News/Content Creation
Authors Guild launches ‘Human Authored’ book certification
Program Overview: The Authors Guild has introduced a "Human Authored" certification system that allows authors and publishers to distinguish their human-written works in an increasingly AI-populated marketplace. The certification includes a distinctive mark and entry in a public database to verify human authorship The program is currently limited to Authors Guild members and single-author books The "Human Authored" logo and name will be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Certification Requirements: The program allows limited AI usage while maintaining strict standards for human authorship. Authors can use AI tools for basic functions like spell-checking, grammar review, brainstorming, and...
read Jan 30, 2025Top US art school adopts AI in groundbreaking partnership
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has formed a pioneering partnership with Invoke, an AI company providing enterprise-grade generative media tools, giving students access to advanced AI-powered creation software. Partnership Overview: RISD's collaboration with Invoke represents the first major alliance between a prestigious art school and an AI image generation company. Students gain access to Invoke's premium suite of AI-powered creation tools, which are typically reserved for enterprise clients Invoke, a remote company founded in 2024 with nine employees, provides both free public versions and specialized enterprise solutions The partnership originated through RISD professor Daniel Lefcourt, whose work focuses on...
read Jan 30, 2025Forrester Wave Report: AI-driven innovation reshapes enterprise content platforms
A new Forrester Wave report evaluates 12 leading content platform vendors, identifying four Leaders, five Strong Performers, and three Contenders in the rapidly evolving enterprise content management market. Market evolution and current landscape: The enterprise content management industry has transformed significantly, now centered on AI-enabled cloud content platforms that go beyond basic document management. Content platforms have become fundamental components of digital workplaces, integrating with productivity suites and enterprise applications Technical leaders seek flexible, extensible platforms for developing content-rich applications The evaluation covered 12 key vendors across 24 criteria through detailed questionnaires, demonstrations, and customer feedback AI-driven innovation highlights: Artificial...
read Jan 30, 2025AI-authored book sparks fear among creative professionals amid copyright questions
An AI-generated book mimicking a technology journalist's writing style demonstrates both the capabilities and limitations of current AI writing tools, while highlighting broader concerns about AI's impact on creative industries. The experiment setup: A technology journalist received an AI-written book about herself as a Christmas gift, generated by BookByAnyone using basic prompts provided by a friend. The 240-page book, titled "Tech-Splaining for Dummies," attempted to replicate the journalist's writing style and incorporated publicly available information about her BookByAnyone has sold approximately 150,000 personalized books, primarily in the US market The service uses proprietary AI tools based on an open-source large...
read Jan 30, 2025AI copyright clarity and new model releases reshape digital content creation
Recent updates in AI copyright law and new AI model releases are reshaping the landscape of AI-generated content creation, particularly in film and entertainment. Copyright clarity and industry impact: The U.S. Copyright Office has established clear guidelines for AI-generated content protection, marking a significant shift in how creative works using AI are legally protected. AI-generated material now qualifies for copyright protection when it demonstrates human creative input and direction Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter emphasized that protection extends to human creativity expressed through AI systems, but not to machine-determined content This clarification addresses a two-year period of legal uncertainty that had...
read Jan 30, 2025US Copyright Office: AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human involvement
Key developments: The US Copyright Office has issued new guidelines clarifying when AI-assisted creative works can receive copyright protection, marking a significant development for artists and creators using AI tools. The Copyright Office, which processes approximately 500,000 copyright applications annually, will grant protection to works where human creativity remains central to the creation process AI-assisted works can qualify for copyright if an artist's creative input is clearly visible or if the work includes meaningful human modifications The office will continue rejecting copyright claims for fully machine-generated content, including works created solely through AI prompts Policy framework and requirements: Register of...
read Jan 29, 2025Satirical site The Onion removes more AI-generated images
The Onion has removed another image from its website after discovering it contained AI-generated content, marking the second such incident in recent days. Key incident details: The satirical news site took down an image accompanying an article titled "Panicked Pottery Barn Executives Announce They Have Lost Control Of The Wicker" after learning it contained AI-generated elements from Shutterstock. The image, which showed Manhattan's skyline reimagined with woven material, had been published over a month ago The Onion's CEO Ben Collins acknowledged the mistake on Bluesky and apologized for the oversight This incident follows a similar recent case where The Onion...
read Jan 29, 2025Pika’s new AI video model 2.1 is impressively good
Pika Labs has launched Pika 2.1, an enhanced AI video generation model that introduces advanced motion control and physics simulation capabilities alongside its existing features. Key Features and Capabilities: Pika 2.1 represents a significant advancement in AI-driven video creation, combining sophisticated technical improvements with user-friendly functionality. Advanced Motion Control enables smoother, more natural animation sequences, addressing previous limitations in fluid movement generation Realistic Physics Simulation allows objects to interact more authentically within generated videos, mimicking real-world physics behaviors Dynamic Lighting Effects provide enhanced control over atmosphere and mood through sophisticated illumination techniques Seamless Style Transfer functionality allows users to transform...
