The Lone Banana Problem
Some images are tough to write prompts for in your favorite Art AI
Elsewhere
Midjourney V5.2 (Ars Technica)
This Midjourney update looks fantastic. I'm working on a Crafty's Illustrated essay, and plan to give V5.2 a thorough workout when it's time for imagery.
Comparing Adobe Firefly, Dalle-2, OpenJourney, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney
Muhammad Usman does a nice comparison of art AIs. To me, the richness of the outputs is amazing. I'm a heavy Midjourney user, and still prefer its output, though the alternatives are impressive as well.
Apple Vision Pro (Part 2) – Hardware Issues
Karl Guttag on the devil-in-the-details of Apple Vision Pro hardware.
I-JEPA: The first AI model based on Yann LeCun’s vision for more human-like AI
As pointed out by Jesus Rodriguez on TheSequence, "With all the hype surrounding generative AI, we sometimes overlook the thrilling advancements in other areas of the deep learning ecosystem." I-JEPA from Meta research is one such.
Ownership in Small and Medium Technology Companies
An important topic, addressed thoroughly by Eric Brooke, former SpotHero CTO.
First Impressions of Vision Pro and visionOS
Gruber conveys the essence of the experience better than other writeups I've read so far.
Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learning
From nature.com, an AI story that isn't *generative* AI.
Orion Browser by Kagi
I'm late to the party, but the Orion browser from Kagi is really interesting.
Apple Vision
Stratechery's Ben Thompson with an excellent take on Vision Pro.