{"id":605812,"date":"2023-02-08T07:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/the-download-generative-ai-for-video-and-detecting-ai-text\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:49:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:49:40","slug":"the-download-generative-ai-for-video-and-detecting-ai-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/the-download-generative-ai-for-video-and-detecting-ai-text\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: generative AI for video, and detecting AI text"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: Google has announced its ChatGPT rival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s happened: <\/strong>Runway, the generative AI startup that co-created last year\u2019s breakout text-to-image model Stable Diffusion, has released an AI model that can transform existing videos into new ones by applying styles from a text prompt or reference image.<\/p>\n

What it does:<\/strong> In a demo reel posted on its website, Runway shows how the model, called Gen-1, can turn people on a street into claymation puppets, and books stacked on a table into a cityscape at night. Other recent text-to-video models can generate very short video clips from scratch, but because Gen-1adapts existing footage it can produce much longer videos.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>Last year\u2019s explosion in generative AI was fueled by the millions of people who got their hands on powerful creative tools for the first time and shared what they made, and Runway hopes Gen-1 will have a similar effect on generated videos. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Will Douglas Heaven<\/em><\/p>\n

Why detecting AI-generated text is so difficult (and what to do about it)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, OpenAI unveiled a tool that can detect text produced by its AI system ChatGPT. But if you\u2019re a teacher who fears the coming deluge of ChatGPT-generated essays, don\u2019t get too excited.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The tool is still very much a work in progress, and it is woefully unreliable, only identifying 26% of AI-written text correctly as \u201clikely AI-written\u201d 26% of the time. Even while we should expect this number to improve, we\u2019re extremely unlikely to ever get a tool that can spot AI-generated text with 100% certainty. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Melissa Heikkil\u00e4<\/em><\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s story is from The Algorithm, her weekly AI newsletter. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> to receive it in your inbox every Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Google has announced its own chatbot to rival ChatGPT<\/strong>
Bard won\u2019t be available to the public for another few weeks. (The Verge<\/a>)
+ It\u2019s called Bard because it\u2019s a storyteller, geddit? <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)
+ AI is kindling the long-dormant search wars flame. <\/em>(FT<\/a> $)
+ Only \u2018trusted testers\u2019 have access to the system right now. <\/em>(Wired<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

2<\/strong> China\u2019s \u2018spy balloon\u2019 furore has undermined Xi Jinping\u2019s leadership<\/strong>
It certainly isn\u2019t helping his ongoing efforts to stabilize tense relations with the US. (FT<\/a> $)
+ The balloon was 200ft tall and carrying a huge load. <\/em>(BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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3 We can\u2019t really predict earthquakes
<\/strong>Even the best efforts aren\u2019t able to provide much more than a few seconds\u2019 warning.(WP<\/a> $)
+ Rescuers in Turkey and Syria are working around the clock to find survivors. <\/em>(FT<\/a> $)
+ A deep-learning algorithm could detect earthquakes by filtering out city noise. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4 Andrew Tate groomed women into joining his webcam sex ring<\/strong>
Victims were approached on social media and dating apps. (Vice<\/a>)
+ The \u201cmanosphere\u201d is getting more toxic as angry men join the incels. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 What it\u2019s like to run an abortion hotline\u00a0<\/strong>
Post-Roe, its volunteers are dealing with more calls than ever. (Vox<\/a>) + The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6 This viral TikTok drug challenge never actually existed<\/strong>
But that hasn\u2019t stopped panic from spreading across Mexico. (Rest of World<\/a>)
+ The porcelain challenge didn\u2019t need to be real to get views. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 We\u2019re still learning about the moon ????<\/strong>
NASA ShadowCam mission hopes to shed some light on its most mysterious craters. (The Atlantic<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

8 Austin has become a refuge for tech workers left jaded by Silicon Valley
<\/strong>The city\u2019s cool, counter-culture vibe is a massive draw.(New Yorker<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

9 How EV batteries are made in America
<\/strong>But some components still need to be sourced from overseas. (WSJ<\/a> $)+ How old batteries will help power tomorrow\u2019s EVs. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 The tricky ethics of de-aging actors with AI<\/strong>
Some critics argue it\u2019s both demeaning and pointless. (The Guardian<\/a>)
+ AI has learnt how to crush humans at Pok\u00e9mon. <\/em>(The Atlantic<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are afraid to have conversations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2014Mary Jane Copps, a former journalist who coaches people on how to speak to others over the phone, tells Bloomberg<\/a> why her customers are so reluctant to talk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The big story<\/strong><\/p>\n

How big technology systems are slowing innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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February 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2005, years before Apple\u2019s Siri and Amazon\u2019s Alexa came on the scene, two startups\u2014ScanSoft and Nuance Communications\u2014merged to pursue a burgeoning opportunity in speech recognition. The new company developed powerful speech-processing software and grew rapidly for almost a decade. Then suddenly, around 2014, it stopped growing.<\/p>\n

Nuance\u2019s story is far from unique. In all major industries and technology domains, startups are facing unprecedented obstacles. They are growing much more slowly than comparable companies did in the past. And it will take not only strong antitrust enforcement to reverse the trend, but a fundamental loosening of restrictions like non-compete agreements and intellectual property rights. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014James Bessen<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>tweet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ These paintings (and the odd photo) of London<\/a> are magical.
+ Now this is a chatbot I can get onboard with\u2014Cat GPT<\/a> (thanks Charlotte! Top tip: meow at it)
+ If you\u2019re worried about your attention span<\/a>, you should feel safe in the knowledge that even ancient Roman philosophers struggled to concentrate sometimes.
+ Happy quarter-century to that sinister dancing baby<\/a>.<\/svg> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Rhiannon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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