Tag: Emerging technologies
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AI, IP and artists
Here’s a fascinating video about the future and current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – I am still waiting for my DALL-E 2 invite, but have used Disco Diffusion and mini DALL-E 2 (the images for the latest podcast cover came from that) – and the challenges to artists, and intellectual property issues. Even down…
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AI Spirits
Something spooky for Hallowe’en is this video from MIT’s Deep Angel showing ‘AI Spirits’ – the reverse of neural networks and ‘deep mind’ removing people from photographs is to try and put them back again. The result is something akin to Doctor Who’s Army of Ghosts: (via Boing Boing)
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Your New Nightmare: Deep Dreams of Fear and Loathing
Google’s Deep Dream produces some really trippy images, I meant to post about it a few weeks back when their ‘Inceptionisms’ hit the web. Well it turns out the neural network code is now live, and people have worked out how to feed video through it. Yes, feeding Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas which…
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Toys of Mass Destruction
Well not saying the Robokopter is a toy, but the very similar yet cheaper AR.Drone is…I wonder how long it’ll be before drones are used in news gathering and riot situations? I guess Mr Robokopter didn’t want his Canon camera trashed, but with cheaper cameras and broadcast/security situations I’m sure it’ll be soon. Helicopters are…