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🏢 OpenAI acquires chat.com domain at a high price and redirects it to chatgpt.com, adding another domain after ai.com.
🎭 ByteDance releases X-Portrait 2 technology, capable of transferring facial expressions and movements from videos to static images with natural and realistic effects.
🎨 FLUX1.1 Pro version introduces two new modes: Ultra and Raw, supporting 4K resolution and more natural image generation effects.
💻 Open-source tool AdvancedLivePortrait-WebUI launches, supporting real-time facial expression editing with flexible deployment options.
Latest News
1. OpenAI purchases new domain chat.com.
Reports suggest it was acquired at a substantial cost, and the domain now redirects to chatgpt.com.
Previously, they also purchased the ai.com domain, suggesting domain names seem particularly important to Sam.
Cutting-edge Technology
1. ByteDance releases a new facial expression animation technology: X-Portrait 2, with stunning results!
Simply upload a video of facial expressions and movements, and it can transfer them to a character in a static image, producing rich and naturally realistic facial expressions.
Detailed introduction: https://byteaigc.github.io/X-Portrait2/
Currently only released, code and model not yet open-sourced, but the results are excellent and worth keeping an eye on.
AI Art
1. FLUX1.1 [pro] adds two new modes: Ultra and Raw.
Ultra mode: Supports generating 4k resolution images while maintaining speed, taking only 10 seconds.
Raw mode: When enabled, generates more realistic and natural-style images, reducing synthetic appearance, increasing character diversity, and enhancing natural landscape realism.
Detailed introduction: https://blackforestlabs.ai/flux-1-1-ultra/
Try online: https://replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro-ultra
Open Source Projects
1. An open-source tool for real-time portrait editing and animation: AdvancedLivePortrait-WebUI.
Developed with a user-friendly interface based on Gradio, it enables precise real-time control of facial expressions in images, such as smiling, blinking, head shaking, etc.
GitHub: https://github.com/jhj0517/AdvancedLivePortrait-WebUI
Supports multiple deployment methods, including Google Colab, Docker, and local installation.
