We’re pretty sure Grace never stopped smiling through her Hero Arm delivery! She and her dad Ken traveled from the east coast to our Denver clinic, and Grace returned home with her Hero Arm after mastering control of it almost instantly! #heroarm #openbionics pic.twitter.com/TKcIEX2iWY

— Open Bionics (@openbionics) November 13, 2023

A young amputee patient experienced the excitement of a lifetime after receiving her first bionic arm. A recent video posted by Open Bionics, the makers of the 3D-printed Hero Arm, showed 15-year-old Grace's elated reaction to the technology. She was even able to pick items up with the robotic hand.

With clinics across the U.S., UK, and Europe, Open Bionics “develops medical devices that enhance the human body.” The Hero Arm is designed for amputees with a below-elbow limb difference. It possesses two EMG sensors inside the forearm portion of the prosthesis which lay against the skin of the wearer and detect muscle movement. So, when the user flexes or moves a certain muscle group, the hand of the Hero Arm opens, while a different muscle group will make the hand close. “The easiest comparison: ball your hand into a fist and move your wrist inward,” explains Open Bionics. “Those muscles in your forearm close the bionic hand. Move it outward, and those muscles open the bionic hand!”

In Open Bionics’ video, a professional helps affix the Hero Arm to Grace's forearm. The teenager seems to get the hang of the prosthesis very quickly, and is seen opening and closing the hand, gripping a fork and knife, and lifting up a suitcase. “We’re pretty sure Grace never stopped smiling through her Hero Arm delivery!” Open Bionics writes. “She and her dad Ken traveled from the east coast to our Denver clinic, and Grace returned home with her Hero Arm after mastering control of it almost instantly!”

In addition to helping Grace perform a variety of tasks with the multi-grip functions, the Hero Arm features a 180° wrist rotation, and can lock in a desired position so there's no worry of misusing muscle control. The bionic arm can even change appearance with 50 different magnetic covers. We're sure Grace will continue to have fun with her new prosthesis.

15-year-old Grace received her first bionic arm and mastered its abilities very quickly.

Grace was non-stop smiling as she picked up her new Hero Arm! We’re so happy for her #bionic #heroarm pic.twitter.com/tYUsrHZEKI

— Open Bionics (@openbionics) November 15, 2023

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When walking through a gallery, you usually see artworks on the walls…not the floor. Well, studio Cre.a.i.tive explores what it would look like when a textile work extends across the ground. Using artificial intelligence, they produced an entire gallery of artworks that take up multiple surfaces.

The series, titled The Reflections of Lost Thoughts Art Gallery is inspired by the textile art of Faig Ahmed, who is known for creating surreal carpets that “melt” into puddles. While Ahmed's pieces have a traditional aesthetic, the AI versions from Cre.a.i.tive appear to possess an abstract quality. All of the works within the collection have a figurative quality, depicting a range of faces.

“While creating The Reflection of Lost Thoughts Art Gallery, I was inspired by the fluidity of nature, the mystery of dreams, and the inner worlds of people,” Cre.a.i.tive tells My Modern Met. “The dance of colors and patterns was inspired by the waves of the sea and other wonders of nature. I also followed the traces of people’s inner journeys while exploring their emotional and intellectual experiences.”

Scroll down to see more images from the collection, and be sure to follow Cre.a.i.tive on Instagram to keep up to date with their latest creations.

Art studio Cre.a.i.tive uses artificial intelligence to produce surreal designs.

The series The Reflection of Lost Thoughts Art Gallery is inspired by the works of Faig Ahmed.

Abstract carpets extend past the wall and melt across the floor.

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In history, the nightshade plant was used to poison kings and emperors. So it's only fitting that a new tool used to poison AI art generators is named Nightshade. Created by Ben Zhao, a computer science professor at the University of Chicago, the tool is designed to help artists combat copyright infringement by AI art generators that are trained using their artwork.

