Meet Recraft V3: The Best AI Image Generator You Never Heard Of
Stand aside Flux and MidJourney: There's a new player that just shot to the top of AI image generation rankings. A mystery model formerly known as Red Panda—which had AI watchers scratching their heads on Artificial Analysis’s leaderboards—finally revealed itself as Recraft V3, a fresh release from a little-known London startup. The model enjoyed the top score on the ELO rating system for image generators, outperforming Flux 1.1 Pro and MidJourney. In terms of efficiency, Recraft V3 matches SDXL...
Jun 23, 2023
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Stable Diffusion Gets an Upgrade—Here’s How Its AI Model Stacks Up Against MidJourney
AI startup Stability AI just debuted its latest version of Stable Diffusion—and the model does not disappoint. Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) v0.9 delivers ultra-photorealistic imagery, surpassing previous iterations in terms of sophistication and visual quality. This means, among other things, that Stability AI’s new model will not generate those troublesome “spaghetti hands” so often. Also, you won’t have to introduce dozens of words to get an amazing image, because the model was trained to do mos...
May 12, 2023
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AI Wars: Google’s Improved Bard Is Ready to Take On OpenAI’s ChatGPT
A new rivalry is brewing in the world of AI developments. Google's freshly updated AI chatbot, Bard, is giving OpenAI's ChatGPT a run for its money, threatening to topple its hegemony. On May 10, Google held its annual Google I/O conference and made Bard accessible to the world, introducing a series of upgrades aimed at keeping it ahead of the curve. Users can access Bard for free, and it's now available in over 180 countries. Google introduced Bard in February, but it was not too impressive. Af...
Mar 6, 2022
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Decrypt’s Guide to the Best Books on Bitcoin and Blockchain
In 2021, crypto went more mainstream than ever before, and there's now a growing library of books exploring Bitcoin and blockchain tech for the legions of crypto-curious. Decrypt's staff has rounded up a list of our favorites: 1.Digital Gold, Nathaniel Popper Digital Gold, by Nathaniel Popper We may still not know exactly who the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is, but Digital Gold will teach you nearly everything else you'd want to know about the creation and early rise of the top...
Feb 27, 2022
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Ethereum's Heroes and Villains: Book Review of 'The Cryptopians'
In a list of the most important new technologies of the 21st century, Ethereum should be near the top. Since launching in 2015 as a more versatile form of Bitcoin, the blockchain and its smart contracts have transformed finance, computing, and online governance—and spawned a colorful culture of visionaries, entrepreneurs, and hackers. Given Ethereum’s enormous impact, it’s helpful to know who made it and why. A new book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies and the Making of the First Big Cryp...
Oct 31, 2021
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London's NFT Art Scene Thrives Even As Prestigious Frieze Fair Sits Out
Frieze Art Fair, one of London’s oldest and most prestigious art events, stumbled into the post-pandemic, post-Brexit world for its 2021 edition earlier this month. Crammed in between two other major art fairs, Art Basel and Fiac Paris (all three were canceled last year due to the pandemic) from October 13-17, Frieze London was low on crowds compared to years past. Still, there was a palpable sense of optimism that in-person events would lure buyers with the promise of shiny in-season objets d'a...