SCROpenAI is implementing new restrictions for its AI video generator, Sora, following public backlash over unauthorized deepfakes of public figures. The changes come after the company faced pressure from the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. and actor Bryan Cranston. At the request of Dr. King’s estate, OpenAI announced it paused the ability for users …
AI company Anthropic has launched a new feature called “Skills” for its Claude series of models. According to the company, Skills are designed to equip its AI with specialized expertise for specific tasks, making it more useful for business and professional workflows. The feature is available for users of Claude’s Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise …
OpenAI announced the launch of its web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, today. It’s initially available for macOS only, with other platforms to follow. According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the product represents “a rare once-in-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser can be.” The launch places OpenAI in direct competition with established players like Google Chrome …
More people around the world are concerned than excited about the growing use of artificial intelligence, and they place greater trust in their own country or the European Union to regulate it than in the United States or China. These are key findings from a comprehensive survey across 25 countries by the Pew Research Center. …
Microsoft is integrating new generative AI features into its Windows 11 operating system, making them available to all users, not just those with new, specialized hardware. The company states its goal is to fundamentally change how people interact with computers. The updates introduce three core capabilities: The company emphasizes that while it is promoting a …
Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 4.5, its latest small and efficient AI model. The company states that the new model delivers performance comparable to its Sonnet 4 model, which was considered state-of-the-art just five months prior. According to Anthropic, Haiku 4.5 achieves this at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed of Sonnet …
Google DeepMind introduces major updates to its video generation platform Flow, including the new Veo 3.1 model and expanded creative controls. Jess Gallegos and Thomas Iljic write in the official Google Blog. Flow users have generated over 275 million videos since the platform launched five months ago. The latest updates address user requests for more …
Indonesia’s film industry is rapidly adopting generative AI tools to create high-quality productions at a fraction of traditional costs. Filmmakers use technologies like Sora, Runway, Midjourney, and ChatGPT to streamline labor-intensive tasks, Linda Yulisman reports for Rest of World. The country’s film sector generated over $400 million in box office sales in 2023, making it …
Wikipedia volunteers have compiled an extensive field guide to detect AI-generated text on the online encyclopedia. The document lists dozens of writing patterns, formatting quirks and technical markers that signal undisclosed use of chatbots like ChatGPT. WikiProject AI Cleanup publishes the guide as an advice page for editors. The list draws on observations from thousands …
Filmmaker Josh Kerrigan has created a successful sci-fi web series called Neural Viz using a variety of generative artificial intelligence tools. Christopher Beam reports for Wired that the project is considered one of the first examples of high-quality AI filmmaking. The series stands out in a field often associated with low-effort content. Kerrigan’s project, known …