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Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Creative T=
ech Newsletter, where innovation and imagination collide. For those new, th=
is newsletter brings you the latest news and trends in the exciting and eve=
r-evolving world of technology, with a focus on its creative applications. =
From cutting-edge AI experiences to new forms of digital art, it spans far =
and wide.
As always plea=
se feel free to reach out if it sparks something. Let's dive in!
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THE NEW GATEKEEPERS
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Benedict Ev=
ans, a technology analyst and commentator, has realised his annual presenta=
tion exploring macro and strategic trends from within the tech industry. Th=
is year title is =E2=80=98The New Gatekeepers=E2=80=99. It=E2=80=99s worth =
a flick through, with themes ranging from tech economics, remaking commerce=
and (of course) hype cycles tuning into generative AI.
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HEY AI, PAINT ME SOMETHING
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WThe Robotics =
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University has a new addition to its community=
in the form of an artist-in-residence. The artist goes by the name of FRID=
A and is a robotic arm equipped with a paintbrush, utilizing artificial int=
elligence to work hand-in-hand with humans in creating art pieces. If you a=
sk FRIDA to paint a picture, it will immediately start the process of bring=
ing brush to canvas.
FRIDA utilizes AI models much like those=
used in OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, which are capable of generating tex=
t or images respectively, when given a prompt. The robot simulates the pain=
ting process with brush strokes and uses machine learning to continually as=
sess its progress while working.
"FRIDA is a robotic painting system=
, but FRIDA is not an artist," one of the researchers said. "FRID=
A is not generating the ideas to communicate. FRIDA is a system that an art=
ist could collaborate with. The artist can specify high-level goals for FRI=
DA and then FRIDA can execute them." Human <-> AI collaboration =
is a key theme we should explore
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AR RC RACING
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Game innovation studio Vulcan Stud=
io have announced their new title Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, a cutting-edge mi=
xed reality game. This new game allows you to pilot a real remote control c=
ar while your screen displays an augmented view from the vehicle's cockpit,=
enabling your physical space to be digitally built upon in visually creati=
ve ways. The combination of physical assets (cars, tracks etc.) married tog=
ether with AR is a really nice to see. LEGO have =
previously experimented in the area, too.
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VIDEO COMMERCE
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Developer Stijn Spanhove released a tech de=
mo that uses AI to generatively create 3D objects via text prompts, then pr=
ojects those objects with an AR view, all within a mobile web browser. A lo=
t going on with different technologies combining together. We=E2=80=99re in=
somewhat of an experimentational phase with various tech, not least genera=
tive AI. Low barriers to entry (or access) than ever before enabling a boar=
d breadth of disciplines to say =E2=80=98what if=E2=80=99.
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DISNEY ACCELERATES WEB3 DISCOVERY=
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And finally! Tlking about the ever=
-growing rise of generative AI, the team at Hackernoon have compiled a comp=
rehensive list of 174 AI tools, each with a handy brief description. Some a=
re more advanced than others. We=E2=80=99re not far away from the AI versio=
n of =E2=80=9Cthere=E2=80=99s an app for that=E2=80=9D phase, it seems. Hav=
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