read Jan 25, 2025This AI transcription tool is a game changer for writers and journalists
Otter.ai showcases its value for writers and journalists by streamlining the process of transcribing interviews and meetings with the help of advanced voice recognition technology. By supporting multiple languages and offering both free and premium tiers, the platform appeals to a wide range of users, enabling faster and more efficient workflows for content creators and professionals alike. Here's what makes it so powerful. Core functionality and features: Otter.ai leverages voice recognition technology to convert spoken conversations, interviews, and meetings into written text in English, Spanish, and French. Users can upload audio files directly to the platform, with transcriptions typically completed...
read Jan 24, 2025The realism from this Veo 2-made AI video by László Gaál will blow your mind
Google DeepMind's Veo 2 AI system has enabled digital artist László Gaál to create a groundbreaking commercial featuring entirely AI-generated footage, including both the main content and behind-the-scenes material. The technological breakthrough: Gaál's three-minute video demonstrates the advanced capabilities of AI-generated video content, featuring artificial people, scenery, and production crews that appear remarkably lifelike. The commercial was created using Google DeepMind's experimental Veo 2 platform, which is currently available through a waitlist system The AI system has been specifically optimized to reduce common visual artifacts like incorrect hand rendering The project took approximately three weeks to complete, including editing and...
read Jan 21, 2025AI-powered virtual product placement reshapes brand integration in media
Artificial intelligence tools are enabling virtual product placement in media content, allowing brands to digitally insert products into shows, movies, and influencer content after filming is complete. The technology landscape: New AI-powered virtual product placement platforms like Mirriad, Ryff, and Inshorts are transforming how brands integrate their products into entertainment content. Major brands like Cheetos have already implemented this technology, with Mirriad integrating ghost pepper chips into "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" These tools can seamlessly add products, from fried chicken to paint cans, into existing content without requiring physical presence during filming Companies like Hallmark and Univision have been experimenting with...
read Jan 20, 2025AI controversy surrounds ‘The Brutalist’ as director clarifies limited use in accents and visuals
A sudden controversy over AI usage in film has emerged around "The Brutalist," with director Brady Corbet addressing concerns about the technology's role in modifying actors' Hungarian accents and creating visual elements. Key developments: Director Brady Corbet has issued a detailed response to criticism regarding the use of AI technology in his film "The Brutalist," specifically addressing concerns about accent modification and visual effects. Corbet emphasized that leads Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones worked extensively with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to develop their Hungarian accents The AI tool Respeecher was used only to refine specific Hungarian language vowels and letters,...
read Jan 18, 2025Runway’s new AI image generator Frames excels at the cinematic
Runway has launched Frames, a new AI image generation model that produces cinematic-quality visuals and integrates with the company's video generation tools. Key features and functionality: Frames provides advanced stylistic control and high visual fidelity, targeting professional creative industries including editorial, art direction, and production. The tool is available through Runway's Unlimited plan ($95/month or $912/year) and Enterprise plan ($1,500/year) Users can generate still images and seamlessly convert them to videos using Runway's Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model The system includes 19 preset visual styles, ranging from Vivid to Terracotta, that users can customize further Professional capabilities: Frames distinguishes itself through...
read Jan 18, 2025InstaGlam will turn your selfies into AI avatars for $40
A straightforward AI tool for content creators, InstaGlam AI, is now available at a discounted price of $39.99, offering personalized digital avatar creation from selfies for various content needs. Product Overview: InstaGlam AI transforms 2-3 personal selfies into a customizable digital twin using artificial intelligence technology. Users upload clear, solo photographs following specific guidelines provided during setup The platform processes these images to create a personalized AI model Once completed, users can immediately begin generating various types of visual content Key Features: The platform offers practical functionality focused on content creation efficiency and versatility. Includes over 30 customizable templates for...
read Jan 16, 2025Luma Labs ray 2 AI-powered video generator rivals Sora
Luma Labs has launched Ray 2, an AI-powered video generation tool that can create realistic 10-second clips from text descriptions on its Dream Machine platform. Key Features and Capabilities: Ray 2 represents a significant advancement in AI video generation, powered by 10 times more computational resources than its previous version. The system can generate realistic video clips featuring complex scenarios with natural motion and physics Users can access the platform through both free (720p resolution) and premium tiers (1080p resolution at $66.49 monthly) The tool focuses on user-friendly operation and quick generation times Platform Accessibility and Future Development: Dream Machine serves...
read Jan 16, 2025Luma Labs launches new AI video model with improved motion and physics
Luma AI has unveiled Ray2, its latest generative video model, offering enhanced motion and physics capabilities through its Dream Machine platform. What's new: Ray2 represents a significant advancement in AI video generation, trained with 10 times more computing power than its predecessor. The model specializes in creating 5-10 second video clips from text descriptions Generation times can vary from seconds to minutes depending on user demand The platform maintains tiered pricing, from free 720p generations to enterprise plans at $1,672.92 annually Technical capabilities: The new model demonstrates improved capabilities in generating natural movement and realistic physics simulations. Early tests show...
