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OpenAI to make models cheaper, more powerful in conference

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is expected to announce product enhancements that will make its AI models cheaper, with more functionality, in its first-ever developer conference on Monday. The conference signals OpenAI's ambition to expand beyond a consumer sensation to becoming a provider of a hit developer platform, and CEO Sam Altman has teased attendees with the promise of "some great new stuff." The one-day event, in a desolate area of San Francisco near City Hall, is attracting hundreds of developers from around the world. The burgeoning AI sector has been a bright spot for San Francisco's economy, which has struggled to bounce back from the pandemic. After toiling in relative obscurity for years, OpenAI kicked off the generative AI craze last November by releasing ChatGPT, the darling chatbot of Silicon Valley that became one of the world's fastest growing consumer applications. Generative AI can, using past data, create brand new content like ...

Levi's to supplement human models with AI-generated fakes

Levi's has partnered with AI company for computer- generate d fashion model s to “ supplement human model s.” The “digital transformation journey” of diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability, as the company claims, will merely hire a robot to generate the appearance of diversity. Founded in 2019, Levi-Straus is collaborating with Amsterdam-based digital model studio Lalaland.ai for this new initiative. The company is aiming for customers to see what fashion items would look like on “hyper-realistic” model s “of every body type, age, size and skin tone.” In its announcement, the company said, “We see fashion and technology as both an art and a science, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Lalaland.ai, a company with such high-quality technology that can help us continue on our journey for a more diverse and inclusive customer experience.” Though Levi's claims that “AI will likely never fu...