Ranjani

From Text to Image to Text to Video

X-to-X trends happening in AI is quite exciting. After text to image, here is text to video editing Stable Diffusion is a new text-to-image generator launched earlier in August, 2022. Patrick Esser, research scientist at Runway tweeted recently about Stable Diffusion coming together with Runway for text-to-video-editing soon I wonder if our rapid progress in this …

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Podcast Recommendations – How to build a happy life

‘How to build a happy life’ is a recent podcast find that I am loving! “In our pursuit of a happy life, we build, we structure, and we plan. Often, we follow conventional wisdom and strategize. But what happens when our plans fall through and expectations don’t meet reality—when the things that should make us …

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AI is not magic and other stories

“The AI software told banks to deny millions of legitimate purchases, at a time when consumers had been scrambling for toilet paper and other essentials. The company said a global group of 20 analysts who constantly monitor its systems recommended temporary adjustments that avoided a blockade on spending. The team is automatically alerted to unusual …

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The Good Fund Feature – Janitri Innovations, wearable AI for expectant mothers

UNICEF estimated 44,000 Indian women die annually due to preventable childbirth-related causes. I had an extremely high risk pregnancy. Weeks ahead of my due date, I woke up with a splitting headache and the blood pressure monitor threw up an error. My husband insisted on visiting the hospital before going to work. So I did …

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What holds women back from C suite roles?

“For twenty years, the company ran mentorship programs, identified and promoted talented women early and often, and offered numerous trainings. And yet the only women in the C-suite were in marketing and HR, both pivotal but non-P&L roles. Why? “ **A new study of 21 female CEOs by Korn Ferry. Experts say that the systemic change necessary to consistently feed C-suites with diverse candidates has not yet happened. **At most companies, future CEOs need …

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Review – The Booker prize winner, The Promise

The Promise is a 2021 Booker prize winner A story of a dysfunctional White South African family And its disintegration over time Of a promise made to their Black maid that takes 30 years to acknowledge That weaves together the narrative of the changing political system underlying it “Galgut depicts a family that has no …

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