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Nov 9, 2022
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Generative photos and now videos continue to take the tech world by storm, with new tools out almost daily. Today we take a look at the a generative profile photo tool and a video B-roll tool, both can save us time and even entertain us a little bit.
Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by.
Tech I’m Following
ProfilePictures.AI is cool new AI-based profile generator. You upload 20 photos of yourself and get over 100 profile photo versions.
The baked in prompts seem to lean towards serious / heroic looks, I uploaded many smiling photos of me but all of my versions are serious.
Some will make you laugh out loud, some will creep you out a little, and a few are fun and useable. Have fun. Link below 👇
I decided to try it out, uploaded the required 20 photos of myself, waiting for a few hours and, well, the results are kinda cool really. Many of them look like the younger me from 2013, but we wont complain about that.
For now, I’m going with the rocket man / cyborg look, depending on your view. I do want to know though, what’s with the little conductor guy embedded next to my head. See collage above 👆
G-Roll
G-Roll by Capsule is a generative Ai Video-to-Text-to-Video. Anyone who’s done even a little bit of video work can appreciate how much time a tool like this could potentially save you.
No doubt, there’s a whole lot of tech in G-Roll. Twitter link below 👇
Capsule has some other cool video tools too, so check them out. Link below 👇
What I’m Reading
by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3VSQD6y
I’m consistently reading 3-5 books at any one time, switching between them depending on my mood. The Future Is Faster Than You Think is all about the emergence of technology and the converging of those technologies, creating a perfect storm of advancements.
Today I’m highlighting a quote from the chapter on healthcare, and the inevitable extension of human lifespans.
“The fountain of youth is a specific period in history, the point at which technologies converge on mortality. So while “Will we be able to live forever?” remains an unanswered question, turning a hundred years old into the new sixty—that is, significantly extending human lifespan—has changed from a question of “if” to a matter of “when.””
— The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler
What I’m Watching
Things I Learned From My 10 Years In Silicon Valley
Today’s Quote
Money does not buy you freedom. Time does.
J.R. Rim