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- OpenAI launches Sora, text-to-video AI model, in research preview
- Gemini 1.5 Pro launches with 1M-token context window
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1. OpenAI launches Sora, text-to-video AI model, in research preview
<=1-minute videos can be generated with Sora, vs. 3 seconds for some of the already available options like Pika or Runway.
Available only to red teamers and āa number of visual artists, designers, and filmmakers.ā
Our view: Sora is a leap in quality above other text-to-video AIs, and it will only get better from here
Detecting that these videos are AI-generated can be hard, especially if one isn't focused on doing so.
These models will increasingly threaten stock video and low-quality videographers, just as ChatGPT/DALL-E has been doing for text/images.
Google Deepmind is rumored to launch its āGemini Videoā soon, which will be exciting to watch.
Relatedly, the FTC is seeking public comment on a rule that would punish AI impersonation.
2. Gemini 1.5 Pro launches with 1M-token context window
1M token is approximately 100K lines of code/text or 1 hour of video.
Similar in quality to Gemini 1.0 Ultra, according to Google, but we'll wait on 3rd-party benchmarks.
Only available now to business users and developers, via Google's Vertex AI and AI Studio.
In testing: 10M-token context window.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is at the level of Gemini 1.0 Ultra and beats GPT-4 in information retrieval, according to Google
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