AI models can struggle to understand the captions on some medical images Getty Images Toddlers may swiftly master the meaning of the word “no”, but many artificial intelligence models struggle to do so. They show a high fail rate when it comes to understanding commands that contain negation words such as “no” and “not”. That…
Google’s Veo 3 Fast generates 720p AI videos twice as fast as standard Gemini Pro users can create three videos per day Flow Pro users pay just 20 credits per clip Google’s revving up its AI video-making engine Veo 3 with a sped-up version called Veo 3 Fast. Both Gemini Pro and Flow users can access…
Deserts like Death Valley could be a surprising source of drinking water Mimi Ditchie Photography/Getty Images A small panel managed to extract a glassful of clean water from the bone-dry air of Death Valley in California, which suggests that the device could provide the vital resource to arid regions. The atmosphere over extremely dry land…
No image is infinitely sharp. For 150 years, it has been known that no matter how ingeniously you build a microscope or a camera, there are always fundamental resolution limits that cannot be exceeded in principle. The position of a particle can never be measured with infinite precision; a certain amount of blurring is unavoidable….
Disney and Universal are suing artificial intelligence (AI) firm Midjourney over its image generator, which the Hollywood giants allege is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”. The two studios claim Midjourney’s tool makes “innumerable” copies of characters including Darth Vader from Star Wars, Frozen’s Elsa, and the Minions from Despicable Me. It is part of the…
Solar power is growing by leaps and bounds in the United States, propelled by climate mitigation policies and carbon-free energy goals — and California is leading the way as the nation’s top producer of solar electricity. A new study in Energy Strategy Reviews has revealed a dark side to the state’s breakneck pace for solar…
Minions are characters in films produced by Universal Pictures Cinematic/Alamy Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney alleging mass copyright infringement that enables users to create images that “blatantly incorporate and copy Disney’s and Universal’s famous characters”. The action could be a major turning point in the legal battles over…
PA Media The government’s plans to allow AI developers to access copyrighted material to train their systems has sparked backlash – and protests – by British creatives. The House of Lords has dealt a fourth defeat to the government over its plans to allow tech companies to use copyrighted material to train their models. The…
Kenyans have expressed outrage over the detention of a software developer who created a tool to help people oppose the government’s annual finance bill because of fears that it will raise the cost of living. Rose Njeri was detained on Friday after police raided her home in the capital, Nairobi, and seized electronic devises, activists…
NordPass and NordStellar reviewed terabytes of data The analysis uncovered poor password practices in the healthcare industry Organizations are lacking staff training and strong policies Hygiene in hospitals and clinics is essential, but cyber-hygiene – despite being equally important – is constantly being neglected, experts have warned. A report from NordPass and NordStellar has claimed…