Nightshade allows artists to inject an invisible pixel into their artwork before they upload it online. If that artwork is then placed into an AI training set, it will infect the AI model and cause it to break. The ingenious tool, which is currently under peer review but was previewed by the MIT Technology Review, could be the saving grace of artists who are rightly concerned about AI infringing on their copyright.

So what happens when an image is injected with Nightshade? Based on tests by the developers, the poison data manipulates the AI models. It can fool the system into thinking an image of a cat is an image of a balloon or that cakes are a toaster. This results in unusable output; and, once the uploaded image is infected, it's very difficult to remove. This means that tech companies will need to invest quite heavily in finding the infected samples in order to remove them.

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Currently, AI image generators like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion do not compensate artists for their work, and most do not offer an opt-out option. Recently, OpenAI began allowing artists to opt out of training sets for DALL-E, but some artists have found the process quite difficult. The website ihavebeentrained.com, which is run by Spawning, also allows artists to see if their work is in training sets and works to eliminate them. According to a recent tweet, their efforts have gotten 78 million artworks opted out.

Still, while some large companies like Shutterstock have said that they'll abide by opt-out requests, it's unclear if everyone will jump on board. This is what makes Zhao's efforts so intriguing. In addition to Nightshade, Zhao's team has also developed Glaze, which is designed to prevent AI from stealing an artist's style. It also works by injecting an invisible pixel into artwork. Eventually, the team wants to fold Nightshade into Glaze and allow artists to decide which tool they wish to use.

Together, Zhao hopes that these tools will help tip the balance back in favor of the artist in the race to keep up with AI. Of course, Nightshade won't help artists who have already had their work used to change existing models; however, it can help artists feel more comfortable going forward.

Nightshade is a new tool with the ability to poison AI art generators.

What is Nightshade? It's a tool that performs a data poisoning attack against generative AI image models. Poisoning is not new. Poisoning genAI models at scale is new. You can read the MIT TR article for the high level story. For details, here's the paper: https://t.co/0mIZgOl1Fp

— Glaze at UChicago (@TheGlazeProject) October 24, 2023

More importantly, only large model trainers have any incentive to consider opt-outs or respect robots.txt. Smaller companies, individuals, anyone without a reputation or legal liability, can scrape your data without regard.

— Glaze at UChicago (@TheGlazeProject) October 24, 2023

The Nightshade paper is public. Any one is free to read it, understand it, and do followup research. It is a technique, and can be used for applications in different domains. We hope it will be used ethically to disincentivize unauthorized data scraping, not for malicious attacks

— Glaze at UChicago (@TheGlazeProject) October 24, 2023

ok, 1 more tweet.
Super important to note this is a big (and growing) team effort at @UChicagoCS, with absolutely amazing and critical help from so many amazing artists. You know who you are. Those of you who took that first Glaze survey might remember the last few questions 😉

— Glaze at UChicago (@TheGlazeProject) October 24, 2023

ok ok, 1 last tweet I promise.
I realized the most surprising result was not included in the MIT TR article. You can read the details in the paper (fig17), and I will just leave the figure here. FIN/ pic.twitter.com/zeDDlHbVEO

— Glaze at UChicago (@TheGlazeProject) October 24, 2023

This tool is looking to corrupt AI scraping and give power back to artists over their own work, and many creatives are thrilled by this prospect.

Artists, best tool we could have asked for to fight this unprecedented exploitation of our labor is here!

Coming from the creators of @TheGlazeProject, Nightshade lets us poison datasets, damage models and teach AI companies to ask for permission first.https://t.co/WurjNDpvsl pic.twitter.com/iEP3TJBhVh

— Katria (@katriaraden) October 23, 2023

AI bros seem to be misunderstanding the point of Nightshade.

No, we aren’t trying to somehow stuff poison in your AI model datasets ourselves. We poison our own work. And if YOU choose to scrape our work, YOU poison your own dataset.

It’s a retaliation to you offending first.

— Paloma McClain (@palomamcclain) October 26, 2023

Others mentioned a great analogy so I deleted mine in favor of this one.

