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Midjourney considers banning political images for 2024 election
Feb 12, 2024
Alex Baker
AI image generator Midjourney says it is considering plans to ban any images or prompts that may affect the 2024 US presidential elections. CEO David…
Dall-E 3 will add authenticity tags to all AI-generated images
Feb 12, 2024
Alex Baker
OpenAI is adding watermarks to all images created using Dall-E 3. The step is to encode a content authenticity tag in all AI-generated images, which…
Apple rivals Photoshop with MGIE, an AI text-based photo editor
Feb 8, 2024
Alex Baker
Apple has released a text-based image editing tool that could rival Adobe Photoshop. The new tool was pioneered by a collaboration between Apple and the…
UK fails artists and cancels AI copyright agreement
Feb 7, 2024
Alex Baker
The UK government has shelved plans to create an AI copyright code that would protect artists. In what has been described as a ‘blow to…
Zuckerberg admits that they use your Instagram photos to train their AI
Feb 5, 2024
Alex Baker
Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in his earnings call for Meta’s fourth quarter results what we have long suspected. Meta is using our Instagram images to train…
Portrait competition allows fully AI-generated images
Feb 5, 2024
Alex Baker
The prestigious Brisbane Portrait Prize will be allowing wholly AI-generated images to be entered into the competition this year. The organisers defend the decision by…
News channel Photoshops a politician into skimpier outfit and blames it on AI
Jan 30, 2024
Alex Baker
An Australian politician has hit back after a News Channel allegedly Photoshopped her into wearing a more revealing outfit. MP Georgie Purcell appeared on Melbourne’s…
Taylor Swift deepfakes inspire a call for legislation
Jan 29, 2024
Alex Baker
Explicit deepfaked images of Taylor Swift were shared and viewed millions of times on social media over the weekend. The AI-generated pictures were shared across…
Pope warns against the dangers of generative AI and deepfakes
Jan 25, 2024
Alex Baker
The Pope has warned of the ‘perverse’ dangers of AI-generated images and deepfake videos in an address from the Vatican City. Pope Francis was himself…
Google launches Lumiere, a ‘cute and fluffy’ text-to-video generator
Jan 25, 2024
Alex Baker
If you like all things cute and just wish you could create videos of cute things, then Google has the answer for you. Lumiere, Google’s…