This is how Adobe enters the AI ​​business

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Now Adobe is getting into the AI ​​business too. With Firefly and Sensei GenAI, the US software company has presented two generative AI tools. Firefly is an image AI that allows users to create infinite variations of images through integration with Adobe’s marketing solutions.

Firefly is still in the beta phase, but the AI ​​could already be ahead of the competition: According to Adobe, it was trained exclusively on public domain works and images from its own stock photo platform. Comparable tools, on the other hand, were mostly fed with copyrighted content without permission, which raises legal questions.

Under the brand name Sensei GenAI, Adobe summarizes the use of existing speech AI within the company’s own marketing solutions. Among other things, ChatGPT and Flan-T5 should be available at the start.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy will not soon forget these images: he managed to capture a huge plasma storm on the sun. The solar storm, reminiscent of a tornado on Earth, is said to have extended over 120,000 kilometers, according to NASA. For comparison: the earth has a diameter of around 12,700 kilometers.

The plasma tornado is said to have lasted for three days, and McCarthy took about 200,000 photos of the sun during that time. The most detailed image of our sun to date is to be created from all these photos. According to McCarthy, he has been working on the compilation for days.

The astrophotographer has repeatedly snapped spectacular images of the sun and other celestial bodies in recent years.

In times of rising prices, the temptation to buy “on credit” also increases for many people. But consumer advocates warn against dubious loan offers, especially when it comes to loans without a credit check. The credit portal Maxda, which advertises loans without credit bureau information, has been targeted by the consumer advice center.

At Maxda, customers are said to have been urged on the phone to take out insurance in order to even be eligible for a loan. If they were then still not granted a loan, they were left with insurance policies that had terms of three years. The provider denies to the consumer advice center that this is a scam.

The Hamburg Consumer Protection Center currently lists ten “credit traps” that customers should beware of.

Robo, please load! Hyundai has introduced a charging robot that charges electric cars fully automatically. Its name: ACR, which stands for Automatic Charging Robot.

“Once the vehicle is stationary, the ACR communicates with the vehicle to open the charging port,” Hyundai said. Cameras and sensors help to correctly dock the charging connector. ACR can charge any electric car with a standard connector.

Hyundai promises to make EV charging easier and more convenient, “especially in dark environments” and for “people with mobility impairments.” The charging station can work not only in covered charging parks, but also outdoors.

The robot will be on display at the Seoul Mobility Show from March 31 to April 9.

GPT-4 is out and has been in ChatGPT since last week. However, a test by the US organization Newsguard shows that the latest version is possibly more prone to misinformation than its predecessor. Accordingly, the current AI has greater problems recognizing proven misinformation than GPT-3.5. At the same time, however, it provides more detailed texts that can contribute to the spread of misinformation. So conspiracy theorists should enjoy it.

OpenAI seems to be aware of the problems. The ChatGPT mother has noted a certain “credulity” towards “substantiated misinformation” in GPT-4. Therefore, the AI ​​is at greater risk of being used to distribute misleading content.

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