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  1. Worth knowing The Verge

    ChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs

    This update expands ChatGPT's multimodal media capabilities by introducing native, customizable animation tools powered by a new image model.

    OpenAI has updated ChatGPT with the ability to natively generate animated GIFs from text prompts or uploaded photos alongside the release of its Images 2.6 model. The new feature allows users to adjust animation playback speed, edit individual frames, and share the creations.

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  2. Worth knowing Platformer

    The frontier labs launch election war rooms

    How frontier AI labs monitor and mitigate political deepfakes during major elections is a central test of their safety and misuse prevention strategies.

    Leading AI laboratories have established election war rooms to monitor and respond to deepfakes during the midterm elections. The piece examines whether this traditional social media strategy is effective at countering AI-generated election misinformation.

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Yesterday

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  1. Must read TechCrunch

    AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges

    This massive funding round highlights the booming market and capital requirements for AI inference infrastructure as businesses scale their deployment of open-source generative media models.

    AI inference startup Fal raised $1.3 billion in a Series F round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, doubling its valuation to $16 billion since April. The company, which hosts video, image, and audio models, surpassed $800 million in annualized revenue earlier this year amid surging demand for running open-source models.

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