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1 Mar 202410:18

Summary

TLDRThis week brought major AI developments, including Morph Studio's new AI filmmaking platform for easily generating and editing video; EmoTalker's impressive lip sync tool for animating still images; Adobe's Project Music AI for music generation and editing; an update to the free AI image generator Idiogram; insights into how YouTube's Sora video generator works via reverse engineering; and the first fully AI-generated remake of Terminator 2, created by 50 artists, which will premiere theatrically in LA before being live streamed.

Takeaways

😲 Morph Studio partners with Stability AI to create a new AI filmmaking platform
🎥 EmoTalker adds impressive lip sync to still images along with heavy eyeliner!
🎵 Adobe releases Project Music AI for music generation and extension
🔍 Researchers start reverse engineering Sora for similar video outputs
🎞️ The first fully AI-generated remake of Terminator 2 gets a theatrical release
🖼️ Idiogram 1.0 upgrades aesthetics and adds a handy prompt helper
👄 Pik also has a new lip sync feature for images and video
🌌 Sora looks amazing but likely won't be accessible for a while
💸 EmoTalker leverages Stable Diffusion, trained on lots of data
✏️ Morph's platform allows sharing templates and workflows

Q & A

What new video generation platform was announced?
-Morph Studio partnered with Stability AI to create a new AI filmmaking platform called Morph Cloud.
What does the new platform Morph Cloud aim to do?
-Morph Cloud aims to streamline the filmmaking process by allowing users to regenerate shots, share workflow templates, and have more control over the editing process using AI.
What is the name of the new lip sync tool featured?
-The new lip sync tool is called Emo Talker, created by Alibaba.
What makes the Emo Talker lip sync tool special?
-Emo Talker can add lifelike lip sync to any still image and also expresses emotion through facial expressions and eye movement.
What new AI music project did Adobe release?
-Adobe released an AI music project called Project Music, developed with UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon.
What does Project Music allow users to do?
-Project Music allows users to extend and vary musical compositions using AI.
What is the name of the free AI image generator covered?
-The free AI image generator is called Idiogram.
How does Idiogram compare to other generators?
-Idiogram specializes in coherent text generation within images and released a new 1.0 model with upgraded aesthetics.
What is the historical event related to AI mentioned?
-The first fully AI-generated remake of a full length film (Terminator 2) will be screened in theaters.
Who created the AI remake of Terminator 2?
-The remake was a collaborative project among 50 different artists using AI to generate the film.