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AI and the Law – Copyright Traps for Large Language Models – This new tool can tell you whether AI has stolen your work
https://github.com/computationalprivacy/copyright-traps
Copyright traps (see Meeus et al. (ICML 2024)) are unique, synthetically generated sequences who have been included into the training dataset of CroissantLLM. This dataset allows for the evaluation of Membership Inference Attacks (MIAs) using CroissantLLM as target model, where the goal is to infer whether a certain trap sequence was either included in or excluded from the training data.
This dataset contains non-member (
label=0
) and member (label=1
) trap sequences, which have been generated using this code and by sampling text from LLaMA-2 7B while controlling for sequence length and perplexity. The dataset contains splits according toseq_len_{XX}_n_rep_{YY}
where sequences ofXX={25,50,100}
tokens are considered andYY={10, 100, 1000}
number of repetitions for member sequences. Each dataset also contains the ‘perplexity bucket’ for each trap sequence, where the original paper showed that higher perplexity sequences tend to be more vulnerable.Note that for a fixed sequence length, and across various number of repetitions, each split contains the same set of non-member sequences (
n_rep=0
). Also additional non-members generated in exactly the same way are provided here, which might be required for some MIA methodologies making additional assumptions for the attacker. -
Neuralink rival Synchron’s brain implant now lets people control Apple’s Vision Pro with their minds
Synchron is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, designed to help patients with paralysis operate technology like smartphones and computers with their minds.
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Canva acquires Leonardo.ai
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/canva-acquires-leonardo-ai-to-boost-its-generative-ai-efforts
The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams said it’s a mix of cash and stock. All of Leonardo.ai’s 120 employees will be joining Canva, including the executive team.
“Leonardo will continue to run independently of Canva with a focus on rapid innovation, research and development, now backed by Canva’s resources,” Adams told TechCrunch. “We’ll keep offering all of Leonardo’s existing tools and solutions. This acquisition aims to help Leonardo develop its platform and deepen their user growth with our investment, including by expanding their API business and investing in foundational model R&D.”
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Autodesk acquires Wonder Dynamics
This strategic move supports Autodesk’s goal to democratize creative tools and foster innovation in the media and entertainment industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Free fonts
https://fontlibrary.org
https://fontsource.orgOpen-source fonts packaged into individual NPM packages for self-hosting in web applications. Self-hosting fonts can significantly improve website performance, remain version-locked, work offline, and offer more privacy.
https://www.awwwards.com/awwwards/collections/free-fonts
http://www.fontspace.com/popular/fonts
https://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm
http://www.1001fonts.com/poster-fonts.html
How to use @font-face in CSS
The
@font-face
rule allows custom fonts to be loaded on a webpage: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/using-font-face-in-css/
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Zibra.AI – Real-Time Volumetric Effects in Virtual Production. Now free for Indies!
A New Era for Volumetrics
For a long time, volumetric visual effects were viable only in high-end offline VFX workflows. Large data footprints and poor real-time rendering performance limited their use: most teams simply avoided volumetrics altogether. It’s similar to the early days of online video: limited computational power and low network bandwidth made video content hard to share or stream. Today, of course, we can’t imagine the internet without it, and we believe volumetrics are on a similar path.
With advanced data compression and real-time, GPU-driven decompression, anyone can now bring CGI-class visual effects into Unreal Engine.
From now on, it’s completely free for individual creators!
What it means for you?
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