Neural Notes: CSIRO’s AI blueprint, Leigh’s big data vision and Adobe’s AI advancements
This week: Andrew Leigh on AI and big data, David Pocock's proposal, CSIRO reports and Adobe's new products.
Adobe’s new AI tool is here to power up PDFs
Adobe has just announced AI Assistant in Acrobat, a new generative AI tool that promises to make working with PDFs a whole lot easier.
Canva just mic-dropped 10 new AI tools, and they don’t cost extra
Canva has just launched a suite of AI tools called Magic Studio. And it's presenting it as a game changer for enterprise customers.
From John Warnock’s Adobe to Google: Five ‘rejected’ business ideas that are now worth billions
The death of Adobe's John Warnock had us thinking about ideas and businesses that were rejected and went on to make billions.
Startup funding dropped massively in 2023, but AI and climate tech are still winners
A new report has revealed that AI and climate tech startup funding is going well, despite overall investment dropoff.
Generative AI is the next chapter of copyright problems for authors
The Sarah Silverman copyright case against Meta and OpenAI has highlighted how generative AI is just the new version of an old problem for authors online.
Adobe Firefly will be generating AI images for Google Bard
Adobe and Google are joining AI forces, with AI image generator Firefly being rolled into chatbot Bard just months after both were announced.
Elon Musk starts AI company after calling for a pause on ‘giant AI experiments’
Elon Musk has started his own AI company, X.AI, weeks after signing a letter calling for the pause of giant AI experiments.
US of AI: Perspectives from SmartCompany’s tech tour of North America
Our senior tech reporter recently spent two weeks in the US and reflects on the state of the industry on the ground - from the rise of AI, economic turmoil and layoffs.
These experimental Adobe Projects could revolutionise video editing and online shopping
Adobe showed off some of its best experimental AI projects that may or may not see the light of day. These are some of our favourites.
Canva “incredibly excited” by AI image generation as Australian tech unicorn reveals new ‘magic’ tools
Canva has unveiled a suite of new AI-powered tools for its growing platform, promising users access to custom-made designs generated from a single source image, and other features it claims will help users unlock their graphic creativity.
Adobe explains how it created an AI platform without stealing artists’ work
Adobe has launched its generative AI platform Firefly and is strong about not ripping off artist's work to train it.