Disney bets on Adobe's Firefly to create brand-safe AI models for its entertainment empire
Disney and Adobe are building custom AI tools together for the entertainment giant's productions.
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Disney and Adobe are building generative AI tools together
The Walt Disney Company has teamed up with Adobe to develop proprietary "artist-led" generative AI models to support Disney's production pipeline.
Oct 24
Bringing foundational models to the front lines of TB screening
Over the past several years, our team across Google Research and Google for Health has worked to change that trajectory: moving from an AI-based tool that builds on our existing work in medical imaging to identify people with presumptive TB for follow-up testing to prospective clinical trials, regulatory clearance with local partners, and ultimately open foundation models like MedGemma that empower public health systems worldwide.
Oct 22
NVIDIA Transforms European Retail, From Digital Discovery to Physical Operations
European retailers are using open models and physical intelligence across use cases — from a commerce platform cutting inference costs by 90% to to a fulfillment center where collaboration of different robotic fleets is simulated inside a digital twin.
Oct 15
Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth, just days after filing for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf, posing in a T-shirt with a pointed message: MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN.
Sep 29
[AINews] AMD buys World Labs for $8.2B, as Atlas solves sparse reconstruction problem for robotics, design and more
AMD is acquiring World Labs for $8.2 billion. Since its founding in 2024, World Labs has built model-training teams for images, video and spatial reconstruction, and advanced its robotics simulation capabilities by acquiring SceniX. Its recently released Atlas is an omni model architecture that predicts new viewpoints from 2D images.
AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
AMD announced today that it's acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. World Labs launched in 2024 and was valued at $1 billion in a matter of months.
One year in: How Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore is advancing research, partnership and talent for real-world impact
Since launching a year ago, the Microsoft Research Asia — Singapore lab has established a strong foundation, deepened collaboration across government, academia, and industry, and explored how frontier AI research can create real-world value.
Sep 23
At AI Day Singapore, NVIDIA and Partners Showcase AI Advancements Across Southeast Asia
NVIDIA AI Day Singapore, which takes place Sept. 22-23 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, is offering attendees opportunities to explore the hands-on training, expert-led sessions and advanced tools to accelerate their work in AI and high-performance computing.
Jun 15
Import AI 461: "Alignment is not on track"; FrontierCode; and synthetic research interns
The UK AISI alignment team and Timaeus co-founded nonprofit Sequent, arguing alignment research is unprepared for superintelligence. It plans 40–80 full-time staff within two to three years and initial fundraising of $100–150 million.
May 16
Strengthening Singapore’s AI Future: A New National Partnership
Google DeepMind and Singapore partner to apply frontier AI to address complex challenges across health, education, and sustainability and more.
Mar 18
Google Research at The Check Up: from healthcare innovation to real-world care settings
Google Research announced healthcare AI advances at The Check Up, including its Personal Health Agent (PHA) research with Fitbit, which found it supported long-term health better than single-task apps.