OpenAI launches o3 and o4-mini, AI models that ‘think with images’ and use tools autonomously

OpenAI launches o3 and o4-mini, AI models that ‘think with images’ and use tools autonomously

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI launched two groundbreaking AI models today that can reason with images and use tools independently, representing what experts call a step change in artificial intelligence capabilities. The San Francisco-based company introduced o3 and o4-mini, the…

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AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches

AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches

The ability to generate high-quality images quickly is crucial for producing realistic simulated environments that can be used to train self-driving cars to avoid unpredictable hazards, making them safer on real streets. But the generative artificial intelligence techniques increasingly being used to produce such images have drawbacks. One popular type of model, called a diffusion…

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These are the best space images from 2024

These are the best space images from 2024

NASA’s Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial vistas, including a view of the most powerful volcano known to humanity, didn’t disappoint. “It’s absolutely stunning, stunning imagery,” Ashley Davies, a planetary scientist at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Mashable. Other space missions have captured…

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Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images

Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images

Try taking a picture of each of North America’s roughly 11,000 tree species, and you’ll have a mere fraction of the millions of photos within nature image datasets. These massive collections of snapshots — ranging from butterflies to humpback whales — are a great research tool for ecologists because they provide evidence of organisms’ unique behaviors, rare conditions,…

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