Benj Edwards

Raleigh

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts / Creator https://t.co/Rh4KGhtWM0, The Culture of Tech

Articles

AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Benj Edwards

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AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Benj Edwards

Tales from the cultural singularity Google's Veo 3 delivers AI videos of realistic people with sound and music. We put it to the test. Last week, Google introduced Veo 3, its newest video generation model that can create 8-second clips with synchronized sound effects and audio dialog—a first for the company's AI tools.
AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Benj Edwards

8 hours agoMost Mac users stick with their machines longer than they want to. Not because they love the slowdowns — but because upgrading is expensive, and reselling takes time most people don’t have. That’s where Upgraded comes in. It’s a smarter way to stay current — without the upfront cost or the trade-in …
Hidden AI instructions reveal how Anthropic controls Claude 4

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Benj Edwards

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Hidden AI instructions reveal how Anthropic controls Claude 4

1 week ago | arstechnica.com | Benj Edwards

Expert analysis shows Anthropic's attempts to skip chatbot praise and avoid copyrighted content. On Sunday, independent AI researcher Simon Willison published a detailed analysis of Anthropic's newly released system prompts for Claude 4's Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 models, offering insights into how Anthropic controls the models' "behavior" through their outputs.
Hidden AI instructions reveal how Anthropic controls Claude 4

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Benj Edwards

15 hours agoNotebookLM is a must-try for work or school -- incredibly easy to use and constantly improving. I'd always liked the idea of NotebookLM and had enjoyed playing around with it during its early days, but after revisiting it recently, it's become my favorite AI tool, ever. It's no longer something that …
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Benj Edwards

On Tuesday, Google launched Veo 3, a new AI video synthesis model that can do something no major AI video generator has been able to do before: create a synchronized audio track. While from 2022 to 2024, we saw early steps in AI video generation, each video was silent and usually very short in duration. Now you can hear voices, dialog, and sound effects in eight-second high-definition video clips.
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Benj Edwards

The Fresh Prince of Pasta Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time. On Tuesday, Google launched Veo 3, a new AI video synthesis model that can do something no major AI video generator has been able to do before: create a synchronized audio track. While from 2022 to 2024, we saw early steps in AI video generation, each video was silent and usually very short in duration.
New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Benj Edwards

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Anthropic calls new Claude 4 “world’s best” AI coding model

2 weeks ago | arstechnica.com | Benj Edwards

Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours. Benj Edwards – May 22, 2025 12:45 pm | On Thursday, Anthropic released Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, marking the company's return to larger model releases after primarily focusing on mid-range Sonnet variants since June of last year.