The US Copyright Office has ruled Theater d’Opera Local, The text to image GenAI app created with Midjourney is not eligible for copyright protection. This piece, created by Matthew Allen, won an award at the Colorado State Fair last year. I wonder if this applies to a movie created using AI generated images and animations. It is not clear when and in what context AI generated content can be copyrighted. If a human is writing the script, creating the prompts, recording the voice or prompting, and editing the AI-generated shots, should the human be the content at the center of the process? If a band trains its own model with its own recorded music, and the model creates new songs at the band’s suggestion, isn’t that work eligible for copyright? Experts are of the opinion that this issue will be decided by the US Supreme Court.
Apple’s Ajax AI is better than ChatGPT. Apple is spending millions of dollars every day to train its most advanced language models. Those associated with its development said Information More than 200 people have been trained in Apple’s most advanced LLM, known internally as Ajax GPT. Billion parameters and is more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-3.5. According to previous reports, this model was initially built for internal use Bloomberg. It is also involved in the team that has been rebuilding Siri for the past five years. Glad to hear they exist.
‘Seven Ravens’ Mixed Reality Masterpiece Premieres at Venice Film Festival. Award-winning immersive entertainment company Felix & Paul Studios premieres Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens, at the 80th Venice Film Festival on August 30, his first mixed reality experience. Once again, the venerable production company is at the cutting edge of immersive art and entertainment. The story jumps off the page. Literally. The mixed reality experience may be the Montreal studio’s best work in ten years.
Venice Film Festival 2023 is the coming out party of Cinematic AI. Hollywood, to say the least, has been hesitant about AI over the past year. Indeed, fear and loathing of artificial intelligence is at the root of the biggest strike in sixty years. Yet worlds away, at the 80th Venice Film Festival, a more hopeful, optimistic view of AI’s cinematic potential is being supported by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Joe Russo and Darren Aronofsky.
Time’s Top 100 Most Influential People in AI. The 2023 TIME100 AI list features 43 CEOs, founders and co-founders: Elon Musk of xAI, Sam Altman of OpenAI, Andrew Hopkins of Exscientia, Nancy Xu of Moonhub, Kate Callot of Amini, Pelonomi Moiloa of Lelapa AI, Jack Ann Clark of Raquel Urtasan of Waabi, Aidan Gomez of Cohere and more.
Google’s generative AI tools now transform text into the online world. Hiber3D integrates Google’s AI tools to give creators the ability to type in what they want to see—and create an immersive world. At Google Cloud Next in San Francisco last week, startup Hiber announced the integration of Google’s generative AI technology into its Hiber3D development platform, which aims to simplify the process of creating content in games.
Nintendo is rumored to be working with Google on a VR headset. File this under “I’ll believe it when I see it.” According to Nash Weedle, who previously provided accurate leaks about Nintendo, a prototype VR headset already exists. Nintendo is said to be testing micro-LED displays from Raxium, a company acquired by Google last year. The rumored prototype features mixed reality capabilities and cost-effective, energy-efficient micro-LED displays. It will be a standalone device that does not require a console connection.
Meta is working with LG on the new Quest Pro. A slightly more credible rumor is about a new headset LG and Meta are developing together to compete with the Apple Vision Pro. A Korean news report suggests Meta is partnering with LG to release a successor to its high-end Quest Pro virtual reality headset in 2025. The resulting headset is rumored to cost around $2,000 and will use LG’s own 2 displays.
Is famous VR blogger and evangelist Tony “Scarred Ghost” Vitillo losing his religion? Tony says it could be the autumn of VR. As early as this time last year it was clear that Meta had pushed the Quest ecosystem in the wrong direction, causing usage to drop dramatically. Most inventions are now in the drawer. According to the devs, sales in the Quest store are down 65%. As it turns out, VR isn’t so good for games. Meta bet it would be the farm, now they’re figuring out what people want beyond beat saber and walkabout mini-golf (both of which should be solid in mixed reality, too). Bottom line: Since the majority of early adopters are gamers, the meta focuses on games first. The strategy was a historic whiff, although almost anyone would have made the same mistake. Gamers prefer game consoles. Innovations like MR are unlikely to bring them back. The only thing is that it is like a massive hit Game of Thrones. The next wave of devices expected from Samsung, Apple, Meta/LG, Google/Nintendo won’t hit the mass market until 2025. Autumn is a great way to see the moment in XR, but we know what happens next. Autumn.
Walkabout Mini Golf (WMG) recently released its 21st course, Alfheim – Land of Elves. Based on Norse mythology, Alphem features the stunning art and precise putting physics that characterize the WMG Mini Golf world, based on many popular IPs. A Journey to the Center of the EarthAnd 20,000 leagues under the sea. In a new twist, Alfheim allows users to transform into elves with magical powers.
This Week in XR is also a podcast This column is authored by Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, Paramount Global and hosted by Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap. Our guest this week is Curtis Hickman, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Void. He recently released Hyper-Reality: The Art of Designing Impossible Experiences. Here is my review from earlier this summer. We can find it on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube.
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