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Daniel Bedingfield: AI is Music's Future

Daniel Bedingfield argues that AI is music's future, warning 'neo-luddites' risk being left behind. Growing use of AI in creative industries sparks debate over job security and artistic integrity.

Embracing Wellbeing in AI

AI's impact on society prompts the question: How do we ensure AI benefits humanity? Exploring the connection between human flourishing and AI development reveals the need for societal infrastructure to promote wellbeing.

FLUX: AI Creates Lifelike Human Hands

Black Forest Labs debuts FLUX.1 text-to-image AI models after engineers leave Stability AI due to poor performance issues. The company offers high-end, mid-range, and faster versions, claiming superior image quality and text prompt accuracy.

AI Companions: Your Solution to Loneliness

Introducing Friend: a $99 wearable AI companion that records interactions and texts back, offering companionship and support. This 'Tamagotchi with a soul' is set to ship in early 2025, providing attentive listening without any requests for help moving or attending one-man plays.

Beware the Power of AI

Concerns about AI: surveillance potential, culture hijacking, relieving need to think. Luddites rising against AI in novel ways.

Creating GenAI Agents: Autogen vs. LangGraph

GenAI models can automate business processes using agents, combining LLMs with real-time data sources like the NWS API. Autogen, an open-source framework by Microsoft, facilitates the creation of agents for tasks like answering weather-related questions using geocoding and API integration.

New Bill Extends Digital Replication Rights for 70 Years After Death

Senators Coons, Blackburn, Klobuchar, and Tillis introduce the NO FAKES Act to combat unauthorized AI-generated replicas of voices and likenesses. Legislation aims to hold individuals and companies accountable for creating and sharing digital replicas without consent, addressing concerns over the rise of generative AI technology.