You can’t be mad if you’ve been stealing your coworker’s lunch every day, find that it’s now been labeled “WARNING: VERY SPICY” only for your mouth to burn when you continue to eat it.

— Paloma McClain (@palomamcclain) October 27, 2023

h/t: [Gizmodo]

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Insane guess by both players in Geoguessr Worldcup Final.
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E-sports are all the rage now. While many of the most thrilling tournaments feature world-famous franchises such as League of Legends or Call of Duty, a different kind of game has recently enthralled audiences. GeoGuessr just celebrated its first-ever world cup, bringing together loving fans and strong competitors. But GeoGuessr isn't based on a regular video game. Instead of entering a fictionalized digital world, players are “dropped” on a random place on Google Maps, and they have to figure out exactly where they are using only Google Street View imagery.

To play GeoGuesser, participants must exploit their geographic knowledge and make sense of the visual information available in their digital surroundings. Once they've determined the location, they must point to it on Google Maps. There are five rounds in a game, and players get more points the closer their guess is to the original location. Of course, being dropped in the middle of a big city full of landmarks is very different from being placed on a rural road with little signage, but the best players can find clues everywhere. Anything from the surrounding landscape to lines on the road can be a clue.

This became clear in some of the most intense rounds of the GeoGuessr World Cup. In a round captured on video, we see two players presented with a desert road somewhere in Australia. It's all flat and gray, and there is not much information other than one road sign. But the competitors quickly determine its location down to the actual road, off the exact location only by a few miles.

The winner of the GeoGuesser World Cup was Patrick “Consus” Noordijk, from the Netherlands. The finals, which took place in Stockholm, attracted over 70,000 viewers across various platforms.”I could never imagine being here,” the champion admits. “It feels crazy, amazing. I hope everybody just enjoyed the show.”

If you're curious about the game or want to increase your geographic knowledge, you can play GeoGuesser for free on the official website. Who knows? You may soon be a world champion yourself.

GeoGuessr just celebrated its first-ever world cup, bringing together loving fans and strong competitors.

But GeoGuessr isn't based on a regular video game. This competition “drops” players on a random place on Google Maps, and they have to figure out exactly where they are using only Google Street View imagery.

GeoGuessr: Website | Twitch
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As a drone that can fit in the palm of your hand and slip easily into a purse, the HoverAir X1 is enticing. But, as someone who has never used a drone, I wasn't sure what to expect. Fortunately, after some testing, it became clear that its size and ease of use make it an exciting gadget for anyone who wants to capture more memories and adventures.

The HoverAir X1 came with a charging station and an extra battery, as well as a drawstring bag to store the camera. With its wings closed, it really is quite compact and could even fit into a small handbag. And since it's just 125 grams (about 4.4 ounces), it won't weigh you down. Charging was quite fast—just 35 minutes using the charging station—and the interface is simple enough for novice users.

The camera has just two buttons, power and a button to switch between usage modes. To really unlock the power of the flying camera, you'll need to download the HoverAir X1 app, which is available for Android and iOS. Through the app, you can explore videos by other users and, even more importantly, connect your drone to unlock its full features.

As a beginner, the app's “Academy” videos were helpful and easily explained the drone's functionality. After connecting the HoverAir X1 to the app, there are some easy on-screen instructions to calibrate the drone, and then it's ready to fly. The drone features seven automatic modes, as well as a manual mode.

At a local park, I first tested the automatic modes and was shocked by how easy it was. Hover, Zoom Out, Follow, Orbit, and Bird's Eye are all basic modes that allow anyone to get great video footage or a still photo from an interesting perspective. After playing around with the programs, I quickly discovered the settings, where it's possible to toggle between different resolutions and set the camera to vertical mode. This makes it easy to create footage ready to upload on TikTok or as an Instagram reel.

Getting the drone moving is really as simple as pressing a button and holding out your hand. The camera effortlessly takes off and while there is some noise, it's nothing too distracting. While I was skeptical that it would really come back to land when I held my palm underneath, it really did every single time.

