Stability AI launches SDXL 0.9: A Leap Forward in AI Image Generation

Today, Stability AI announces SDXL 0.9, the most advanced development in the Stable Diffusion text-to-image suite of models. Following the successful release of Stable Diffusion XL beta in April, SDXL 0.9 produces massively improved image and composition detail over its predecessor.  The model can be accessed via ClipDrop today with API coming shortly. Research weights …

Creating a PowerPoint Presentation using ChatGPT

Making ChatGPT your assistant to help you write an email is trivial since it is well-known to be very capable of generating text. It is pretty apparent that ChatGPT cannot help you cook your dinner. But you may wonder if it can generate something other than text. In the previous post, you learned that ChatGPT …

How data, automation and AI are transforming Business Process Outsourcing into a competitive advantage

When IBM Consulting’s Neeraj Manik spoke recently with a large pharmaceutical client about how to streamline and improve its front-office and back-office financial processes, he pointed to a web of interconnected business challenges the organization was facing: “too many invoices, too many suppliers, too much money being paid to suppliers,” as Manik put it. Manik, …

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SoundStorm: Efficient parallel audio generation

Posted by Zalán Borsos, Research Software Engineer, and Marco Tagliasacchi, Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google Research The recent progress in generative AI unlocked the possibility of creating new content in several different domains, including text, vision and audio. These models often rely on the fact that raw data is first converted to a compressed format …

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How Light & Wonder built a predictive maintenance solution for gaming machines on AWS

This post is co-written with Aruna Abeyakoon and Denisse Colin from Light and Wonder (L&W). Headquartered in Las Vegas, Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global game company that provides gambling products and services. Working with AWS, Light & Wonder recently developed an industry-first secure solution, Light & Wonder Connect (LnW Connect), to …

Scientists Improve Delirium Detection Using AI and Rapid-Response EEGs

Detecting delirium isn’t easy, but it can have a big payoff: speeding essential care to patients, leading to quicker and surer recovery. Improved detection also reduces the need for long-term skilled care, enhancing the quality of life for patients while decreasing a major financial burden. In the U.S., caring for those suffering from delirium costs …

Generative AI models are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users, say researchers

In the space of a few months generative AI models, such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Midjourney, have been adopted by more and more people in a variety of professional and personal ways. But growing research is underlining that they are encoding biases and negative stereotypes in their users, as well as mass generating and …