Tech war in 2024: China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Tech war in 2024: China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Shi Yuxiang is eager to find out what the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology has to offer in video-making. But with OpenAI’s long-awaited Sora video generation tool launching only earlier this month, the 34-year-old entertainment industry professional from Beijing has been experimenting with a wide range of Chinese alternatives. “Whenever there’s a new product release, … Read more

OpenAI’s Sora was leaked in protest over allegations of ‘art washing’

OpenAI’s Sora was leaked in protest over allegations of ‘art washing’

OpenAI OpenAI’s unreleased Sora video generation model was leaked Tuesday by a group protesting the company’s “art washing” actions, per a post from X user @legit_rumors. The group, calling themselves Sora PR Puppets, reportedly had gained early access to the Sora API. Through that, they leveraged authentication tokens to create a front-end interface enabling anyone … Read more

China’s ‘AI Tiger’ Zhipu in race to bring enhanced features to video-generation apps

China’s ‘AI Tiger’ Zhipu in race to bring enhanced features to video-generation apps

China’s state-backed unicorn Zhipu AI has introduced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) features to its video tool Ying, in a heated race with other start-ups and Big Tech companies to woo users in a growing market for AI-assisted video creation tools. After the updates, Ying will be able to generate 4K high-definition video clips … Read more

You can now generate AI videos right in Premiere Pro

You can now generate AI videos right in Premiere Pro

Adobe Firefly can now generate videos from image and text prompts, as well as extend existing clips, Adobe announced on Monday. The new feature is currently rolling out to Premiere Pro subscribers. The video generation feature makes its debut in a number of new tools for Premiere Pro and the Firefly web app. PP’s Generative … Read more

This new AI video generator just completely outdid Sora

This new AI video generator just completely outdid Sora

Sora’s lead in the generative video space is already in jeopardy, and Meta’s highly anticipated AI hasn’t even been released yet. On Wednesday, Chinese tech titan Kuaishou Technology announced that its Kling AI video-generation system is now available to users around the globe. Kling had officially launched in China last month, but was only available … Read more