In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and examine how some of the victories in the US November elections show the power of online fandom.
Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum conditions. Researchers identified how to tune these transitions and even discovered a bizarre “pinball” state where some electrons stay locked in place while others dart around freely. Their simulations help explain how these phases form and how …
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Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against “cryptanalytic” attacks used to “steal” the model parameters that define how an AI system works.
I’m not sure if this has been shared here already, but I think I found a temporary solution to the issue with Qwen putting a halftone/dot pattern all over the images. A kind person has fine tuned the Wan VAE (which is interchangeable with Qwen Image/Qwen Image Edit) and made it so that it doubles …
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When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a must-have infrastructure layer for the gen AI era. Billions of venture dollars flowed, developers rushed to integrate embeddings into …
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These natural, organic mattresses are eco-friendly alternatives to conventional models and just as comfortable.
Aalto University researchers have developed a method to execute AI tensor operations using just one pass of light. By encoding data directly into light waves, they enable calculations to occur naturally and simultaneously. The approach works passively, without electronics, and could soon be integrated into photonic chips. If adopted, it promises dramatically faster and more …
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Here’s the link: https://civitai.com/models/2126422/hmfemme-realistic-1girl-lora-for-qwen I hope you like it submitted by /u/Hearmeman98 [link] [comments]
TL;DR Large language models (LLMs) and multimodal AI systems are now part of critical business workflows, which means they have become both powerful security tools and high-value targets. Attackers are already jailbreaking models, stealing prompts, abusing autonomous AI agents, and weaponizing tools like WormGPT and FraudGPT. The next few years will be defined by an …
Project page: https://depth-anything-3.github.io/ Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.10647 Demo: https://huggingface.co/spaces/depth-anything/depth-anything-3 Github: https://github.com/ByteDance-Seed/depth-anything-3 Depth Anything 3, a single transformer model trained exclusively for joint any-view depth and pose estimation via a specially chosen ray representation. Depth Anything 3 reconstructs the visual space, producing consistent depth and ray maps that can be fused into accurate point clouds, resulting in high-fidelity …