[AI One Bite News] Apple Unveils Avatar Generation AI... Will It Compete with Samsung's 'Gauseu'?

Apple Unveils Generative AI Technology for Mobile
'Notable' to Be Featured in Next Year's iPhone 16

Editor's NoteSince the emergence of ChatGPT, the world has been buzzing with artificial intelligence (AI). Technology is changing rapidly every day, and news is pouring in. Even industry experts who are at the top of their game are struggling to keep up. It’s overwhelming to consume everything, but you can’t just ignore it either. We deliver the core of weekly AI issues, carefully selected and easy to digest.

Apple Unveils Avatar Generation AI

Avatar created with Apple HUGS
[Photo by Apple Homepage]

Apple has unveiled generative AI technology for mobile devices. Apple researchers recently published a paper introducing a generative AI tool called 'Human Gaussian Splats (HUGS).' This technology generates 3D animated avatars using a single camera. It separates a person from a video shot on an iPhone and turns them into an avatar. You can place the avatar into any desired background and animate it. It reportedly creates avatars up to 100 times faster than existing technologies. If the HUGS feature is integrated into future iPhones, the day may come when you can create desired 3D videos with just one phone. Samsung Electronics is also planning to equip the Galaxy S24, launching next year, with generative AI called 'Samsung Gauss.' It will be interesting to see if a generative AI smartphone showdown unfolds.

MS Copilot Adds Music Composition Feature

[Image source=Yonhap News]

Microsoft (MS) has added a composer feature to its AI assistant 'Copilot.' They integrated the AI music composition solution 'Suno' as an application programming interface (API). By inputting the theme, style, or genre of a song in text, it creates music accordingly. Even if you don’t know how to play instruments or compose, you can simply say, "Make a pop song suitable for Christmas with piano playing," and it will produce it instantly. The generated music can be shared via social networking services (SNS) or email.

UK Rules "AI Cannot Be an Inventor"

Following the United States, the United Kingdom has made a final ruling that AI cannot be recognized as an inventor. American computer scientist Stephen Thaler filed patents for food containers and lighting, listing the AI 'DABUS' as the inventor. When the patent office rejected the application on the grounds that only humans or legal entities can be inventors, it led to litigation. The UK court concluded that AI cannot be granted legal rights equivalent to humans. Thaler had filed a similar lawsuit in the US earlier this year but lost. Other countries such as Australia, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia have reached similar conclusions.

OpenAI Rival Anthropic Seeks $1 Billion Funding

Anthropic CI [Image source=Anthropic]

OpenAI rival Anthropic is seeking to raise $750 million (approximately 1 trillion KRW) in funding. Anthropic was founded by siblings Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, who previously worked at OpenAI. They left OpenAI with the goal of using AI more safely and established Anthropic. The company is raising funds based on a valuation of $18.4 billion (approximately 23.9 trillion KRW). Its valuation has increased 4.5 times since early this year.

OpenAI Forms Preparedness Team to Manage AI Risks

[Image source=Yonhap News]

OpenAI has formed a 'Preparedness Team' to manage AI risk factors. The team monitors in-house AI technologies and alerts the company when risks are detected. They verify safety lines regarding risks such as ▲cybersecurity ▲chemical, biological, and nuclear threats ▲model autonomy. Alexander Madrigal, an AI professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), leads the team, which will be composed of scientists, security experts, and other specialists. OpenAI has also established safeguards to prevent premature commercialization of technology. Based on the Preparedness Team’s reports, management can decide on the release of new AI models, but the board of directors has the authority to veto such decisions.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.