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Hello, fellow AI art aficionados 🌍. In the rapidly evolving world of AI-generated art, staying informed is crucial. Welcome to our weekly roundup of significant advancements in Stable Diffusion, Flux, and the broader AI art ecosystem.
🛠️ Flux Model Updates
- Techniques for running Flux on GPUs with only 3-4GB VRAM
- GGUF quantization allows significant Flux model compression with minimal quality loss
- New NF4 Flux v2 model with improved quantization and efficiency
- Union controlnet released combining multiple control modes for FLUX.1
- New Flux LoRAs released by X-Labs for various styles
- Civitai platform now supports Flux LoRA training
🎬 AI in Filmmaking
- Current AI tools lack ability to produce final shots/films with one click, still need human editing
- Potential to democratize filmmaking by lowering barriers to entry
- Core elements like storytelling and human actors expected to remain important
- Experts predict AI could enable entirely new genre blending film, games, interactive elements
🧠 Brain Implant Restores Speech for ALS Patient
- UC Davis researchers used brain implant with AI to restore ALS patient’s ability to communicate
- System achieved 97.5% accuracy over 6,000 word vocabulary
- Allowed patient to express complex thoughts and emotions
- Demonstrates potential of brain-computer interfaces, but raises questions about accessibility and ethics
🤖 X’s Unrestricted AI Image Generator Sparks Debate
- X’s Grok chatbot allows users to generate/publish AI images with few content restrictions
- Seen by some as natural evolution of the tech, with censorship concerns
- Others worry about potential for misuse and need for increased media literacy
- Highlights tension between free speech and content moderation as AI progresses
📡 Put This On Your Radar
- VFusion3D from Meta generates 3D assets from a single image
- Google releases advanced Imagen 3 text-to-image model
- Open-source UIs, fine-tuning tools, and new Flux LoRA models released
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