SORA’s New Features, Alphafold 3, IBM’s Granite LLMs, AI Deadly Viruses - AI News
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- OpenAI’s Sora Video Update
- Sora can replace objects in a video.
- Demonstrated changes include altering a man’s appearance to a woman, an older man, and a robot.
- Background discrepancies noted; not just character swaps.
- AlphaFold 3 Release
- Predicts structures and interactions of all life’s molecules, beyond just proteins.
- AlphaFold 2 had predicted over 200 million protein structures.
- AlphaFold 3 can predict complex molecular structures, such as DNA, RNA, and enzymes.
- Offers a free-to-access server for predictions.
- Potential applications in drug discovery, cancer cures, biofuels, biomaterials, and agriculture.
- IBM’s Granite AI Models for Coding
- Open-sourced models trained on 116 programming languages.
- Ranges from 3 to 34 billion parameters.
- Can generate, explain, correct, and edit code.
- Outperforms other models in certain tasks.
- Accessible on LM Cy for blind testing against other models.
- EVO: AI Model for Molecular Biology
- Designs proteins, RNA, and DNA.
- Can generate new protein-RNA complexes and entire bacterial genomes.
- Raises concerns about the potential for creating harmful pathogens.
- US Regulation on Synthetic DNA
- White House issued rules for synthetic DNA manufacturing.
- Aims to prevent misuse for creating pandemics.
- Manufacturers must screen orders and assess customer legitimacy.
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