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 […]

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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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Adobe invites you to ’embrace the tech’ with Firefly’s new video generator

Adobe has launched a video generation feature for its Firefly AI platform ahead of its Adobe MAX event on Monday. Starting today, users can test Firefly’s video generator for the first time on the Adobe website or try out the new AI-driven video feature Generative Extend in the Premiere Pro beta app. On the Firefly website, users can […]

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After selling his last AI startup to Meta, Beyond Presence’s founder nabs $3.1M to build lifelike avatars

Advances in smartphones, combined with artificial intelligence, have given computer vision applications a big boost by helping fill in the gaps that everyday devices can’t see. A Munich-based startup called Beyond Presence believes that with these tools, it holds the key to what’s next: hyper-realistic avatars that look and sound like […]

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Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash

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 […]

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