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This blog is a curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Under Armour AI debate - Director addresses criticisms and AI’s role in advertising
As AI video creation becomes more powerful, the vanguard of early adaptors will look to push it's limits, regardless of any backlash.
OpenAI Made AI Videos for Us. These Clips Are Good Enough to Freak Us Out.
SORA continues to be the benchmark for AI generated video. This Wall Street Journal video report features some interesting samples as well as a deeper dive into the team behind making SORA shine.
Small group of businesses testing new technology
In 2002, Verizon launched a clever ad campaign that used the phrase "Can you hear me now?" 22 years late we can hear him for sure, but can we be sure it's him that we hear?
Europe’s world-first AI rules get final OK
While AI regulation is on our radar here in the states, the EU is almost ready to approve a set of their own.
‘Road House’ brawl: Amazon used AI to replicate actors’ voices during strike, lawsuit alleges
Muscles are all over the new Roadhouse movie coming out in March, but apparently some AI muscling was used behind the scenes to get the movie done.
American Federation of Musicians Reaches Tentative Deal with AMPTP; Union Leaders Hail Pact as ‘Watershed Moment for Artists’
Here's something that is truly music to their ears.
‘Slow Horses’ & ‘One Life’ Director Predicts A Show Made Entirely By Generative AI Is Only Three-To-Five Years Away
Three to five years?
Creating video from text
In 1969, Frank Sinatra popularized the song "My Way." The song begins with these lyrics:
And now the end is here
And so I face that final curtain
When you see the next coming of AI from OpenAI's Sora, you may be singing those very words.
Nightshade: the 'data poisoning' tool boosting fightback against AI
The proliferation of AI has a number of creative folks worried about how and if their work is being used in AI creations. Nightshade - like the poisonous plants - has a solution.
Microsoft’s new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades
Just in case you were wondering if big companies like Microsoft we're embracing AI, the new Copilot key launches an AI-powered chatbot.
Channel 1 News - AI Powered
In 2019, Taylor Swift released a song titled "Death By A Thousand Cuts." The song references the slow and painful process of eventually breaking up. In a way it's like how AI is coming for us as evidenced in this latest AI itereation.
Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests
AI has certainly created an atmosphere that has many concerned for their jobs. But beyond that is the concern that AI can and will disrupt image authenticity. Sony and the AP have been aware of this and have been working on a solution.
AI law and its responsible use by employers in the workplace
As AI creeps (or is thrown) into everything we do, here are emerging workplace rules.
A Sneak Peek into New AI Video Tools from Adobe – The Future of Filmmaking?
BecauseAdobe plays such a big roll in a lot of what we as a community, do this sneak peek of some coming AI in our everyday tools bears a watch.
Raising the dead: how AI is allowing people to hear from lost loved ones again
According to this story, Lazarus will not be the only one making a repeat appearance.
Adobe Sneaks Object-Aware Editing Engine and Major New Generative AI Innovations for Photo, Video, Audio and 3D
While AI remains a sticking point for SAG, it's become a selling point for Adobe. Here's the latest from AdobeMAX.
The US Copyright Office is Asking For Public Comment on AI
As A.I. advances, what it is and how it's used because all the more critical. You can chime on how you feel about A.I. through the US Copyright Office.
YouTube and Universal Music join forces to address AI threat
As A.I. advances continue, media companies are taking aim at addressing potential ramifications.
Even AI Filmmakers Think Hollywood’s AI Proposal Is Dangerous
Is Generative AI for Video Ready for Prime Time Production?
By now, everyone has heard of Generative AI (artificial intelligence) tools like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT and how they’re impacting the world. But are they actually as disruptive as the headlines suggest? And if so, how might we use the potential of AI and machine learning to power our own projects?