From the excellent "Two Minute Papers" YouTube channel, a discussion of a paper titled "DeepRemaster: Temporal Source-Reference Attention Networks for Comprehensive Video Enhancement," that demonstrates the results of a neural network that fixes and colorizes aged, blurry, scratchy films.
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Neural network restores and colorizes old movies
This robot plays the marimba and writes and sings its own songs
Shimon, the robotic maestro from Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology, is releasing an album and going on tour. To write lyrics, the robot employs deep learning combined with semantic knowledge and rhyme and rhythm. Shimon has also had a complete facelift giving it a much more expressive mug for singing. In IEEE Spectrum, Evan […]
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Neural network turns 24 fps videos into smooth, clear 60 fps
The latest episode of Two Minute Papers discusses a new video enhancement method called “Depth-Aware Video Frame Interpolation” to increase the frame rate of choppy videos. The breakthrough here is the way this neural network smoothly handles objects that appear from behind other objects. Image: YouTube/Two Minute Papers
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Watch Billie Eilish interviewed by an A.I.
Creative technologist Nicole He modified OpenAI’s GPT-2 language model to generate questions for happy mutant pop star Billie Eilish and also write Eilish-esque lyrics. Vogue Magazine published Eilish’s answers to the AI’s wonderfully odd questions like: “Who consumed so much of your power in one go?” and “Have you ever seen the ending?”
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Babbel's deal on a lifetime of language training is back, just in time for your quarantine
There are plenty of productive ways to spend time while stuck indoors. While it’s undoubtedly fun to binge all 15 seasons of Supernatural or sink days of playtime into an Overwatch campaign, learning something new is definitely a more meaningful and long-term beneficial use of open hours. And if you’re going to invest time in […]
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Get this 9-course training bundle on music production, Abletion, Logic Pro X, and more for just $50
If you’ve ever had any musical aspirations — or even if your talent extends no further than turning on the radio — you’ve probably dreamed the “impossible” dream. You dream that maybe you could record some of your songs at home, post them online, build an armada of fan support, attract major label attention and […]
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Microsoft Excel is still the lifeblood of data analysis and this training bundle breaks it all down
If you’re charting the fortunes of a business, one glance at the right columns can instantly detail that company’s health. If you want to see their current roster of customers, a spreadsheet can bring those clients into sharp focus. Make no mistake — the world of business is still dominated by the all-powerful spreadsheet. It’s […]
