OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled the company’s new text-to-video AI tool called Sora.
The company behind ChatGPT gave just a few people access to the tool which creates video clips up to one-minute long, but without audio.
Videos created by OpenAI itself include one with woolly mammoths walking through the snow, a woman walking down a street in Tokyo, and an animated fluffy monster sat by a candle.
Amid the excitement though there have been warnings from users on social media site ‘X’ who say the tool could be used to produce misinformation or deep fake footage.
Two weeks after the release of the Apple Vision Pro, some users have revealed that they have already returned the $3,500 mixed-reality headset.
People have reported getting bad headaches and motion sickness from using the device, as well as red, bloodshot eyes.
Apple lets customers return any product within 14 days of purchase.
Users have been sharing recordings of how they’ve been using the headset, by doing things like virtually ‘pinning’ screens around their house.
A UK charity has been using virtual reality headsets to teach children about climate change.
Freddie Watson from the Blue Marine Foundation told Tech & Science Daily about their project called ‘The Sea We Breathe’, designed to teach children about ‘blue carbon’, which is carbon stored in the seabed as a means to offset emissions.
The experience is set to be accessible to over 800 UK schools and is narrated by actor Helena Bonham-Carter.
Research suggests a 20-second blast of ultrasound could boost the motility of sperm, and potentially be used to improve fertility rates.
The study, carried out by researchers at Melbourne’s Monash University, found that using high-frequency ultrasound waves on sperm can boost their ability to swim by up to 266%.
The university says about 30% of infertility comes down to low sperm motility, which means the sperm aren’t strong enough swimmers to make it through to the woman’s reproductive tract.
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