Meta has unveiled Movie Gen, its AI that can create realistic videos from written instructions. The system will play catch-up with similar offerings already out, including OpenAI’s Sora and developer Runway’s version.
Category: 15 October 2024
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MOZILLA URGES “PUBLIC AI”
Mozilla, the nonprofit that operates the Thunderbird email program and Firefox browser, is urging AI developers to create a parallel AI industry devoted solely to public benefit—one that creates AI platforms just for nonprofits, government agencies, and companies emphasizing social goals.
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OPENAI TO RESTRUCTURE AS PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
OpenAI is considering transforming itself into a profit-seeking corporation that also is legally committed to socially beneficial works.
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SHOULD AI RESEARCHERS HAVE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY?
This year’s chemistry Nobel went to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, two AI scientists at Google’s DeepMind research subsidiary, and University of Washington biochemist David Baker for their work in developing AIs that can decode and forecast the structure of proteins.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
While Democrat candidate Kamala Harris only recently made her first ever public reference to “digital assets,” in a notably underplayed attempt to reassure 2024 crypto voters, Donald Trump is continuing his bold embrace of the technology.
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WHICH WAY WILL THE SEC GO?
New lawsuits. An appeal trying to reverse a court decision on Ripple’s XRP token. Infighting between commissioners.
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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY?
It probably would surprise no one to learn that there are several viewpoints among critics of the current wars devastating the Middle East regarding who is actually encouraging a growing bloody conflict which might soon involve at least six countries in the region.
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DISINFORMATION ISN’T THE PROBLEM. GOVERNMENT COVER-UPS AND CENSORSHIP ARE THE PROBLEM
In a perfect example of the Nanny State mindset at work, Hillary Clinton insists that the powers-that-be need “total control” in order to make the internet a safer place for users and protect us from harm.
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WARMONGER HARRIS IDENTIFIES IRAN AS U.S. TOP ‘ADVERSARY’
Vice President Kamala Harris identified Iran as the U.S.’s greatest adversary during an interview with CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” claiming that the Islamic Republic of Iran has the blood of Americans “on its hands.”
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THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF OUR MODERN FOOD SYSTEM: HOW BIG TOBACCO SHAPED WHAT WE EAT
In my interview with Calley Means, co-author of the book "Good Energy," we discuss how tobacco companies bought major food companies in the 1980s, applying addictive strategies to food production and influencing nutritional guidelines, leading to a surge in chronic diseases.