read Jan 16, 2025While writers are anxious about AI, readers don’t seem to care much
Microsoft's research on AI writing tools reveals a stark contrast between writers' anxieties and readers' receptiveness to AI-assisted content, based on a study involving 19 fiction writers and 30 readers using the CoAuthor program. Research methodology and setup: Microsoft researchers designed a controlled study to examine how AI writing tools affect both the creative process and reader perception of written content. Writers created 200-word passages using both personalized and standard versions of GPT-4 through the CoAuthor program The study included timed writing exercises, though this format differed from typical writing conditions Researchers collected feedback from both writers and readers to...
read Jan 16, 2025AI-powered websites are impersonating major sports news outlets
Sports media faces a surge in AI-generated content mills impersonating legitimate news outlets, with hundreds of fake sites siphoning both content and advertising revenue from established brands. The emerging threat: DoubleVerify's recent investigation uncovered over 200 websites populated with AI-generated content and plagiarized material from legitimate news sources, operating under a scheme dubbed "Synthetic Echo." These deceptive sites deliberately mimic established media brands like ESPN, NBC, Fox, CBS, and BBC, often using slight variations of their names to appear legitimate One notable example, "BBCSportss," systematically copies content from Sports Illustrated while masquerading as a BBC property The content typically consists...
read Jan 15, 2025Not every creator doesn’t want their content scraped by AI — here’s why
A growing trend of deliberate content creation aimed at influencing AI training data has sparked discussion about the most effective platforms and methods for ensuring content inclusion in future AI models. Current landscape; The practice of "writing for AI" represents a strategic effort by content creators to have their thoughts and beliefs incorporated into AI training datasets. LessWrong is widely recognized as a platform likely to be included in AI training data scraping efforts Twitter/X's content may primarily benefit specific AI models like Grok, limiting broader influence Questions remain about the effectiveness of personal blogs and technical configurations for ensuring...
read Jan 14, 2025Samsung’s Sketch-to-Image feature will soon let you incorporate voice commands too
One of Samsung's next big reveals will reportedly include a new AI-powered Sketch to Image tool that allows users to combine voice and text inputs with drawings to generate images. Latest Features: Samsung is expanding the capabilities of its Galaxy AI-powered Sketch to Image tool within Drawing Assist, introducing multimodal input functionality that enhances creative possibilities. Users can now complement their sketches with typed text or voice commands to generate more detailed and specific images The upgraded tool allows for intuitive combinations, such as sketching a cat and adding "spacesuit" via text or voice to create a composite image Previously...
read Jan 13, 2025Adobe Firefly transforms image editing with new AI-powered bulk editing tool
Adobe has unveiled Firefly Bulk Create, a web-based application that enables simultaneous AI-powered editing of multiple images, targeting enterprise creative teams seeking to streamline their content production workflow. Key Features and Functionality: Firefly Bulk Create operates as a web application within Adobe's Firefly Services API suite, focusing on two primary editing capabilities. The platform allows users to simultaneously remove or replace backgrounds across multiple images using Adobe's Firefly model Users can resize multiple images at once using preset dimensions optimized for various social media platforms The application learns brand preferences to maintain consistency across edited images Accessibility and Availability: The platform...
read Jan 11, 2025Science journal offers $49 AI-generated “Media Kits,” sparking criticism from researchers
A major scientific publisher is offering to sell AI-generated summaries to researchers who authored papers in its journals, raising concerns about monetization and AI's role in academic publishing. The core offering: Springer Nature, publisher of Nature and Scientific American, is marketing $49 AI-generated "Media Kits" to help authors promote their research. The package includes a 250-word plain language summary, 300-word research brief, audio summary, and social media content Springer emphasizes the tool uses their "secure, in-house" AI system that doesn't retain or store paper content The publisher positions the service as a time-saving solution for researchers who need to communicate complex...
read Jan 11, 2025YouTubers monetize unused footage by selling to AI giants like OpenAI and Google
Content creators on YouTube have found a new revenue stream by selling their unused video footage to major AI companies including OpenAI and Google. Key details: AI industry leaders are purchasing unused video content from YouTube creators to train their artificial intelligence algorithms, with creators earning substantial compensation for their content. Individual content creators are reportedly earning thousands of dollars per licensing deal Major tech companies OpenAI and Google are among the primary buyers of this footage The footage being sold consists of previously unused or unreleased video content from YouTubers Market significance: This development represents a new monetization opportunity...
read Jan 10, 20257 prompts for creating compelling AI videos with Kling 1.6
Kling 1.6 has emerged in recent months as a groundbreaking force in AI video generation. From dramatic sports moments to ethereal artistic transformations, this powerful platform is pushing the boundaries of what's possible in computer-generated video content. Let's explore seven stunning prompt examples that showcase Kling's sophisticated handling of movement, lighting, and complex scene transitions. Soccer Goalkeeper Save Prompt text: "A dramatic soccer goalkeeper wearing a bright red uniform makes a diving save during a rainy match, side view, in slow motion, cinematic camera movement tracking the dive" This prompt demonstrates Kling's ability to handle dynamic sports scenes and weather...
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