2-minute video composed of 6-second shots, or design each shot individually with custom prompts. This gives you new ways to create video content through Amazon Bedrock. — Read More
The day I taught AI to think like a Senior Developer
Is it just me, or are the code generation AIs we’re all using fundamentally broken?
For months, I’ve watched developers praise AI coding tools while silently cleaning up their messes, afraid to admit how much babysitting they actually need.
I realized that AI IDEs don’t actually understand codebases — they’re just sophisticated autocomplete tools with good marketing. The emperor has no clothes, and I’m tired of pretending otherwise.
After two years of frustration watching my AI assistants constantly “forget” where files were located, create duplicates, and use completely incorrect patterns, I finally built what the big AI companies couldn’t (or wouldn’t.)
I decided to find out: What if I could make AI actually understand how my codebase works? — Read More
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