The future of Photoshop is here with generative AI

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1. The future of Photoshop is here with generative AI

Adobe Firefly Image 3 Model powers the latest generative AI features in Photoshop (beta) app, allowing users to create stunning, lifelike images with more control than ever before. Generative Fill allows users to quickly explore and experiment with ideas, while new features like Reference Image and Generate Similar allow for more ideas, change backgrounds in photos seamlessly, expand images in any direction, and create scenes from scratch with Text to Image.

The app also allows users to make entire scenes from scratch, with Text to Image allowing for quick creations featuring people, places, and more. Generate Background allows users to add or replace a background that matches the lighting, shadows, and perspective of their subject in fewer steps.

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2. AI can predict political orientations from blank faces

A study published in American Psychologist found that artificial intelligence can accurately predict a person's political orientation based on expressionless faces. The algorithm's ability to accurately guess political views is "on par with how well job interviews predict job success" and how alcohol drives aggressiveness.

The study found that people don't realize how much they expose by simply putting a picture out there. The researchers warn that widespread biometric surveillance technologies are more threatening than previously thought and that conservatives tend to have larger lower faces.

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3. Gen AI features on Apple’s iOS 18 to run entirely on-device

Apple is developing its own LLM to power on-device generative AI features for its upcoming iPhone series. The AI model will run entirely on-device, allowing Apple's initial AI features to work offline without internet connectivity.

Apple is in contact with companies like Google, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Baidu over potential partnerships. Apple plans to focus on marketing its AI features to help users manage their daily routines. The company will unveil its next-generation iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other platforms at its Worldwide Developers Conference.

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4. AI Search Startup Perplexity Valued at $1 Billion in Funding Round

Perplexity AI has raised $63 million at a $1B valuation, with investors including Daniel Gross and Jeff Bezos. The company aims to expand its global reach and enhance its AI-driven search capabilities. With over 10 million monthly users, Perplexity AI has partnered with telecommunications firms like SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom to distribute Perplexity to over 116 million users.

The company has also partnered with Yelp to improve local searches and incorporates DataBricks' LLM DBRX. Perplexity AI is also collaborating with Copy AI, which is launching a GTM platform.

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5. Cops are using AI cameras to generate police reports

Axon, a $22 billion police contractor, has launched a tool called Draft One that can transcribe audio from body cameras and automatically turn it into a police report. The tool claims to have reduced time spent writing reports by 82%, potentially freeing up 25% of an officer's time to be back out policing.

Critics are concerned that AI could put people at risk by relying on language models known to "hallucinate" or display racial bias. Axon advises against using the AI for incidents as serious as a police shooting, where vital information could be missed.

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