Runway’s LA film festival marked an inflection point for AI movies

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1. Runway’s LA film festival marked an inflection point for AI movies

The 2nd Annual International AI Film Festival (AIFF) in Los Angeles showcased the integration of generative AI in Hollywood. Produced by Runway, the event included support from Tribeca Film Festival and Geneva International Film Festival.

Over 400 producers, animators, actors, and directors attended the premiere, embracing the use of Runway's AI models and traditional filmmaking techniques. The top entrants displayed compelling narrative-driven foundations with well-integrated AI assets, with the top Grand Prix-winning short, Get Me Out, showcasing emotional, human live-action shots and smart AI visual effects.

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2. Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses?

Stanford's Computational Imaging Lab is developing an AI-assisted holographic imaging technology that could improve AR headset capabilities. The technology is thinner, lighter, and higher quality than anything seen before. The prototype has an anemic field of view of 11.7 degrees, but could fit into standard glasses frames and project realistic 3D images at varying depths.

The researchers aim to disrupt the current spatial computing market, which includes bulky passthrough mixed reality headsets like Apple's Vision Pro and Meta's Quest 3.

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3. IbisPaint launches an AI Disturbance tool to make it harder for machines to copy your work

IbisPaint has introduced an AI Disturbance tool to prevent AI from interpreting or replicating artwork without consent. The tool applies noise to illustrations, affecting the accuracy of AI image generation.

The tool is available as an external tool, not integrated into a creative program. Users can adjust the level of noise intensity to create grainier images. However, the effectiveness of the disturbance effect depends on the AI and fine-tuning algorithms used.

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4. A new video AI generator emerges: Krea AI adds capabilities for paid subscribers

Krea AI, a San Francisco-based AI media startup, has added capabilities for paid subscribers to generate videos. The company, which launched its public beta in late 2023, offers AI image upscaling, realtime AI image generation, and a user-friendly interface.

Krea Video works by allowing users to use both key frame still images and text prompts in the same project, and can be canceled at any time. The new Krea Video feature is already being used by users and backers.

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5. Alibaba rolls out latest version of its large language model to meet robust AI demand

Alibaba Cloud has released its latest version of its large language model, Qwen2.5, after over 90,000 deployments across various industries. The model, which powers artificial intelligence applications like OpenAI's ChatGPT, has shown significant improvements in reasoning, code comprehension, and textual understanding compared to its predecessor, Qwen2.0.

The model outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4 model in language and creation capabilities but falls short in other areas like knowledge, reasoning, and math, according to OpenCompass.

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