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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is like motion smoothing for video games, but worse

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Yesterday Nvidia revealed its latest upscaling tech called DLSS 5 , which it described as "the company's most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2018." Sounds good, until you actually see it. According to Nvidia, the tech "infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials," but all anyone seemed to notice was that it turned recognizable faces into something resembling AI slop. Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace got a makeover that would make her look at home in a Tilly Norwood video . The Hogwarts Legacy kids looked like they'd been wrung through an Instagram filter . Even Liverpool … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/896213/nvidia-dlss-5-ai-faces-motion-smoothing

The messiah rises in Dune: Part Three’s new trailer

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First comes love , then comes marriage , then comes a portentous set of twin babies in the new trailer for Dune: Part Three . Warner Bros. has debuted its first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve's third Dune film. Thankfully, it doesn't give everything about the film away, but it does put a spotlight on a few of the key characters who will bring this chapter of Paul Atreides' (TimothĂ©e Chalamet) story to an end. Set a few years after the events of Part Two , Dune: Part Three finds Paul and Chani (Zendaya) eagerly anticipating the birth of their first child. Though the couple don't seem to know that they're about to have twins in the trailer, … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/896111/dune-part-three-trailer-release-date

Now everyone in the US is getting Google’s personalized Gemini AI

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Google announced on Tuesday that all users in the US will now have access to its Personal Intelligence feature, which lets you connect various Google apps to provide context for Gemini's responses and suggestions. Access was previously limited to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. Now, free-tier users in the US can also use Personal Intelligence through AI Mode in Search, Gemini in Chrome, and the Gemini app. However, the feature is currently only available to users on personal Google accounts, not business, enterprise, or education users. Personal Intelligence uses data from connected apps, like YouTube, Google Photos, and Gmail, to … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/896107/google-expands-personal-intelligence

I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks

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Olaf, a Disney Imagineering robot that will greet guests at Disney parks. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge You know Olaf. Before KPop Demon Hunters , before the Wicked movies, it was Disney's Frozen that blasted show tunes like "Let It Go" and "Into the Unknown" into our lives. My little girls loved belting those tunes. So when I met Olaf, the Disney Imagineering robot, I kept thinking: I can't wait for my kids to meet him too. It's a weird thought, really, because this Olaf isn't a "he" and can't carry on a conversation. Why do I keep thinking "I met him" when he's largely a remote-controlled puppet teleoperated by a Steam Deck gaming handheld? @verge Is this the best robot Disney's ever made? Frozen's snowman Olaf will soon greet guests … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/895369/olaf-disney-imagineering-frozen-robot-up-close

Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight

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Sony's upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro , including Cyberpunk 2077 , Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2 , and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and found that the "new upscaler delivers the kind of upgrade we were looking for from PS5 Pro." Problems with shimmering, flickering, and other visual artifacts have been addressed, and they said it now delivers crisper and more consistent in-game graphics. This is the first upgrade we've seen from AMD and Sony's combined Project Amethyst work on improving the effect of rendering a game at a lo … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/games/895396/playstation-pssr-upscaling-cyberpunk-2077-silent-hill

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max and 4K Plus sticks are up to 50 percent off 

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Since Amazon rolled out its redesigned Fire TV OS , Amazon’s latest streaming sticks are even better than ever. And right now, both the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Stick 4K Plus are back at their best prices yet during Amazon’s early Big Spring Sale event . You can buy the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for $34.99 ($25 off) at Amazon , Best Buy , and Target , while the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is down to $24.99 ($25 off) at the same retailers ( Amazon , Best Buy , and Target ). Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2023) Where to Buy: $59.99 $34.99 at Amazon $59.99 $34.99 at Best Buy $59.99 $34.99 at Target Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus Where to Buy: $49.99 $24.99 at Target $49.99 $24.99 at Amazon $49.99 $24.99 at Best Buy The updated Fire TV OS makes it easier to find something to watch no matter which model you choose. It pulls recommendations from your subscriptions and adds tabs across the top of your screen for categories like TV shows, news, sports, and live content, ...

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

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So when exactly is smut considered porn? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to generate textual chats with adult themes. The feature was initially announced in October, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claiming that the company had managed to mitigate enough of the "serious mental health issues" with its AI model to relax safety restrictions and introduce " erotica for ver … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/895130/openai-chatgpt-adult-mode-text-smut-written-erotica