In the app, it's also possible to see a live preview in order to understand what the HoverAir X1 is viewing; and post-flight, a short preview clip is instantly available. With the click of a button, any piece of film can be downloaded to your phone. As for the battery time, after about 10 pre-programmed flights, I hit about 50%. This seemed fairly reasonable, and since there was a second battery, I never worried about running out of juice.

For a test of the manual mode, I traveled to see a mural recently completed by the artist Alice Pasquini. HoverAir X1 proved itself again by allowing me to take photos and videos of the entire mural, which wouldn't have been impossible from the ground due to the tight space. While I'd initially been nervous to test manual mode, it couldn't have been easier. Using the app, I was able to view everything as I was flying, and the controls were smooth. I was then able to download the footage quickly and get it to the artist, who incorporated it into a video about the making of the mural.

Overall, the HoverAir X1 hit the mark and makes a great gift for anyone interested in using a drone. Since it's so light and discrete, I wasn't worried about disturbing other people, and it even passed the toddler test when my son decided it would be fun to grab out of the air. Since the propellers are enclosed, he couldn't hurt himself, and even though the camera had a bit of a crash landing, it came away unscathed.

The HoverAir X1 retails for $399, which includes the charging station and extra battery in addition to the camera. With the holidays on the horizon, there's no better gift for anyone who loves new tech gadgets and enjoys creating content.

The HoverAir X1 is a foldable flying camera that can fit in your handbag.

By connecting the lightweight drone to its app, you open up a range of pre-programmed flight modes.

From Bird's Eye to Orbit, these automatic flights make it easy for even a novice to take professional-looking video.

In manual mode, you have full creative freedom to take HD video and stills.

Hover: Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok

All images via Jessica Stewart / My Modern Met.

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Yearbook photos are a right of passage in high school. However, not everyone likes how their portraits turn out. Now, there's an app that can help people relive their teenage years. The Epik app uses artificial intelligence to transform users’ photos into 90s-style pictures.

These makeovers are being posted all over social media. Celebrities—like Keke Palmer—are showing off its capabilities by sharing their images. After users upload at least eight photos of their face, AI can then merge them with bodies. This includes dressing people up in retro fashion reminiscent of Clueless and posing in typical portrait fashion.

The typical turnover rate for these AI-generated pictures is 24 hours, however the Epik app offers an expedited version where users can pay extra to receive pictures in two hours. Many people who have used its features are shocked by the quality of the photos and how AI seamlessly blends their faces with fake bodies. While there is currently a lot of discussion surrounding artificial intelligence and how it should be used, Epik ensures that all of the selfies are deleted from its servers following the delivery of the yearbook portraits.

You can download the Epik app here for free; however, users will need to pay at least $5.99 to use its functions.

A new app has given people online a chance to retake their high school yearbook photos.

 

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The Epik app uses AI to merge people's photos with 90s-style yearbook poses.

 

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The app changes wardrobe, hairstyles, and even adds props.

 

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AI is everywhere. Many artists use AI-powered tools to create mind-blowing works or enhance some interesting concepts. Unfortunately, these resources have also had some questionable uses, including the creation of deepfakes. These altered videos show people doing or saying something that they actually didn't. They're computer-generated clips that look entirely real due its repurposing of existing footage. And while celebrities seem to be the most common target for this, AI presents risings concerns that everyone who consumes digital media should be aware of.

Two of the latest figures to deal with an unauthorized AI-generated version of themselves are actor Tom Hanks and broadcast journalist Gayle King. Hanks first posted a warning to Instagram, letting his followers know that there was an AI scam going around that features his face. “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it,” the actor wrote over a screenshot of the video.

King also alerted her Instagram followers about an AI-generated video showing her advertising a weight-loss product. “I’ve never heard of this product or used it! Please don’t be fooled by these AI videos,” she wrote. King also shared the original clip the altered version was based on. “I posted this video promoting my radio show on August 31, and they’ve manipulated my voice and video to make it seem like I’m promoting it.”

