Leaping Ahead of Civitai:mst.ai Enables One-Click Cloud Model Execution

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New York Tech Media

The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the design World has brought significant improvements in speed, accuracy and efficiency. However, for all the benefits of AI, there are some pain points with existing software. High cost of use, time-consuming training models, limited creativity, and difficult integration are the most common challenges faced by designers and businesses using AI in their workflows. mst.ai function introduction mst.ai is a revolutionary AI image generation solution that integrates Stable Diffusion, Civitai, chatGPT4.0, and other advanced functions. It is free … Read More “Leaping Ahead of Civitai:mst.ai Enables One-Click Cloud Model Execution”

Best photo editing software for Mac 2023

Macworld If you’re a professional photographer or designer you need editing software that provides precision and control over your images, as well as support for editing RAW files and multi-layer editing tools. The popularity of selfies and smartphone photography in recent years has given rise to dozens of affordable photo-editing programs aimed at amateur photographers. While these free (or low cost) apps are great for people who simply want to smarten up their selfies or holiday snaps, they may not offer the features pro photographers need to edit photos. If you want to edit your photos like… Read More “Best photo editing software for Mac 2023”

Humans could be controlled by robots, AI firm’s founder warns

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Robots could end up controlling humanity, the founder of an artificial intelligence firm has warned. Emad Mostaque, 40, who founded Stability AI three years ago, said this could happen in a “worst case scenario” and humans could be told “goodbye, you’re kind of boring”. However, governments could soon be shocked into regulating the machines by an event that suddenly makes their impact real, he added. “If you have a more capable thing than you, what is democracy in that kind of environment?” he said in an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg On Sunday programme. “This is a known unknown be… Read More “Humans could be controlled by robots, AI firm’s founder warns”

Apple Legend Raises Red Flags on AI

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By Brian O’Connell Artificial intelligence is growing by leaps and bounds, as the technology is expected to haul in $154 billion in sector spending in 2023, according to International Data Corp. That’s a compound annual growth rate of 27% from 2022. While the future seems bright for AI, some technology heavy hitters are warning that artificial intelligence could pose massive societal problems if it goes unregulated. DON’T MISS: Wozniak Says Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk Are “Similar”. Take Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple (AAPL) – Get Free Report. The industry legend issued a warning of his own … Read More “Apple Legend Raises Red Flags on AI”

Why ‘artificial intelligence’ is still just a marketing buzzword | Opinion

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Investors’ demand for stocks of companies touting “Artificial Intelligence” accounts for all the US stock market gains this year. A steady stream of hucksters, whose incomes invariably depend on more venture capital funding for machine learning, are lining up to tell us how the technology is poised to reshape everything from movies to medicine to romance. But “artificial intelligence” is a misnomer. Services like ChatGPT are not intelligent and describing them as such sets us up to be suckered by tech companies. “AI is a machine’s ability to perform the cognitive functions we associate with hu… Read More “Why ‘artificial intelligence’ is still just a marketing buzzword | Opinion”

Democracy is unprepared for the ‘AI deluge’ and a ‘tsunami’ of ‘automated disinformation’: report

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) inspired a combination of mockery and scathing criticism when it responded to President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign announcement with a melodramatic, over-the-top attack ad that used artificial intelligence (AI) software to create dystopian images depicting what GOP operatives claim a second Biden term would look like. In the late April ad, ominous music played while the RNC predicted banks collapsing, Mainland China invading Taiwan and an invasion of illegal immigrants if Biden is reelected. The AI-generated images were designed to terrify viewers i… Read More “Democracy is unprepared for the ‘AI deluge’ and a ‘tsunami’ of ‘automated disinformation’: report”

Audio book narrators say AI is already taking away business

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By Sebastian Pandelache / Unsplash As people brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and everyday living, those in the World of audio books say their field is already being transformed. As people brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and everyday living, those in the World of audio books say their field is already being transformed. AI has the ability to create human-sounding recordings — at assembly-line speed — while bypassing at least part of the services of the human professionals who for years have made a living with their voices. … Read More “Audio book narrators say AI is already taking away business”

A Troubling New Phone Scam Could Put Your Loved Ones at Risk

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By Danni Button The rapid-fire growth of artificial intelligence technology has been one of the greatest sources of uproar over the past year, and looking at the news over the last year, that’s saying something. But as the possibilities of AI grow, so too do the risks involved, particularly for those vulnerable to scammers. Getting a frantic call from a loved one that they’ve experienced an emergency is a pretty vulnerable state for any of us, and that’s precisely what scammers are betting on. Washington authorities have reported a phone scammer using AI for a very nefarious purpose. DON’T MIS… Read More “A Troubling New Phone Scam Could Put Your Loved Ones at Risk”

Satellite boom sparks worries over orbital collisions, light pollution and space junk

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

Space is vast. But are certain parts of space in danger of becoming overcrowded with Internet satellites and cosmic junk? Concern has been increasing among government agencies, astronomers and others as the number of launched and proposed low-Earth orbit satellites surges. Worries center on the increased risk of collisions that create debris fields capable of taking out nearby satellites; bright reflections that harm scientific astronomy and change the night sky; atmospheric pollution from thousands of deorbiting satellites burning up every few years; and radio signal interference that blocks … Read More “Satellite boom sparks worries over orbital collisions, light pollution and space junk”

College Football Analyst Names Country’s 3 Most ‘Overrated’ Teams

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By Tzvi Machlin We’re a little over three months away until the start of the 2023 college football season and we’re all eagerly waiting to see which teams set themselves up in the best position for success. But there are a few teams that at least one analyst suspects could be getting more hype than they deserve. In a feature for 247Sports, analyst Brad Crawford did write-ups on three college football teams that he suspects are going to drop from their preseason rankings rather quickly. He identified Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Oregon State as teams that are a bit overrated right now. For Oregon S… Read More “College Football Analyst Names Country’s 3 Most ‘Overrated’ Teams”