For a long time, Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo have been the leaders in the field of image editing. However, in recent years, the industry landscape has begun to quietly change. Many creators are starting to abandon Adobe products in favor of more affordable alternatives. At the same time, some are embracing image editing tools centered around AI technology. Topaz Labs Photo AI and Photoroom are among the front runners in this shift.

Singapore has recently announced a series of important measures in cybersecurity, particularly regarding safety guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and legislation banning the use of deepfake technology in election advertising. These initiatives aim to help organizations mitigate potential risks during the development and deployment of AI, ensuring the security of the technology. Image Credit: The image is generated by AI and licensed through Midjourney. The 'AI System Security Guidelines' launched by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) emphasize the concept of 'security by design.'

LAION launched Re-LAION-5B, the world's first AI training dataset that fully removes links to CSAM, aimed at addressing the issue of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). This dataset has been significantly improved over LAION-5B and is mainly divided into two versions: Re-LAION-5B Research and Research-Safe. A total of 2,236 CSAM links have been removed, including 1,008 from child protection organizations' lists. The dataset contains 5.5 billion pairs of text and images, designed to help

The German research institution LAION has created and released a new dataset, Re-LAION-5B, claiming to have removed links to suspected Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). This dataset is a revised version of the old LAION-5B dataset, incorporating recommendations from the Internet Observation Foundation, Human Rights Watch, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and Stanford Internet Observatory. Re-LAION-5B is divided into two versions: Research and Research-Safe, with the latter additionally removing NSFW content. The dataset aims to support

Google DeepMind's mathematical artificial intelligence model has made significant progress in this year's International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). According to official reports, the formal mathematical reasoning model AlphaProof and the improved geometric solving model AlphaGeometry2 successfully tackled four out of the six challenging problems in this year's IMO, reaching levels comparable to that of human silver medalists for the first time.

SoftBank-backed Picsart has released the Ignite suite, featuring over 20 AI tools. This suite is designed to inspire creativity for businesses and individuals, speeding up digital content production. Ignite offers a variety of AI-driven image editing tools as well as functionalities to generate GIFs and stickers based on text prompts. It also helps businesses and digital marketers create eye-catching brand materials. Picsart seems to be shifting from a consumer-focused model towards providing a more comprehensive platform to meet businesses' digital content needs powered by AI.