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Microsoft has launched a new image-to-video AI model called VASA-1. It needs just one image and one voice clip to maker realistic videos of talking humans. There's concern that it could be used to hone deepfakes.
Personal EVTOL craft are on the rise. They're seen as the next evolution of electric vehicles. They can cut commuting times by over 80%. They may fall foul of legal and safety delays before going mainstream though.
The World AI Creator Awards has announced a plan for a "Miss AI" beauty pageant. Female-presenting AI influencers will be judged on their beauty, technology and influence. "Perfect" AI women have already been controversial in their impact on body image.
An Ohio company has started selling a robot dog with attached flamethrower. The "Thermonator" robot also has a napalm-throwing option, and laser sighting.It's entirely legal and unregulated in the US market.
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Three wingsuit fliers have flown remarkably close passes of the pyramids of Giza. Using GoPro cameras, they captured footage from their point of view. They include incredibly rare close-up views of the tops of the monuments.
DARPA has released footage of the first human vs. AI dogfight. The fight was the first time the combat technology was used in the air.Machine learning techniques took the AI outside the simulator environment.
Dead spiders could be used as efficient micro-grabbers. Scientists manipulate spider legs hydraulically after death. That way, they can be used to grab fine items, instead of using robots.
Optics expert Guy Cramer has invented a kind of invisibility shield for soldiers. By misaligning two layers of lenticular lenses, he creates a negative refractive index. That camouflages whatever is behind the lenses.
The Euclid space telescope will embark on a six-year mission to map the universe. In particular, it will investigate dark matter and dark energy. Ground telescope data will add color and depth to its images.