Author HubMatthias Bastian

Online journalist Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER. He believes that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the relationship between humans and computers.

AI research

Dec 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024

Deepseek's $5.6M Chinese LLM wonder shakes up the AI elite

AI research

Oct 12, 2024Oct 12, 2024

Apple AI researchers question OpenAI's claims about o1's reasoning capabilities

AI research

Oct 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024

Study reveals major reasoning flaws in smaller AI language models

AI in practice

Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024

Short

Video AI startup RunwayML has introduced a new "Expand Video" feature. It allows users to change video aspect ratios by generating additional content around the original footage using text prompts. The system aims to maintain visual consistency while adding new areas to the frame. The company says users can create camera movements like crash zooms and pull-back shots by combining multiple video expansions. This allows static footage to be transformed into sequences with cinematic camera motion. RunwayML plans to roll out Expand Video gradually for Gen-3 Alpha Turbo users. The company's Runway Academy provides tutorials on using the new feature.

Video: RunwayML

AI in practice

Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024

Short

OpenAI is reportedly considering developing a web browser that would work with its chatbot technology. According to a report from The Information, the AI company has started discussions with various partners to integrate search functions for travel, food, real estate, and retail websites. In addition, Darin Fisher, co-developer of the Chrome browser, joined OpenAI in November. Sources say the whole project is still in its early stages with no clear launch timeline. OpenAI has already made steps toward competing with Google through its ChatGPT desktop app and ChatGPT search. A dedicated browser would mark a significant expansion of these efforts. Google currently maintains its grip on the search market in part through its Chrome browser, although this advantage could be weakened if U.S. regulators are successful in their efforts to force Google to sell Chrome.

The Information