Ideogram can generate seamless patterns
The Ideogram AI image generator has added Ideogram Tile, a new feature for creating seamless, repeating patterns from a single text prompt.
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Meta adds AI tools for advertisers
Meta’s new AI tools allow advertisers to create not just backgrounds, but entire images to generate product variations. However, this feature also carries the risk of tricking customers with non-existent products, although Meta emphasizes that it has taken strict security precautions.
OpenAI releases GPT-4o and more
One day before Google’s I/O, OpenAI tried to steal the show from its big competitor. And their demos definitely caused quite a stir. The focus was on their latest AI model GPT-4o, where the “o” stands for “omnimodel”. This is to indicate that this version does not only process text, but also e.g. image and …
Google’s fireworks of new tools and features
As expected, Google used the keynote at its I/O developer conference to demonstrate its strength in AI. Among other things, the company presented new AI models for a wide range of tasks. Some will run directly on Android devices or can be found in the Chrome browser. Others use Google’s specialized servers. They create text, …
Google DeepMind Gecko evaluates image generators
Google DeepMind develops “Gecko”, a new standard to evaluate the capabilities of AI image generators. It is designed to help better understand the strengths and weaknesses of AI models and drive their development.
Adobe integrates image generator Firefly into Photoshop
Adobe integrates its Firefly AI image generator directly into Photoshop, allowing users to create images using text input and then edit them using familiar Photoshop tools.
Meta’s impressive ChatGPT alternative Llama 3
Meta presents Llama 3, the latest generation of its speech models, which is freely available for download. The models are said to surpass the performance of many competitors and can even compete with some of the best proprietary models. Llama 3 is said to excel at multiple-choice questions, programming tasks, and mathematical problems. In addition …
Tested: Generative AI by iStock
There are many AI image generators. But they often have one problem: copyright. First, it is not always clear where the training material comes from. Second, it is not certain to what extent you can get into legal trouble with the generated images. Such image generators are often out of the question for companies and …
Snapchat adds watermark to Snap AI images
Snapchat is also focusing on greater transparency and stricter guidelines for the use of AI. Any image generated with Snap AI will be tagged with a new watermark. Source: TechCrunch
Glaze 2 protects artworks from AI scraping
The University of Chicago released Glaze 2. It is an improved version of their free tool to help artists protect their work from unauthorized AI scraping. Video protection is next.