Artificial Intelligence

Photorealistic VR, AI plays Minecraft & DALL-E 2 takes off

Matthias Bastian

Meta

A look back at the computer future: Meta provides insights into the XR research lab, OpenAI is on the road to success with DALL-E 2 - and already has the next AI with scope in development. These were the most important topics this week.

Meta's VR prototypes

Meta again gives insight into its research labs and shows in which direction VR displays could develop in the next few years. The goal is clear: photorealistic VR. A journalist got access to the lab and delivers a detailed field report on the display prototypes.

DALL-E 2 - OpenAI's first money printer?

DALL-E 2 from OpenAI has generated significantly more interest than GPT-3 so far, and the image AI is now allowed to generate faces - this feature was previously blocked for security reasons.

Minecraft AI learns from videos

OpenAI uses Minecraft as an example to show how artificial intelligence can learn complex skills with video training and reinforcement learning.

Nvidia 3DMoMa: Neural Inverse Rendering turns photos into 3D objects

Nvidia's 3D MoMa creates a finished 3D model from nearly 100 photos within an hour - including textures and lighting.

Industry giants want to create metaverse standard

The Khronos Group and the Metaverse Standards Forum aim to ensure an open and inclusive Metaverse with uniform industry standards.