China’s first Sora-level text-to-video large model Vidu was unveiled at the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Saturday, intensifying the artificial intelligence competition globally.

Vidu, developed by Chinese AI firm Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University, told China Daily that the model can create a high-definition video 16 seconds long and 1080p resolution in just one click.

The company said that it is China’s first inaugural video large model with extended duration, exceptional consistency, and dynamic capabilities and is “very close to” the level of Sora.

Robotics is really about ‘embodied AI’, says the CEO of Sanctuary AI, whose vision of robots’ future is now close to the one predicted by sci-fi. Meanwhile: the real transformers are… us.

Telcos are a prime example of an enterprise that would benefit from adopting this hybrid AI model. They have a unique role, as they can be both consumers and providers. Similar scenarios may be applicable to healthcare, oil rigs, logistics companies and other industries. Are the telcos prepared to make good use of gen AI? We know they have a lot of data, but do they have a time-series model that fits the data?

When it comes to AI models, IBM has a multimodel strategy to accommodate each unique use case. Bigger is not always better, as specialized models outperform general-purpose models with lower infrastructure requirements.

OpenAI becomes the first firm to receive Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI DGX H200 GPU, fostering GPT-5’s advancement toward AGI.

Global IT investments are expected to increase by 8% in 2024 compared to 2023 and amount to $5.06 trillion.

About it says in the latest forecast of the American research and consulting company Gartner, which specializes in IT markets.

The consulting company noted that «classic» enterprises still lag far behind IT companies in terms of spending.

While the artificial intelligence revolution has just begun, it is transforming healthcare, speeding drug discovery, improving both diagnosis and patient communication.

In 2021, he heard about a trial of a visual prosthesis at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Researchers cautioned that the device was experimental and he shouldn’t expect to regain the level of vision he had before. Still, he was intrigued enough to sign up. Thanks to the chips in his brain, Bussard now has very limited artificial vision—what he describes as “blips on a radar screen.” With the implant, he can perceive people and objects represented in white and iridescent dots.

Bussard is one of a small number of blind individuals around the world who have risked brain surgery to get a visual prosthesis. In Spain, researchers at Miguel Hernández University have implanted four people with a similar system. The trials are the culmination of decades of research.

There’s interest from industry, too. California-based Cortigent is developing the Orion, which has been implanted in six volunteers. Elon Musk’s Neuralink is also working on a brain implant for vision. In an X post in March, Musk said Neuralink’s device, called Blindsight, is “already working in monkeys.” He added: “Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision.”

Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking pea-sized brain stimulator, the Digitally Programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT), capable of wireless operation through magnetoelectric power transfer. This implantable device promises to revolutionize treatment for neurological and psychiatric disorders by enabling less invasive and more autonomous therapeutic options compared to traditional neurostimulation methods.

The DOT’s ability to stimulate the brain through the dura without implanted batteries represents a significant advancement in medical technology, offering potential treatments for conditions like drug-resistant depression directly from the comfort of one’s home. This innovation could change the landscape of how brain-related disorders are managed, emphasizing patient comfort and control.

This new SD card will support 8K video recording.

The popular TV company’s first original feature is made with Runway ML and Midjourney.