Latest articles by Ryan Morrison
7 ChatGPT prompts to help you live a greener life
I created seven prompts you can try with ChatGPT to get advice and information on living a greener life.
AI avatars can now smile thanks to a new Synthesia model — and it's as disturbing as it sounds
Synthesia now lets you create custom avatars based on your likeness and new synthetic human-like AI avatars that can express emotions.
I tested Adobe Firefly vs Midjourney with 7 prompts to see which is the better AI image generator
I put Adobe Firefly 3 against Midjourney v6 to see which of the leading AI image models created the best images and stuck most closely to the prompts.
Remember the ballon head Sora video — it wasn’t all AI generated after all
Sora-generated clips had to be adapted after generation to fit the narrative the Shy Kids team wanted for Air Head.
I just put Stable Diffusion 3 AI to the test — and it generates some pretty staggering images
Stable Diffusion 3 is now available to use in a few places, and our AI editor decided to see how well it performed on a few prompts.
Apple's new OpenELM teases the future of AI on the iPhone
Apple's OpenELM is mainly built for researchers to test the reliability of new LLMs but could inform the future of AI on the iPhone.
I write about AI for a living — 5 new features I want to see on the next iPad
Apple's next generation iPad will likely have an AI-first M4 chip and the ability to run LLMs on device.
I just tried Midjourney's new random style feature — here's the results
Midjourney is rolling out a new random style feature that lets you generate a wide variety of images from the same prompt.
Microsoft's new Phi-3 is one of the smallest AI models available — and it performs better than its larger rivals
Microsoft has released a new version of its Phi small language model that can run on your phone and respond like GPT-3.5.
I tried Adobe's Firefly 3 image generation tool — it takes photorealism to a new level
Adobe just released Firefly 3, its AI image generation model that also powers generative fill in Photoshop and other AI features in Illustrator and InDesign.
I asked 9 AI video generators to show me true happiness — the good, the bad and the creepy
AI video generation tools such as Runway and Pika Labs are able to create compelling short clips from nothing more than text. I decided to see if they could show me pure happiness.
OpenAI is rumored to be dropping GPT-5 soon — here's what we know about the next-gen model
OpenAI is working on GPT-5 and is expected to launch it this year but it is unclear when it will arrive. Some suggest sooner than expected.
OpenAI just dropped a new Sora video to promote TED Talks — and the video is explosive
OpenAI partnered with TED to create a video using Sora that explores where TED talks will go over the next four decades.
7 fun AI prompts to try on Google Gemini to make your own word games
Google Gemini can act as a quizmaster, helping you hone your linguistic skills with these 7 game prompts.
Meta’s Imagine AI image generator just got a big GIF upgrade — and I’m obsessed
Meta has rolled out an impressive update to its Imagine image generator including the ability to animate images.
I test AI for a living and Meta's new MetaAI chatbot might be my new favorite
MetaAI is the latest product from Meta and it has image generation, conversational chat and a clean UI.
Best AI image generators of 2024
AI image generators are among the most high profile use cases for the technology but with so many to play with its hard to know where to start. So I've pulled together my favorites.
I asked 7 AI image generators to create a picture of the perfect day out — here’s the winner
I put 7 of the biggest AI image generators to the test with a single prompt to see how they interpret the idea.
Cool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces'
Microsoft’s research division says VASA-1 is capable of impressive lip synching and adding natural movement to a photo.
Google is putting Gemini AI right in the Chrome address bar — here's how it will work
Google is bringing Gemini to the Chrome address bar and to access it you just tag the chatbot.
I test AI chatbots for a living and these are the best ChatGPT alternatives
ChatGPT is an impressive piece of technology but the market for AI chatbots is now wide open. Here's the best ChatGPT alternatives base on my testing.
Meet MenteeBot — this AI helper robot could be walking around homes next year
MenteeBot is a new humanoid robot from Mentee Robotics that can work in the home without pre-programming.
Google Gemini now lets you tag in YouTube to find the perfect video — here's how
Google adds the ability to tag other services from within the Gemini chatbot interface such as YouTube or Maps.
