The AI discussion thread

[Kaido]

ChatGPT adds Apps:

https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-just-launched-an-app-store-inside-chatgpt-133049586.html

Would be smart to monetize it. Apple has paid out over $320 billion dollars to Developers since 2008:

App Store (Apple) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[RnR_au]

The music is also AI - the artist seems to put the music on bandcamp eventually - https://kellyboeschaiartofficialstore.com/

 

[Kaido]

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people:

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people

Amazon says that Ring doorbells can use AI to recognize who is at the door and then activate Alexa+ for a conversation. We'll have to see how that shakes out in the real world.

www.engadget.com

They are pushing the new Alexa+ service. Pretty cool, but it's getting annoying being asked on my Alexa at home lol:

Alexa+

Alexa+

www.amazon.com

Not going so well lol:

https://www.reddit.com/r/alexa/

 

[Kaido]

The WAN 2.6 video model is incredible:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001719527395189034

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001719546684883251

 

[Kaido]

The WAN 2.6 video model is incredible:

They are starting to layer the camera tools together better:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001719527395189034

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000912938744602863

 

[Kaido]

Here it is, camera & lens emulation!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001721259940618246

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002071279638360418

 

[Kaido]

Bringing old paintings to life:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002415551117983947

 

[Chaotic42]

I asked Sora to make an image of "Buford and Bernardo", which is what Beavis and Butthead's neighbor calls them. I said it was an alternate reality show, and you know what? I'd watch this.

 

[Kaido]

Got my 2025 ChatGPT stats in haha




1% not 0.1% of messages??

 

[Kaido]

I asked Sora to make an image of "Buford and Bernardo", which is what Beavis and Butthead's neighbor calls them. I said it was an alternate reality show, and you know what? I'd watch this.

View attachment 135486

OG or extra-creepy?

 

[Kaido]

There's a color port (non-AI) of Super Mario Land 2:

Super Mario Land 2 DX

Super Mario Land 2 DX is a color hack for Super Mario Land 2 in the same vein as Link’s Awakening

www.romhacking.net

Fun to see the OG in color:



I've been playing with game engines again lately & created 32-bit version with reimagined graphics using Nano Banana to represent the sprites & background: (It's-a-me, no-copyright infringement space man!)



Easy asset extraction with ZERO Photoshop!



As well as a modern-retro mockup with smoother graphics & parallax:



Unity is GREAT for 2D! (Among Us, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, etc.) 2D dev:

Unity - Manual: 2D game development

docs.unity3d.com

Separately, AI updates in the newer version of Unity:

Unity Goes All-In on Gen AI, Adding Lots of AI Features to the Engine

The company has shifted the responsibility to users to ensure that assets generated with Unity AI do not violate copyright.

80.lv

Unity AI docs:

Unity - Manual: Unity AI

docs.unity3d.com

Remake with Switch-style 3D graphics: (made in Kling 2.5)

 

[Kaido]

haha this is brilliant:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003292407157391514

 

[RossMAN]

pretty cool article I read today.

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-turned-a-hotel-key-card-into-a-one-tap-shortcut-for-chatgpt-and-now-i-use-it-every-day