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The Big Story
Hollywood is embracing deepfakes, and we all can be a part of it: Warner Bros. has tapped synthetic media startup D-ID to promote its new movie "Reminiscence." A new website allows anyone to upload a photo, which D-ID's AI then turns into a moving deepfake video sequence in a short video clip promoting the film. I tried it and was impressed by the way D-ID's algorithms estimated facial movements just from a single photo. D-ID actually started out as a privacy-focused startup, aiming to develop technology that protects consumers against facial recognition. Along the way, the startup's founders realized that the same technology could be used to optimize deepfakes. "We built a very strong face engine," D-ID CEO Gil Perry told me.
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BIG STORY: China's AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI), it's often categorized as'bleeding edge' technology, believed to be the catalyst for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a roadmap for the future. Though in its infancy, AI's already showing signs of its potential; giving machines the ability to mimic and surpass human capabilities. China is among the world's leaders in artificial intelligence development and research. The government is giving incentives to research institutions to lead key projects in the development of next generation artificial intelligence technologies as part of its goal to close the AI gap with the US by 2030. China's AI Revolution takes a look at how artificial intelligence is being used to streamline shopping, secure sprawling cities, manage traffic, and even assist in diagnosing cancer.
The Morning After: Weekend Edition
We'll take a look back at some of the big stories from earlier this week -- remember the eclipse? Black Mirror is coming back to depress us all, and Netflix has revealed the cast and directors for season four's episodes in a 50-second teaser trailer. Yes, it looks like one of them is about a killer robot. We like big phones.The Galaxy Note 8 has arrived And it hasn't exploded yet, which is good. Check out our hands-on preview plus all the coverage from Samsung's event right here.
Tesla's Cars Now Drive Themselves, Kinda
Tonight, Tesla makes its cars autonomous. And it did it with an over-the-air update, effectively making tens of thousands of cars already sold to customers way better. There are two things to talk about here. There's the small story about the features and what the upgrade actually looks like and how it works. That's a good place to start: This is the biggest change to the visual display of the Model S and X ever.
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