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Gymnastics Video Shows Twirling Body Horror and Reveals AI's Mistakes

"OpenAI's Sora Creates Confusing Gymnastics Video: Here's What Happened" A video from OpenAI's new Sora AI video generator became very popular on social media on Wednesday. It shows a gymnast who suddenly grows extra arms and legs and even loses her head for a moment during what looks like an Olympic floor routine. These strange mistakes in the video, which we call "jabberwockies," give us insight into how AI video generators work and how they might improve in the future. Before we explore this further, let’s watch the video. In it, we see a gymnast performing...

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Don't Use Cryptocurrency to Avoid Paying Taxes: Bitcoin Enthusiast Sentenced to 2 Years

First Bitcoin Investor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion A bitcoin investor has become the first person to be sentenced to prison for avoiding taxes related to cryptocurrency. Frank Richard Ahlgren III, who invested in bitcoin early on, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday. He tried to hide $1 million in profits from his tax returns. Despite using various methods to cover his tracks, such as mixers, multiple wallets, and in-person cash exchanges, the authorities were able to trace his crypto transactions. Ahlgren, from Austin, Texas, began buying bitcoins in 2011 and increased...

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Intel Arc B580 Review: A $249 Competitor to the RTX 4060, One and a Half Years Later

Intel Has Improved Its Arc GPUs, But Timing Still Matters Intel has made progress in fixing the main issues with its Arc GPUs, but it still faces challenges with timing. Currently, there isn't much to show for Intel's work on dedicated graphics cards. After a lot of waiting, delays, and apologies for software problems, Intel finally launched its first Arc GPUs at the end of 2022. The A770 and A750 had some good features, but problems like buggy drivers, poor performance in older games, and high power consumption made them hard to recommend. Instead of being...

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