Generations of scientists have compared the universe to a giant, complex game, raising questions about who is doing the playing – and what it would mean to win.
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Jun 22, 2024
Kansas — Portrait (He Knew) (1977) (Remaster) [720p HD]
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: entertainment, military
“Portrait (He Knew)” was released in 1977 on the album Point Of Know Return. It was clearly about Albert Einstein although not a lot of people seemed to be aware of the fact. It was a great song for a video, and one of my favorite on this particular album, the other’s being “Nobody Home”, “Closet Chronicles”, and “Dust In The Wind”. Point of Know Return was HUGE in 1978! I remember listening to it over and over and over…loved the many instrumental breaks and solos. The video is just layers and layers of masked images and masked video. Tried for some really cool effects and found some pretty neat ones…’specially fond of that tree recoil effect from the atom bomb at that cool little note drag! Anyway, as usual…I hope you find something to enjoy. [Lyrics] He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name He lived alone with his vision Not looking for fortune or fame Never said too much to speak of He was off on another plane The words that he said were a mystery Nobody’s sure he was sane But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to He was in search of an answer The nature of what we are He was trying to do it a new way He was bright as a star But nobody understood him “His numbers are not the way” He’s lost in the deepest enigma Which no one’s unraveled today But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to And he tried, but before he could tell us he died When he left us the people cried, Oh where was he going to? He had a different idea A glimpse of the master plan He could see into the future A true visionary man But there’s something he never told us It died when he went away If only he could have been with us No telling what he might say But he knew, he knew more than me or you No one could see his view Oh, where was he going to But he knew, you could tell by the picture he drew It was totally something new, Oh where was he going to?
Jun 22, 2024
ChatGPT-written “The Last Screenwriter” sparks debate on the role of AI in the film industry
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
AI take over of entertainment industry by 2029–2030 still on pace.
1/ Swiss director Peter Luisi has made a movie called “The Last Screenwriter”, the script for which he says was largely written by the AI ChatGPT.
A London theater has canceled the world premiere of a movie allegedly written entirely by ChatGPT. The director plans to release the movie online.
Jun 22, 2024
How generative AI could reinvent what it means to play
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
AI-powered NPCs that don’t need a script could make games—and other worlds—deeply immersive.
Video-to-audio research uses video pixels and text prompts to generate rich soundtracks.
Video generation models are advancing at an incredible pace, but many current systems can only generate silent output. One of the next major steps toward bringing generated movies to life is creating soundtracks for these silent videos.
Today, we’re sharing progress on our video-to-audio (V2A) technology, which makes synchronized audiovisual generation possible. V2A combines video pixels with natural language text prompts to generate rich soundscapes for the on-screen action.
Jun 16, 2024
Strengthener for graphene
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: entertainment, space travel
Grapene’s unusually high conductivity and favorable mechanical properties could further the development of flexible electronics, new batteries, and innovative composite materials for aeronautics and space flight. However, the development of elastic and tough films remains a challenge.
In the journal Angewandte Chemie (“A Stretchable and Tough Graphene Film Enabled by Mechanical Bond”), a research team has now introduced a method to overcome this hurdle: they linked graphene nanolayers via “extendable” bridging structures.
Cartoon representations of the fabrication process of RBG films and toughening mechanism of mechanical bond. Upon applied force, the hidden chain of [2]rotaxane was released due to intramolecular motion, resulting in an increased interlayer slip distance. It follows that the mechanical performance of RBG films were improved when mechanical bond was introduced.
Jun 12, 2024
We are definitely living in a simulation | Roman Yampolskiy and Lex Fridman
Posted by Roman Kam in category: entertainment
Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNr6gPelJ3EPlease support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- Yahoo Finance: https:…
Jun 11, 2024
Endocrine system — Anatomical terminology for healthcare professionals | Kenhub
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: entertainment
Do you have trouble learning endocrine system terminology? That shall end today! Join us now on episode 10 of our Anatomical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals course series on Youtube:
This is the short film I made in 2004. I shot it as my final film project at #NYFA. It stars Tom Noonan, Ben Bailey and Gbenga Akinna…
Jun 8, 2024
Ashton Kutcher Threatens That Soon, AI Will Spit Out Entire Movies
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
According to Kutcher, OpenAI’s generative AI tool Sora is already good enough to churn out footage for major movie productions.