Bridging the ‘Space Between’ in Generative Video

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Carbon Neutral Regulation in AI Training

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New research from China is offering an improved method of interpolating the gap between two temporally-distanced video frames – one of the most crucial challenges in the current race towards realism for generative AI video, as well as for video codec compression. In the example video below, we see in the leftmost column a ‘start’ […]

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Whether you’re a fulfillment center, a manufacturer, or a distributor, speed is king. But getting products out the door quickly requires workers to know where those products are located in their warehouses at all times. That may sound obvious, but lost or misplaced inventory is a major problem in warehouses around the world. Corvus Robotics […]

Climate Solutions // ISSUE # 102 // HOTHOUSE 2.0 Dear Reader, As I write this, Cadence is traveling back home, and I’m packing my bags to fly out next week. However, we have a very special issue for you today. If you read our newsletter earlier this month, we offered some food […]

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Frida Polli, a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, investor, and inventor known for her leading-edge contributions at the crossroads of behavioral science and artificial intelligence, is MIT’s new visiting innovation scholar for the 2024-25 academic year. She is the first visiting innovation scholar to be housed within the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Polli began her career in […]

Today, the Sabin Center published a report that looks back on climate litigation developments since the beginning of 2024. This second installment in our year-end series revisits significant cases and rulings from around the world and connects them to overarching themes. It also identifies key cases that we expect to influence litigation strategies and outcomes […]

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OmniOps, a Saudi Arabia-based AI infrastructure technology provider founded in 2024 by entrepreneur Mohammed Altassan, has secured SAR 30 million (approximately $8 million) in funding from GMS Capital Ventures. This anchor investment will fuel OmniOps’ mission to optimize and scale AI workloads while driving sustainable, energy-efficient infrastructures for organizations across the Kingdom. Empowering the Next […]

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Imagine a future where drones operate with incredible precision, battlefield strategies adapt in real-time, and military decisions are powered by AI systems that continuously learn from each mission. This future is no longer a distant possibility. Instead, it is happening now. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a promising concept to an essential part of […]

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AI is becoming a more significant part of our lives every day. But as powerful as it is, many AI systems still work like “black boxes.” They make decisions and predictions, but it’s hard to understand how they reach those conclusions. This can make people hesitant to trust them, especially regarding essential decisions like loan […]

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Crafting a unique and promising research hypothesis is a fundamental skill for any scientist. It can also be time consuming: New PhD candidates might spend the first year of their program trying to decide exactly what to explore in their experiments. What if artificial intelligence could help? MIT researchers have created a way to autonomously […]
The Sabin Center published a report that explores the international and U.S. laws governing atmospheric methane removal (“AMR”) via soil amendments. AMR refers to human interventions to accelerate the conversion of methane in the atmosphere to a form that causes less warming (e.g., converting it to carbon dioxide). Scientists have proposed a range of potential […]

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Pit-latrines are being promoted in Malawi as the most accessible form of sanitation. New research carried out by the James Hutton Institute in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, alongside partners in the Government of Malawi, has highlighted major concerns for the quality of water in Malawi, as well as in other countries facing similar […]

The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015. The OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic growth and global trade. It includes many of […]

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a conversation with Elon Musk or Marilyn Monroe? I recently discovered Botify AI, a platform that lets you interact with lifelike digital characters in ways that feel almost surreal! You can interact with the premade characters or make your own like I did (and […]

Photo by Mark Patterson on Unsplash Cities have a unique and significant role to play in responding to climate change. Many are already doing so by adopting legal and policy tools to encourage the use of smart surfaces—a group of technologies and design strategies that mitigate the effects of climate change in urban environments, especially […]

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Artificial intelligence is not just augmenting today’s music production – it is fundamentally reimagining how musicians create, practice, and interact with sound. From advanced stem separation to natural language synthesis, these tools represent the cutting edge of what is possible when neural networks meet musical creativity. This collection of groundbreaking platforms showcases how AI is […]

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A recent survey of 6,000 consumers revealed something intriguing: while only around 33% of people think they use AI, a remarkable 77% are, in fact, using AI-powered services or devices in their daily lives. This gap highlights how many people may not realize how much artificial intelligence impacts their routines. Despite AI’s impressive capabilities, the […]

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The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip manufacturers are looking to build up rather than out. Instead of squeezing ever-smaller transistors onto a single surface, the industry is aiming to stack multiple surfaces of transistors and semiconducting […]
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Brazil agri investigations BOATLOAD OF BEEF: Major shipping firms transported more than half […]