While this misuse of AI tools seems to come from fraudulent companies, there have also been concerns of its application in more established companies. One of the grievances SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors, has raised during its current strike regards how AI could be used by studios to create digital replicas of actors without proper compensation or approval. When an AI-generated collaboration between Drake and The Weekend hit streaming services earlier this year, music labels raised concerns about how this seemingly harmless bit could become a serious worry for artists in a frail music industry.

To keep harmful AI-generated content at bay, a concerted effort between all parts would be needed—purveyors of these tools could offer ways of tracking the origins of the content, while social media platforms could patch their algorithms to deter its reach, as well as acting quickly in the face of content that has been flagged by users. Should it be needed, even international law could get involved and set some parameters regarding the use of these tools.

AI tools and creations appear to be here to stay, and while a framework of rules set by the key players would be a big step toward protecting the public, platforms that bypass them could always pop up. The days of a video or a picture being proof or something could long be gone, eroding public trust and changing the digital landscape as we know it.

AI presents rising concerns that everyone who consumes digital media should be aware of. Recently, actor Tom Hanks and broadcast journalist Gayle King warned about unauthorized AI-generated versions of themselves being used to promote products they never endorsed.

 

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A flying car might seem like something straight out of a retro science-fiction movie, but there are a lot of companies that are actively working to make it a reality. One of those companies is Alef Aeronautics, which recently debuted its Model A prototype at the Detroit Auto Show. In July, the electric vehicle was approved for flight testing by the Federal Aviation Administration and is currently for pre-sale.

While there was not a flight demonstration in Detroit, Alef did show off the car's sleek design. Model A is a drivable car that can take off vertically, allowing drivers to decide whether they want to take their journey on land or by air. A lightweight carbon-fiber mesh sits across the top of the vehicle, encasing its eight propellers and allowing for airflow. The underbody houses four wheels, each powered by its own motor.

These design choices make the Model A visually similar to a very modern sports car, which contrasts with the airplane look of the flying cars competitors are working on. Size-wise, it compares to an SUV, so it won't be a problem to park in a garage or parking space. These characteristics are deliberate choices for Alef Aeronautics, as the firm wanted to make a flying car that could fit into the existing urban infrastructure.

Alef's inaugural model has a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 110 miles. With a presale price tag of $300,000, the Model A is geared for wealthy tech enthusiasts who want to be early adopters. But the company is already looking at ways to drop the price tag with their second flying vehicle, a four-person sedan. This Model Z won't be introduced until 2035, but comes with a significant price drop. Alef is estimating a price of $35,000 for those who can hold out.

And waiting might not be a bad idea, as it's still unclear what type of certification one would need to lift off in the Model A. Alef founder and CEO Jim Dukhovny said that he could teach someone how to drive and fly the vehicle in “15 minutes or less,” and stated that “if you can tell the difference between the right, left, up, down, front and back, you can do this.” There is currently no standard license to operate something of this nature.

NASA is already thinking about a future where flying cars and drones occupy the skies. They've been actively working on a “highway in the sky” for some time, but legislation will still need to keep pace with technology. In the meantime, Alef Aeronautics will keep perfecting its prototype as it aims to deliver the first Model A flying vehicles to consumers during the last quarter of 2025.

Alef Aeronautics debuted its Model A flying car prototype at the 2023 Detroit Auto Show.

This flying vehicle is fully electric and can both drive and take off vertically.

Alef Aeronautics is currently holding a pre-sale for the Model A with delivery scheduled for 2025.

Watch the full presentation of the vehicle, which has been certified by the FAA for test flights.

Alef Aeronautics: Website | Facebook | Instagram

All images via Alef Aeronautics.

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After debuting some mesmerizing installations and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline, The Sphere finally held its first indoor live show. U2 took the stage with their Achtung Baby Live concert and, if you were already excited by the exterior of the Sphere in action, just wait until you see how it looks inside.

