A study conducted by the Stanford Internet Observatory identified more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the LAION database, a large-scale index of online images and captions used to train AI…
By Sam Jeans · 5 min read
Stability AI, known for its Stable Diffusion image generator, is reportedly exploring a sale. This follows growing pressure from investors regarding the company’s financial situation. The…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Stability AI just announced the release of its state-of-the-art real-time text-to-image generator called SDXL Turbo. When you use AI text-to-image generators, there’s usually at least a…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
If you ask Stable Diffusion or DALL-E to generate a sexually explicit or violent image they decline your request. Researchers have found that a brute-force approach…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
AI is being exploited to create child sexual abuse images at an alarming rate, sparking fears of an overwhelming threat to internet safety, warns the Internet…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
There’s a chance that the models you view when browsing for clothes in online stores are AI-generated – and would you even know? Probably not. AI…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Coca-Cola has launched the Coca‑Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar, a limited-edition soda co-created with AI. Released earlier this month, the beverage aims to offer consumers a “taste…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Artists and creators are putting AI developers to the sword over potential copyright infringement. Type a prompt into an AI image generator such as DALL-E, MidJourney,…
By Sam Jeans · 9 min read
A new study shows that training AI image generators with AI-generated images eventually leads to a significant reduction in output quality. Baraniuk and his team demonstrated…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
A BBC investigation found that pedophiles are exploiting AI technology to generate and distribute realistic images of child sexual abuse. These illicit AI-generated images are typically…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
