Forward-looking: Adobe has gone all-in on AI-based image generation and editing, introducing AI tools across its software stack and perhaps most impressively, doing so in a very timely manner. Ahead of next week’s Adobe Max conference, the company is teasing another AI feature that makes altering photos shockingly easy.
Adobe released a short video teasing Project Stardust, an AI-based photo editing engine that identifies individual objects in photos and allows users to manipulate them as if they were discrete Photoshop layers. The company plans to fully disclose the feature and other AI tools at its Max conference next week. — Read More
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How Will Editors Use AI? The Tech’s Role in Production and Post Scrutinized at IBC
With generative artificial intelligence, all traditional production workflows will be disrupted, said Marco Tempest, a director’s fellow at the MIT Media Lab, of this transformative tech and how it could be used well beyond engineering circles. “I think it’s the first time ever that we’ve been confronted with a technological wave that doesn’t require technologists to take advantage of.”
He made these remarks during a virtual keynote at the annual International Broadcasting Convention, which concluded Monday in Amsterdam. AI, to no surprise, was the biggest topic at the event and messaging about its potential was often optimistic, but at times dicey. — Read More
California lawmakers want to protect actors from being replaced by artificial intelligence
As Hollywood actors and writers continue to strike for better pay and benefits, California lawmakers are hoping to protect workers from being replaced by their digital clones.
On Wednesday, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José) was expected to introduce a bill that would give actors and artists a way to nullify provisions in vague contracts that allow studios and other companies to use artificial intelligence to digitally clone their voices, faces and bodies. — Read More
Generative AI in Video and the Future of Storytelling (with Runway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela)
We sit down with RunwayML’s CEO Cristobal Valenzuela to discuss the incredible tools they’re bringing to film and video creators (including last year’s Best Picture “Everything Everywhere All at Once” from A24), and the history + current state of the “visual” branch of generative AI. We cover how they’ve gone to market with both creators and enterprises, the potential for much more radical future use cases, and the company’s recent $141m strategic raise from Google, Nvidia + Salesforce and the context of the current AI fundraising landscape. Tune in! — Read More
Hollywood’s AI Future Is Now
Writers and actors in Hollywood are demanding more control over how artificial intelligence will be used by studios in the future. There’s a lot of dystopian language being thrown around — that AI could be an existential threat to livelihoods; that it could replace entire professions. But the thing is: AI is already very much a part of the Hollywood production process today. VFX artist Ryan Laney explains how he used AI to help disguise and protect the identities of LGBTQ+ people in a documentary called Welcome to Chechnya. … Less altruistically, AI has resurrected Paul Walker for the Fast & Furious franchise and de-aged multiple boomer leading men such as Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford. … [W]hether AI is good or bad is up to who controls the technology, not the tech itself. — Read More
Ai + writers/illustrators = $tartup $tudio.
In addition to building startups, I’m a writer and video-maker. This puts me in possession of a secret that I will share here: there’s not much difference between building a startup that generates cashflow and movie or book that makes money, they both require immense Founder Energy– the Ambition, Determination, Creativity, and Charisma to build something people want and inspire folks along the way to help you make it happen.
Seems to me there’s a huge opportunity for writers and illustrators, maybe even actors, to build startup studios using AI. What’s missing is a YC/FounderU-type community/acclerator/cohort learning system to attract creative founders, pair them with the latest AI tools, and help them launch, grow, and raise money to produce the content. — Read More
Orange France Ad Takes A Powerful Shot At Tackling Long-Held Issues In Football
I first stumbled across this ad on Twitter, with the tweet captioned: ‘Is this the greatest football ad ever?’
… Using VFX and AI deepfake technology, the ad had plastered the faces of France’s most well known male players onto the bodies of the women in the French women’s team. The remainder of the spot showcased the original clips in all their glory, ending with the copy: ‘At Orange we support les Bleues.’
The ad was created by Publicis Groupe’s AI platform Marcel for mobile network Orange France. It is a product of the brand’s partnership with the French Football Federation (FFF) – formed ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand. — Read More
How AI is bringing film stars back from the dead
Celebrities such as James Dean can be brought back to life as digital clones thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, but it is raising troubling questions about what rights any of us have after we die.
Most actors dream of building a career that will outlive them. Not many manage it – show business can be a tough place to find success. Those that do, though, can achieve a kind of immortality on the silver screen that allows their names to live on in lights.
One such icon is the American film actor James Dean, who died in 1955 in a car accident after starring in just three films, all of which were highly acclaimed. Yet now, nearly seven decades after he died, Dean has been cast as the star in a new, upcoming movie called Back to Eden. — Read More
Best AI Music Generators for Your Next Composition in 2023
AI has successfully swamped many industries including healthcare, education, commerce, education, and others. It has impacted and revolutionized our way of running business and has impacted supply chain management. However, a lesser-known contribution of AI is the music industry.
It has started to play a significant role in the music industry, by analyzing large data sets AI can identify patterns and trends that are difficult to predict otherwise. Artificial intelligence can be integrated with music to improve the experience for both artists and listeners.
… In this article, you will find a comprehensive list of some of the best AI music generator software that can be used to improve the quality of music and streaming services. You can find all the peculiar features and benefits of using AI music generators. — Read More
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