wprss domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114wprss domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114wprss domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114wprss domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114wprss domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Instagram head Adam Mosseri is teasing upcoming generative AI features for the social app that will allow creators to “change nearly any aspect” of their videos using text prompts. The editing tools will be powered by Meta’s Movie Gen AI model, and are expected to launch on the social network sometime next year, Mosseri said in a video shared on Thursday.
“We’re working on some really exciting AI tools for you video creators out there,” Mosseri said. “A lot of you make amazing content that makes Instagram what it is and we want to give you more tools to help realize your ideas. And you should be able to do anything you want with your videos. You should be able to change your outfit or change the context in which you’re sitting, or add a chain, whatever you can think of,” he added.
The video previews the AI editing features that Mosseri is teasing, including the ability to change your outfit, alter your background environment, add jewelry, and change your overall appearance.
For instance, in one scene, Mosseri’s background changes to a snowy atmosphere, and in another, he transforms into a puppet-like, animated version of himself.
While the previews look clean and seamless, it’s unknown if the user-facing editing tools will render the same sort of results once launched.
When Meta unveiled Movie Gen back in October, the company said the model allows you to use simple text inputs to create videos and sounds and edit existing videos. Meta said at the time that the AI video generator wouldn’t be publicly available. Today’s announcement reveals that Meta will be leveraging the model to give creators on Instagram more AI editing tools for their videos.
It’s worth noting that Meta unveiled Movie Gen months after OpenAI and Adobe debuted similar models. OpenAI’s Sora launched to some users earlier this month, and Adobe started letting some users test its Firefly video generator in October.
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Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals.
The tech giant bought 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips across 2024 according to reporting from the Financial Times, which cited data from tech consultancy Omdia. To compare, Meta bought 224,000 of the same flagship Nvidia chip this year. Microsoft’s 2024 chip purchase more than tripled the number of Nvidia chips the company bought in 2023.
Microsoft is building its own custom AI chips, too, called Maia, which it announced at its Ignite conference in late 2023.
The company has really immersed itself in AI this year. Microsoft deepened its partnership with OpenAI and participated in the company’s colossal $6.6 billion funding round in October. The company also signed a deal to reopen the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear plant in September and purchase all of the power that the plant creates for 20 years to help juice its data centers.
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