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
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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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Netflix Taps AI To Push Visual Effects Beyond the Green Screen
Researchers at Netflix say they may have rendered the omnipresent green screen obsolete. Described as an innovative advancement in the application of AI in the film and television industry, the Magenta Green Screen (MGS) leverages the power of artificial intelligence to enhance visual effects, making them more realistic and precise in real time. — Read More
Unity launches Sentis and Muse AI platforms for real-time 3D creation
Unity today revealed two new AI-based products for creators to enhance their real-time 3D (RT3D) content. The two products are called Sentis and Muse and are currently available in closed beta, with plans to launch them globally later this year. In addition, Unity also announced it’s launching a dedicated AI marketplace in the Asset Store that offers several other tools for creators.
Sentis is a cross-platform runtime inference solution, meaning that it can embed AI models into any Unity project without creators having to worry about high latency. Muse is a set of tools that help users make RT3D content easily and more efficiently. At the moment, one of those tools is Unity Muse Chat, which lets users find information and answers to support questions in documentation by typing a prompt in a chat box. — Read More
YouTube video translation is getting an AI-powered dubbing tool upgrade
YouTube is going to help its creators reach an international audience as the platform plans on introducing a new AI-powered dubbing tool for translating videos into other languages.
Announced at VidCon 2023, the goal of this latest endeavor is to provide a quick and easy way for creators to translate “at no cost” their content into languages they don’t speak. This can help out smaller channels as they may not have the resources to hire a human translator. To make this all possible, Amjad Hanif, vice president of Creator Products at YouTube, revealed the tool will utilize the Google-created Aloud plus the platform will be bringing over the team behind the AI from Area 120, a division of the parent company that frequently works on experimental tech. — Read More
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