Generative AI

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated actor created by Particle 6, is set to star in the feature film "Misaligned," sparking backlash from Hollywood unions and performers who allege the AI was trained on human performances with…

ChatPlayground AI launches a platform that lets users access GPT, Gemini, Claude, and other AI models simultaneously in one window, offering a lifetime subscription for $59.97 (regularly $619). The tool simplifies compar…

A viral photo of Meagan Good showing a baby bump was revealed to be AI-generated or doctored, and the actress is not pregnant. The image was a manipulated version of a 2015 paparazzi photo, with telltale signs like extra…

Researchers have developed STREAM, a new AI model that uses a diffusion transformer architecture to generate dance motions from both text and music cues, overcoming the modality collapse problem where musical rhythms ove…

OpenAI is deprecating its standalone Atlas browser but integrating its features into the ChatGPT desktop app and Chrome extension, effectively merging browsing capabilities with its AI assistant. The move consolidates Op…

Google India launched Gemini-powered advertising tools on July 9, 2026, including a Business Agent for Leads that places an AI brand agent inside Search ads to qualify leads in real time. The rollout also features YouTub…

Melius, a startup led by CEO Joowon Kim, launched a visual canvas for AI agents that replaces chatbots with node-based creative production. The tool integrates with agent protocols like MCP to let external AI read and wr…

A developer built FanaticAI, a web application for football fans that uses the Google Gemini API to calculate a 'passion score' from fan rants and simulate biased match commentary. The app, built for the DEV Weekend Chal…

Instagram is allowing users to generate AI images from public posts using its new Muse Image model, with content reuse enabled by default. Users must manually opt out through Instagram's privacy settings on iPhone to pre…

Psychology Today warns that AI-generated writing is becoming more common, with detectable patterns such as flawless grammar, robotic flow, and emotional flatness. The article argues that outsourcing writing to AI prevent…

Enterprise knowledge is becoming more valuable than AI models as organizations realize that model choice matters less than access to trusted, organized internal data. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that gro…

Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator integrated into Instagram and WhatsApp that automatically opts in all public Instagram accounts, using their photos as training data without notification or consent. The to…

Voicebox, a free and open-source AI voice studio, launches as a local-first alternative to ElevenLabs and WisprFlow, enabling voice cloning, speech generation in 23 languages, and dictation with full privacy. The app run…

Researchers introduced CcGAN-AVAR, an extension of the Continuous conditional Generative Adversarial Network, to address label imbalance and improve efficiency in continuous conditional generative modeling. The model use…

Drafted released V2 of its AI home-design tool on Friday, adding room placement controls, partial regeneration, and exterior customization. The San Francisco startup aims to solve the problem of AI-generated home plans t…

A developer's field guide distinguishes between programmatic image generation via code and diffusion models. The guide advises using code for structured visuals like diagrams and charts, which are cheaper, editable, and …

A developer observes that many online comments appear AI-generated, citing polished but vague compliments, repeated sentence structures, and frequent em dashes as telltale signs. The developer questions whether such comm…

Generative AI for spatial content has rapidly evolved from basic 3D asset creation to interactive world models and AI-native CAD between May 2025 and June 2026, driven by releases from Meta, Google DeepMind, Tencent, and…

GPT Image 2 API defeated Seedream 5.0 Pro Image Editing 72.0 to 65.2 in an eight-task image editing test, winning four tasks outright with zero losses, demonstrating superior adherence to structure-heavy prompts involvin…

AI-generated images and videos of World Cup fans are spreading rapidly on X, fooling thousands of users into believing they are real. The slop includes semi-erotic scenarios and fake romantic moments, with some posts gar…