One of the most eye-popping aspects of Roadrunner, Morgan Neville’s documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to mimic Bourdain’s voice. Looking back, Neville told Wired that he thought it was a “funny” way to “keep [Bourdain’s] voice in the movie.” But his approach was heavily criticized — in […] © 2024 …
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Adobe launched video generation capabilities for its Firefly AI platform ahead of its Adobe MAX event on Monday. Starting today, users can test out Firefly’s video generator for the first time on Adobe’s website, or try out its new AI-powered video feature, Generative Extend, in the Premiere Pro beta app. On the Firefly website, users …
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After selling his last AI startup to Meta, Beyond Presence’s founder nabs $3.1M to build lifelike avatars
Computer vision applications are getting a huge boost from advances in smartphones combined with AI that helps fill in the gaps of what everyday devices cannot see. Using these tools, a startup out of Munich called Beyond Presence believes it holds the keys to what is coming next: Hyper-realistic avatars that look and sound exactly …
Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash
One of the most attention-grabbing aspects of “Roadrunner,” the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to replicate Bourdain’s voice. Looking back now, Neville told Wired that he saw this as a “fun” way to “keep [Bourdain’s] voice going in the film.” But his approach drew intense criticism — while …
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