Synthetic Media & Generative AI News and Discussions

[firestar464]

https://sora.com/

sora's out

[firestar464]

On another note, perhaps the thing I hate most about the whole genAI debate is the fact that it has become a cheap excuse for people to behave like shit human beings to each other.

[Powers]

https://sora.com/

sora's out

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On another note, perhaps the thing I hate most about the whole genAI debate is the fact that it has become a cheap excuse for people to behave like shit human beings to each other.

I always press on "Not interested in this post" and try to avoid these. I would say it works since I almost never stop with one.

[Cyber_Rebel]

I'm thinking Sora is likely a bigger reason why the pro subscription is around $200. Video generation is expensive, so in this way they can begin to make a profit as the technology improves and becomes cheaper.

[firestar464]

It sure looks like OpenAI trained Sora on game content — and legal experts say that could be a problem

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/it-su ... a-problem/

[Powers]

Maybe China (and Russia for that matter) will really beat the west. We will see and with what consequenceshttps://preview.redd.it/cdjmhz7w8b6e1.j ... 7b3816b97e

[wjfox]

https://sora.com/

sora's out

"Sora is not available in GB yet."

[wjfox]

[firestar464]

OpenDream Claims to be an AI Art Platform. But Its Users Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/10 ... m-vietnam/

UGH

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[wjfox]

Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge in $3.7 Billion Deal

Tue, January 7, 2025

Getty Images and Shutterstock will merge into one company valued at $3.7 billion in a deal that aims to take on competition from AI, the companies announced on Tuesday. The new premier visual content company will be called Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and, at close, Getty Images CEO Craig Peters will serve as CEO of the combined company.

The new company aims to offer a larger content library, expanded opportunities for its contributor community and a reinforced commitment to “the adoption of inclusive and representative content,” but the deal also aims to create a “stronger financial profile” and innovation for customers in “a fast‑evolving and highly competitive environment,” a nod to the growing AI threat on both of their businesses.

The launch of AI-driven programs like Canva have dramatically increased competition for Getty and Shutterstock, which both provide a bevy of stock photos that can increasingly be created — to the user’s specification — by AI.

The combined company will increase investment in tech innovation, including generative AI.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/getty-im ... 41815.html

[raklian]

We're almost there.

[wjfox]

Paul McCartney: Don't let AI rip off artists

4 hours ago

Sir Paul McCartney has told the BBC proposed changes to copyright law could allow "rip off" technology that might make it impossible for musicians and artists to make a living.

The government is considering an overhaul of the law that would allow AI developers to use creators' content on the internet to help develop their models, unless the rights holders opt out.

In a rare interview for Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Paul said "when we were kids in Liverpool, we found a job that we loved, but it also paid the bills", warning the proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a "loss of creativity".

The government said it aimed to deliver legal certainty through a copyright regime that provided creators with "real control" and transparency.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xqv9g8442o

[firestar464]

Just give the artists basic income like in Ireland tbh

[wjfox]

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Crossing the uncanny valley of conversational voice

February 27, 2025
Brendan Iribe, Ankit Kumar, and the Sesame team

How do we know when someone truly understands us? It is rarely just our words—it is in the subtleties of voice: the rising excitement, the thoughtful pause, the warm reassurance.

Voice is our most intimate medium as humans, carrying layers of meaning through countless variations in tone, pitch, rhythm, and emotion.

Today’s digital voice assistants lack essential qualities to make them truly useful. Without unlocking the full power of voice, they cannot hope to effectively collaborate with us. A personal assistant who speaks only in a neutral tone has difficulty finding a permanent place in our daily lives after the initial novelty wears off.

Over time this emotional flatness becomes more than just disappointing—it becomes exhausting.

At Sesame, our goal is to achieve “voice presence”—the magical quality that makes spoken interactions feel real, understood, and valued. We are creating conversational partners that do not just process requests; they engage in genuine dialogue that builds confidence and trust over time. In doing so, we hope to realize the untapped potential of voice as the ultimate interface for instruction and understanding.

https://www.sesame.com/research/crossin ... y_of_voice

[firestar464]

OpenAI plans to bring Sora’s video generator to ChatGPT

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/opena ... o-chatgpt/