Concertgoers shared clips from the U2 show, featuring some hypnotic visuals. The entirety of the wraparound LED display is used, creating a 360º experience where creative possibilities are endless. A viral clip taken during “The Fly,” the second song of the night, shows the venue transforming into a sky-high tunnel covered with blinking colorful digital numbers as the roof suddenly closes in on the audience.

Another video shows the screen depicting a life-like desert scene at sunset. If it weren't for the lighting fixtures next to the stage, you would almost believe the clip was taken at a different outdoor venue due to the amazing illusion work done by the projections. In another clip, a portal seems to open before the attendees' eyes, swallowing the venue whole while the band continues to play.

As for the music, U2 has titled this 25-show residency U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, dedicated to playing their 1991 album Achtung Baby in full, as well as some covers and other hits from their discography. Since this is a concert, the gigantic screens are also used to offer close-ups of the band for those sitting farther away from the stage; still, this isn't your regular concert visual, and the creative team has made the most of the sphere by playing with multiple screens on the round.

Equipped with a 160,000-square-foot LED screen, Sphere Entertainment has called it the “highest-resolution LED screen in the world.” To bring those striking visuals to life, the Sphere uses thousands of LED pucks containing 48 individual LED diodes each. Strategically placed 8 inches apart, these devices can display 256 million different colors.

Should you want to see this with your own eyes, there are a few tickets still available for the U2 residency, which will run until December 16, 2o23. To learn more, visit The Sphere's website.

After debuting some mesmerizing outdoor installations, The Las Vegas Sphere finally held its first indoor live show, U2's Achtung Baby Live concert—and the visuals are breathtaking.

What’s inside the Las Vegas Sphere? pic.twitter.com/LhkXOaKQaW

— WHAT'S INSIDE? (@whatsinside) September 30, 2023

The entirety of the wraparound LED display is used, creating a 360º experience where creative possibilities are endless.

@spherevegas We’re falling from the sky. @U2 #SphereVegas #U2UVSPHERE ♬ original sound – Sphere

Watch how the screen depicts a life-like desert scene at sunset.

@lynchmd Never seen anything like this. #sphere ♬ original sound – Paul Lynch

In another clip, a portal seems to open before the attendees' eyes, swallowing the venue whole while the band continues to play.

@whatsinside We entered a portal to another world at the U2 Sohere concert. #sphere ♬ original sound – What’s Inside

To bring those striking visuals to life, the Sphere uses thousands of LED pucks containing 48 individual LED diodes each.

@casinocompwallet It’s incredible how far apart they are up close #spherelasvegas #vegaspaulycshow ♬ original sound – The Vegaspaulyc show

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Over the past few years, artificial intelligence has had a major impact on the creative industry—much of it controversial. In an effort to create a solution for those who want to harness AI capabilities in a legally safe way, Getty Images has released a solution. Generative AI is an image generator that uses NVIDIA's Picasso, a custom machine learning model that is trained to solely use Getty Images' media library.

“We’re excited to launch a tool that harnesses the power of generative AI to address our customers’ commercial needs while respecting the intellectual property of creators,” says Craig Peters, CEO at Getty Images. On Generative AI's webpage, it boasts being commercially safe, meaning that “no intellectual property or name and likeness concerns, no training data concerns.” Not only that but users can download all of their creations and even license them, and there's uncapped indemnification that comes with each download.

“The Getty Images & NVIDIA partnership has trained the custom model from the very best creative visuals from Getty Images to create commercially safe models and outputs,” it says on the website. “And we've taken care to block prompts that could generate and output problematic content.” Additionally, any generated content will not be added to the library for others to license. Peters adds: “We’ve created a service that allows brands and marketers to safely embrace AI and stretch their creative possibilities while compensating creators for inclusion of their visuals in the underlying training sets.”

You can request a demo of Generative AI by visiting Getty Image's website.

Getty Images has released its own AI image generator that only uses content from its own media library.

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