Adobe launches Firefly AI video generator with focus on commercial safety

Adobe has released its Firefly Video Model for public beta testing, introducing AI-powered video generation tools that the company claims are trained exclusively on licensed content. The new service allows users to create videos from text descriptions or images through Adobe’s redesigned Firefly web application and Premiere Pro integration. The video generator produces 1080p clips …

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Hugging Face creates open alternative to OpenAI’s Deep Research

Hugging Face has developed an open-source version of autonomous research technology, matching key capabilities of OpenAI’s recently launched Deep Research feature. As reported by Benj Edwards for Ars Technica, the project called “Open Deep Research” was completed within 24 hours of OpenAI’s announcement. The new tool enables AI models to independently browse the web and …

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OpenAI expands visibility of o3-mini AI model’s reasoning process

OpenAI has updated its o3-mini AI model to provide users with more detailed insights into its reasoning steps. The change affects both free and paid users of ChatGPT, as reported by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch. The enhanced “chain of thought” feature aims to help users better understand how the model arrives at its answers. While …

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Anthropic “Citations” provides source references in AI responses

Anthropic has introduced Citations, a new API feature that enables its AI models to reference specific passages from source documents. As reported by Kyle Wiggers, the feature helps developers verify AI-generated responses by linking them to original documents like emails. Citations is available through Anthropic’s API and Google’s Vertex AI platform, supporting applications in document …

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Google offers AI tools to nonprofits at steep discounts

Google has expanded its Workspace for Nonprofits program to include advanced AI features powered by Gemini. Amanda Timberg, Director of Google.org Global Programs, announced that eligible organizations can access these tools either for free or at up to 75% discount. The offering includes enterprise-grade data protection and privacy features, with certifications like SOC, ISO, and …

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Riffusion launches free AI platform for personalized music creation

Riffusion, a San Francisco-based AI startup, has introduced a new free web platform that enables users to create original music through artificial intelligence. According to Michael Nuñez at VentureBeat, the platform’s AI model called Fuzz can generate complete songs from text descriptions, audio clips, or visual prompts. The system learns users’ musical preferences over time …

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Anthropic’s new AI safety system blocks most jailbreak attempts

Anthropic has unveiled “constitutional classifiers,” a new security system that prevents AI models from generating harmful content. According to research published by Anthropic and reported by Taryn Plumb in VentureBeat, the system successfully blocks 95.6% of jailbreak attempts on their Claude 3.5 Sonnet model. The company tested the system with 10,000 synthetic jailbreaking prompts in …

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ByteDance OmniHuman turns photos into realistic videos

ByteDance has developed an AI system that can generate realistic full-body videos from a single photograph. The new technology, called OmniHuman, can create videos of people speaking, singing, and moving naturally with matching gestures. As reported by Michael Nuñez, the system was trained on over 18,700 hours of human video data. OmniHuman combines multiple input …

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Mistral launches mobile AI assistant with premium tier

French AI company Mistral has released mobile versions of its AI assistant Le Chat for iOS and Android devices. As reported by Romain Dillet for TechCrunch, the app offers a conversation-like interface for interacting with Mistral’s language models. The company also introduced a Pro subscription at $14.99 per month, providing access to their most advanced …

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Google tests new AI-powered search mode with employees

Google has begun internal testing of a new AI Mode for its search engine that aims to provide more comprehensive answers to complex queries. As reported by Abner Li for 9to5Google, the feature uses Gemini 2.0 to handle exploratory questions and follow-up queries that traditional search results don’t address well. The new interface appears alongside …

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