Image Credits:Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for YoutubeOn Wednesday, YouTube announced the expansion of its pilot program aimed at identifying and managing AI-generated content that mimics the likeness, including faces, of creators, artists, and other prominent figures.The company also expressed its support for the NO FAKES ACT, legislation targeting AI-generated replicas that simulate...
Image Credits:Eugene Gologursky/The New York Times / Getty ImagesJust a day after ChatGPT’s new AI image generator launched, social media is overflowing with AI-created memes mimicking the style of Studio Ghibli, the beloved Japanese animation studio behind hits like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away.In the past 24 hours, users have shared Studio Ghibli-style...
Image Credits: Zastrozhnov(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesA controversy has emerged over "AI-generated" studies submitted to this year's ICLR, a well-established AI research conference.Three AI labs—Sakana, Intology, and Autoscience—claim their AI-generated studies were accepted into ICLR workshops, where submissions are typically reviewed by workshop organizers before publication.Sakana informed ICLR leadership before submitting its...
Image Credits:picture alliance / Contributor / Getty ImagesSocial media users have uncovered a controversial application of Google’s new Gemini AI model: stripping watermarks from images, including those from Getty Images and other major stock media providers.Last week, Google broadened access to the image generation feature of its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, enabling it to...
Image Credits:Stefano Guidi / Getty ImagesIn late March of last year, OpenAI introduced a “small-scale preview” of Voice Engine, an AI tool capable of cloning a person’s voice using just 15 seconds of audio. Nearly a year later, the tool remains in limited testing, with no clear timeline for a full release—or confirmation that...
Credit: CanvasThe Large Hadron Collider’s Data ChallengeCERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, generates approximately 30 petabytes of data annually by capturing particle collisions occurring at near-light speeds. This volume of information is equivalent to around 600 million filing cabinets filled with documents, making it impossible for a...
Image Credits:CambiumAcross cities and suburbs in America, a common scene unfolds: trees are cut down and shredded instead of being repurposed into lumber.For Ben Christensen, this waste never sat right. Growing up in New Mexico surrounded by towering pines—and with a family deeply rooted in the timber industry, including his carpenter father—he developed a...
AIs allow us to outsource the act of thinking... That doesn't bode well for the future of the human brain. Credit: PixabayAs technology becomes deeply embedded in our daily routines, it can physically alter our brains. However, each time we delegate a task to technology, we risk allowing our abilities to diminish. What happens...
Credit: PixabayAncient fossils of the world's very first dinosaurs may be buried in places almost impossible to investigate, according to new research from University College London and the UK's Natural History Museum.Oldest Dinosaur Fossils and Their Evolutionary SignificanceThe oldest dinosaur fossils currently on record date back around 230 million years. These specimens, recovered from...
Contact with infected rabbits is just one of the ways humans can become infected with tularemia. Credit: PixabayThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a significant increase in cases of tularemia, also known as 'rabbit fever,' across the United States over the past decade.Tularemia, caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, can...
