ACE Plus (ACE ++) = a new batch of Flux-based LoRA models developed by Alibaba AI. These models are designed for image editing tasks like face swaps, object transformations, and virtual try-ons
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Agentic Object Detection: AI Vision Without Training Data
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Introducing Agentic Object Detection!
— Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) 6 février 2025
Given a text prompt like “unripe strawberries” or “Kellogg’s branded cereal” and an image, we use an agentic workflow to reason at length and detect the specified objects. No need to label any training data. Watch the video for details. pic.twitter.com/ceNMx92pEuIntroducing Agentic Object Detection! Given a text prompt like “unripe strawberries” or “Kellogg’s branded cereal” and an image, we use an agentic workflow to reason at length and detect the specified objects. No need to label any training data. Watch the video for details.
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AI Uses ECG to Predict Biological Age and Disease Risk
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Can your electrocardiogram be used to assess biological age?
A new study suggests with A.I. it can be used to help predict age-related diseases, including not just cardiovascular, but also Alzheimer's and cancer https://
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Apple’s AI Calculator Understands Handwriting in iOS 18
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Apple’s AI Calculator Writes (and Thinks) Like You! ✍️🧮
— Pascal Bornet (@pascal_bornet) 6 février 2025
With iOS 18, Apple made math feel more human. The AI-powered Calculator now understands your handwriting—scribble an equation, and it solves it instantly, keeping your handwriting intact. No need to type, no need to switch… pic.twitter.com/pbvjEJSJB2Apple’s AI Calculator Writes (and Thinks) Like You! With iOS 18, Apple made math feel more human. The AI-powered Calculator now understands your handwriting—scribble an equation, and it solves it instantly, keeping your handwriting intact. No need to type, no need to switch
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Spaces Launches 400k AI Apps Search Platform
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We've just released the new Spaces search and it's totally mind blowing
— Thomas Wolf (@Thom_Wolf) 5 février 2025
Explore over 400k AI Apps in the most intuitive way
background removal, image-to-3D, comic factory, sound transcription, image editing, clothes virtual try-on, etc
All made by AI builders for AI builders pic.twitter.com/w4RFvjYgAyWe've just released the new Spaces search and it's totally mind blowing Explore over 400k AI Apps in the most intuitive way background removal, image-to-3D, comic factory, sound transcription, image editing, clothes virtual try-on, etc All made by AI builders for AI builders
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From Pixels to Tokens: AI as the New Interface Paradigm
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We're moving from pixels to tokens: historically, we engineered pixels and code to make interfaces. Now with AI as the new interface, we use beautifully sequenced tokens to create experiences and personalities.
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Gemini 2.0 Series Advances Cost, Performance, and Agentic Capabilities
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Exciting progress as we relentlessly drive quality up & cost down. The Gemini 2.0 series are the leading models for cost & performance. w/today’s releases, everyone can tap into their powerful reasoning/multimodal capabilities, which also lay the foundations for our agentic work https://t.co/eRSoedLuTU
— Demis Hassabis (@demishassabis) 5 février 2025Exciting progress as we relentlessly drive quality up & cost down. The Gemini 2.0 series are the leading models for cost & performance. w/today’s releases, everyone can tap into their powerful reasoning/multimodal capabilities, which also lay the foundations for our agentic work
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Qwen2.5-VL: Advanced Vision Language Model for Multimodal AI Tasks
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2/ Qwen2.5-VL is the latest vision language model released by the Qwen team. This repo upgrades multimodal AI with better document parsing and advanced agentic abilities for real-world tasks. It also hosts some of the must-have info and tools. https://
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Gemini models dominate LMarena rankings
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New Gemini family models are now taking 1st, 3rd and 9th spots on lmarena Gemini 2.0 Flash thinking exp 0121 is holding the top score
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Gemini 2.0 Pro: New or Existing Model?
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Is Gemini 2.0 Pro a previously available 1206-exp model or smth new?