Check out “Air Head”, the very first short film made with the cutting-edge tech of OpenAI Sora. Created by Shy Kids, a creative multimedia team in Toronto, this project shows off what’s possible when OpenAI Sora’s tech is put to work in making films. What Makes It Special: Fresh Storytelling: Shy Kids used Sora to […]
This statement was taken from a Facebook post I read recently. It got me seriously thinking. And inspired a response. The idea that “creativity needs a soul,” suggesting AI can’t be truly creative because it lacks consciousness, comes from a traditional view of creativity. However, this view evolves if we consider how AI’s development affects […]
It’s a question that comes my way often. The answer’s straightforward: AI is the foundational technology of the 21st Century. For me, it’s not the tech that’s mind-blowing — it’s the seismic shifts it’s triggering. Sure, the road ahead has its bumps — think significant job disruptions and a pressing need for societal adaptation. But, […]
Yesterday, Open AI launched ‘Sora‘, a new text-to-video model “that can create realistic and imaginative scenes from text instructions. Here are my provisional thoughts about its impact: Better Video Making: Now, businesses and marketers can make high-quality videos quickly and cheaply using text. This means even small businesses or people without much money can make […]
I enjoy studying AI because I see amazing innovations that are and will be life-changing. But the rise of AI trends like “dignifAI” and “purifAI” shows a worrying side, where technology is used to push old-fashioned and divisive ideas. “dignifAI” (AI Software) alters pictures of women to make them wear more traditional clothes, fitting an […]
In a recent scam (CNN Story), a worker at a major company in Hong Kong was tricked into giving $25 million to criminals. They used advanced deep-faked video to look and sound like the company’s CFO during a fake online meeting. The police in Hong Kong said this is just one of many scams where […]
Recently, at a major event in Davos, someone asked me a deep question that made me rethink how AI’s benefits are shared fairly. I realised I didn’t have a good answer, showing a major gap in my research. This made me feel responsible for looking deeper into the topic. So, I started to explore it […]
The current Israel/Palestine debate is already causing a tinderbox of heated dialogue online, particularly as it’s an emotive issue on which most people vehemently polarise to one side. It made me wonder: couldn’t AI help us to chat online with more nuance and less drama? Better yet, could it help us to better understand one […]
As I ring in my 48th year today, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the strides we’ve made during my lifetime. Being a proud Brit, it’s astounding to see how the UK landscape has transformed over the last five decades. Of course, challenges persist, but as I’ve journeyed through, it’s clear that on balance, […]
Can you believe it? Maria Franzoni and I just tried out six languages in one week. Surprised? Before you think we’ve suddenly become language experts, let me share our trick: it’s not what you think. The tech team at ‘HeyGen‘ just launched their new creation, ‘Video Translate‘. This cool tool uses AI to translate videos […]
