OpenAI
DALL·E: Creating Images from Text
20+ min · · We’ve trained a neural network called DALL·E that creates images from text captions for a wide range of concepts expressible in natural language. · Shared by 1027, including Vicki Davis, Mario Klingemann💧💦, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Sam Altman, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Leo Polovets, Soumith Chintala, Ilya Sutskever, MIT CSAIL, Jane Manchun Wong, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Ser Jeff Garzik, Josh Wolfe, Randy Olson, Kevin Kelly, Chris Messina, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, danabramov.bsky.social, Vinod Khosla, Carla Gentry 🎶
webaverse.com
Webaverse
1 min · · A universe of apps build with IPFS, Ethereum, and WebXR · Shared by 8, including Kent Bye (Voices of VR), Chris Messina
Business Wire
Roblox Acquires Loom.ai, Accelerating Development of Avatar Realism and Emotions
1 min · · Roblox, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through play, announced today the acquisition of Loom.ai, a privately-held compa · Shared by 7, including CyberCodeTwins, Chris Messina
debugger.medium.com
Replace Your Face With an A.I. Twin to Trick Facial Recognition
10 min · · Try the Anonymizer tool to create a fake face that looks like you · Shared by 94, including Thomas Pleil, Chris Messina, Matthias Lampe, Dirk Spannaus, Bas Grasmayer, Tom D'Amico
The New York Times
Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?
4 min · · The people in this story may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter or Tinder. But they don’t exist. They were born from the mind of a computer, and the technology behind them is… · Shared by 701, including Martin Ford, John Koetsier, Chris Messina, Joshua Benton, Trent Walton, AI, Brian Solis, Sean Gardner, Lenore Skenazy, Bilal Zuberi, Paul Ekman, Christoph Trappe, Eric Topol, Kashmir Hill, Gerd Leonhard, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Tom D'Amico, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Guy Kawasaki, Nouriel Roubini
Bloomberg
These Influencers Are Computer Generated. But They're Making Real Money.
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 16, including C.C. Chapman, Chris Messina, Adam Singer
gametrends.gg
Game Trends #3 - Virtual Streamers
2 min · · Live Streaming meets Gorillaz · Shared by 4, including Chris Messina
The New Yorker
Zoom Fatigue and the New Ways to Party
5 min · · Virtual-reality coffee shops and party-simulation apps are aiming to help you gossip and mingle more realistically online. · Shared by 20, including Bri Kimmel, Chris Messina
puppets.world
Puppets world – Puppets world
1 min · · Shared by 8, including Korben, Pete Skomoroch, Chris Messina
Bloomberg
Virtual Star of Porsche Ads Gets Real Venture Backing
3 min · · Aww Inc., a Japanese startup whose virtual influencers have graced advertising campaigns for the likes of Porsche and IKEA has raised $1 million in a seed round from Coral Capital. · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
designboom
bas sterwijk uses AI to create portraits of famous historical figures
1 min · · Shared by 28, including Nils Hitze, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Chris Messina, Hans Bickhofe
Axios
System for thwarting deepfakes unveiled
1 min · · A new technical standard could provide assurances that photos and videos haven't been tampered with. · Shared by 17, including Chris Messina
VentureBeat
The AI Foundation raises $17 million to create digital AI-powered personas
3 min · · The AI Foundation, a startup developing technology that powers digital personas, has raised $17 million in venture capital. · Shared by 16, including Marktechpost AI Research News ⚡, Chris Messina, TonyParisi.eth
reblika.com
Character Company
· REBLIKA is a character company that provides 3D character based services for video games and feature films. We are specialized in the digital capture & reconstruction of people, objects & environments… · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
matthewball.vc
The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite
20+ min · · There’s a reason every Big Tech CEO has a well-worn copy of “Snow Crash” in their office. · Shared by 1031, including Casey Newton, Chris Messina, Kevin Kelly, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, Katja Evertz, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Hugo Amsellem, yeon, Kent Bye (Voices of VR), Bill Johnston, sircharlsxavier, Sumomi, Elena Neira, Phillip Murphy, Jonathan Kogan, Linda Liukas, simon-zaugg
vrm.dev
VRM
· 3D Humanoid Avatar format for VR · Shared by 9, including Kent Bye (Voices of VR), Chris Messina