The Cross Heads

Twirling body horror in gymnastics video exposes AI’s flaws

On Wednesday, a video from OpenAI’s newly launched Sora AI video generator went viral on social media, featuring a gymnast who sprouts extra limbs and briefly loses her head during what appears to be an Olympic-style floor routine. As it turns out, the nonsensical synthesis errors in the video—what we like to call “jabberwockies”—hint at […]

December 13, 2024 | AI, AI confabulation, AI hallucination, AI jabberwocky, Ai video generator, Biz & IT, confabulation, gymnastics, hallucination, jabberwocky, machine learning, Olympics, openai, Sora, video synthesis | No comments

OpenAI introduces “Santa Mode” to ChatGPT for ho-ho-ho voice chats

On Thursday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now talk to a simulated version of Santa Claus through the app’s voice mode, using AI to bring a North Pole connection to mobile devices, desktop apps, and web browsers during the holiday season. The company added Santa’s voice and personality as a preset option in ChatGPT’s […]

December 12, 2024 | AI, Biz & IT, machine learning | No comments

Google goes “agentic” with Gemini 2.0’s ambitious AI agent features

On Wednesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.0, the next generation of its AI-model family, starting with an experimental release called Gemini 2.0 Flash. The model family can generate text, images, and speech while processing multiple types of input including text, images, audio, and video. It’s similar to multimodal AI models like GPT-4o, which powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT. […]

December 11, 2024 | agentic AI, AI, AI agents, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, Gemini 2.0, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Google, Google Gemini, large language models, machine learning, openai, Project Astra | No comments

AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”

Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack defended the campaign’s messaging in an interview with SFGate. “They are somewhat dystopian, but so is AI,” he told the outlet in a text message. “The way the world works is changing.” In another message he wrote, “We wanted something that would draw eyes—you don’t draw eyes with boring messaging.” So […]

December 10, 2024 | agi, AI, AI and jobs, AI human replacement, AI workers, Arisan.ai, Artisan, Biz & IT, bluesky, Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, machine learning | No comments

Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?

The company then went on to strike deals with major tech firms, including a $60 million agreement with Google in February 2024 and a partnership with OpenAI in May 2024 that integrated Reddit content into ChatGPT. But Reddit users haven’t been entirely happy with the deals. In October 2024, London-based Redditors began posting false restaurant […]

December 9, 2024 | Advance Publications, AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, Conde Nast, machine learning, openai, Perplexity, Perplexity.ai, reddit, Reddit Answers | No comments

Ten months after first tease, OpenAI launches Sora video generation publicly

A music video by Canadian art collective Vallée Duhamel made with Sora-generated video. “[We] just shoot stuff and then use Sora to combine it with a more interesting, more surreal vision.” During a livestream on Monday—during Day 3 of OpenAI’s “12 days of OpenAi”—Sora’s developers showcased a new “Explore” interface that allows people to browse […]

December 9, 2024 | 12 days of OpenAI, AI, Ai video generator, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, image synthesis, machine learning, openai, Sora, video synthesis | No comments

Your AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense

The warning extends beyond voice scams. The FBI announcement details how criminals also use AI models to generate convincing profile photos, identification documents, and chatbots embedded in fraudulent websites. These tools automate the creation of deceptive content while reducing previously obvious signs of humans behind the scams, like poor grammar or obviously fake photos. Much […]

December 6, 2024 | AI, AI crime, AI ethics, AI fraud, AI password, Asara Near, audio synthesis, Biz & IT, deepfakes, fbi, image synthesis, machine learning, safe word, secret word, Twitter, voice cloning, voice synthesis | No comments

OpenAI announces full “o1” reasoning model, $200 ChatGPT Pro tier

On Thursday during a live demo as part of its “12 days of OpenAI” event, OpenAI announced a new tier of ChatGPT with higher usage limits for $200 a month and the full version of “o1,” the full version of a so-called reasoning model the company debuted in September. Unlike o1-preview, o1 can now process […]

December 5, 2024 | 12 days of OpenAI, AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, ChatGPT Pro, chatgtp, GPT-4, GPT-4o, machine learning, o1, o1-preview, openai | No comments

Soon, the tech behind ChatGPT may help drone operators decide which enemies to kill

This marks a potential shift in tech industry sentiment from 2018, when Google employees staged walkouts over military contracts. Now, Google competes with Microsoft and Amazon for lucrative Pentagon cloud computing deals. Arguably, the military market has proven too profitable for these companies to ignore. But is this type of AI the right tool for […]

December 5, 2024 | AI, Anduril, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, machine learning, openai | No comments

OpenAI teases 12 days of mystery product launches starting tomorrow

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a “12 days of OpenAI” period starting December 5, which will unveil new AI features and products for 12 consecutive weekdays. Altman did not specify the exact features or products OpenAI plans to unveil, but a report from The Verge about this “12 days of shipmas” event suggests […]

December 4, 2024 | AI, Biz & IT, ChatGPT, chatgtp, Christmas, machine learning, openai | No comments

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